§ 206. Arbitration.
(a)Threshold questions under CPLR article 75. If\nan action of which the court has jurisdiction has been duly commenced\ntherein, and there arise in such action any questions relating to the\narbitrability of the controversy, the court shall have jurisdiction\ncompletely to dispose of such questions and CPLR article 75 shall be\napplicable thereto. But the court shall not have jurisdiction of the\nspecial proceeding, as set forth in CPLR § 7502 (a), used to bring\nbefore a court the first application arising out of an arbitrable\ncontroversy, except as provided in subdivision (b).\n (b) Proceedings on award under CPLR article 75. Where a controversy\nhas been duly arbitrated and an award made therein is for relief which\nis within the court's jurisdiction, the court
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§ 206. Arbitration. (a) Threshold questions under CPLR article 75. If\nan action of which the court has jurisdiction has been duly commenced\ntherein, and there arise in such action any questions relating to the\narbitrability of the controversy, the court shall have jurisdiction\ncompletely to dispose of such questions and CPLR article 75 shall be\napplicable thereto. But the court shall not have jurisdiction of the\nspecial proceeding, as set forth in CPLR § 7502 (a), used to bring\nbefore a court the first application arising out of an arbitrable\ncontroversy, except as provided in subdivision (b).\n (b) Proceedings on award under CPLR article 75. Where a controversy\nhas been duly arbitrated and an award made therein is for relief which\nis within the court's jurisdiction, the court shall have jurisdiction of\nproceedings under CPLR §§ 7510 through 7514, relating to judicial\nrecognition of such awards, which provisions shall be applicable\nthereto.\n (c) Arbitration distinct from CPLR article 75. The rules may provide\nsystems of arbitration and conciliation of claims within the court's\njurisdiction without reference to CPLR article 75. Where the chief\nadministrator of the courts has provided by rule for an alternative\nmethod of dispute resolution by arbitration and has established by order\nthis arbitration program in any county in this court, applicable in each\nsuch county to civil actions for a sum of money only, except those\ncommenced in small claims parts and not subsequently transferred to a\nregular part of court, that on or after the effective date of such order\nare noticed for trial or commenced in this court, all such actions shall\nbe heard and decided by a panel of arbitrators where the recovery sought\nfor each cause of action is ten thousand dollars or less, exclusive of\ncosts and interest.\n