[§658A-9] Initiation of arbitration.
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[§658A-9] Initiation of arbitration.
(a)A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice in a record to the other parties to the agreement to arbitrate in the agreed manner between the parties or, in the absence of agreement, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and obtained, or by service as authorized for the commencement of a civil action. The notice shall describe the nature of the controversy and the remedy sought.
(b)Unless a person objects for lack or insufficiency of notice under section 658A-15(c) before the beginning of the arbitration hearing, by appearing at the hearing the person waives any objection to lack of or insufficiency of notice. [L 2001, c 265, pt of §1]
Case Notes
This section is not limited to persons asserting a claim; the plain language of this section sets forth the requirements for initiating an arbitration proceeding by a person who is a party to an arbitration agreement. 107 H. 386, 114 P.3d 892 (2005).