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RCW 7.04A.200

Change of award by arbitrator.

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 163 Wash. App. 379 - Cummings v. Budget Tank Removal & Environmental Services, LLC (2011)

Most recently applied in 3 Wash. 3d 80 - AURC III, LLC v. Point Ruston Phase II, LLC (April 2024)

2005 c 433 s 20.

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(1) On motion to an arbitrator by a party to the arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator may modify or correct an award:

(a) Upon the grounds stated in RCW 7.04A.240(1) (a) or (c);

(b) Because the arbitrator has not made a final and definite award upon a claim submitted by the parties to the arbitration proceeding; or

(c) To clarify the award.

(2) A motion under subsection (1) of this section must be made and served on all parties within twenty days after the movant receives notice of the award.

(3) A party to the arbitration proceeding must serve any objections to the motion within ten days after receipt of the notice.

(4) If a motion to the court is pending under RCW 7.04A.220, 7.04A.230, or 7.04A.240, the court may submit the claim to the arbitrator to consider whether to modify or correct the award:

(a) Upon the grounds stated in RCW 7.04A.240(1) (a) or (c);

(b) Because the arbitrator has not made a final and definite award upon a claim submitted by the parties to the arbitration proceeding; or

(c) To clarify the award.

(5) An award modified or corrected under this section is subject to RCW 7.04A.220, 7.04A.230, and 7.04A.240.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.