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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 5675

Appointment of arbitrators

Known as the Vermont Arbitration Act

The act spans §§ 12-5651 to 12-5681 (22 sections).

Added 1985, No. 95, § 2.

(a) On application of a party, a court shall appoint one or more arbitrators if:

(1) the arbitration agreement does not provide for a method of appointment; or

(2) the agreed method fails or for any reason cannot be followed; or

(3) an appointed arbitrator fails or is unable to act and his or her successor has not been duly appointed.

(b) If the arbitration agreement provides a method of appointment of arbitrators, that method shall be followed.

(c) An arbitrator appointed by the court has all of the powers of an arbitrator appointed under an agreement.

Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.