(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding may waive, or, the parties may vary the effect of, the requirements of this part 2 to the extent permitted by law. (2) Before a controversy arises that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, a party to the agreement may not: (a) Waive or agree to vary the effect of the requirements of section 13-22-205 (1), 13-22-206 (1), 13-22-208 , 13-22-217 (1) or (2), 13-22-226 , or 13-22-228 ; (b) Agree to unreasonably restrict the right under section 13-22-209 to notice of the initiation of an arbitration proceeding; (c) Agree to unreasonably restrict the right under section 13-22-212 to disclosure of any facts by a neutral arbitrator; or (d) Waive the right under section 13-22-216 of a party to an agreement to arbitrate to be represented by a lawyer at any proceeding or hearing under this part 2, but an employer and a labor organization may waive the right to representation by a lawyer in a labor arbitration. (3) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), a party to an agreement to arbitrate or arbitration proceeding may not waive, or the parties may not vary the effect of, the requirements of this section or section 13-22-203 (1), 13-22-207 , 13-22-214 , 13-22-218 , 13-22-220 (4) or (5), 13-22-222 , 13-22-223 , 13-22-224 , 13-22-225 (1) or (2), or 13-22-229 . (b) If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding are a government, governmental subdivision, governmental agency, governmental instrumentality, public corporation, or any commercial entity, the parties may waive the requirements of section 13-22-223 except if the award was procured by corruption or fraud.
C.R.S. § 13-22-204
Effect of agreement to arbitrate
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