§ 85A-306. Agreement to submit to arbitration.

A.  A written agreement to submit any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to arbitration is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.

B.  An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitration has been fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is enforceable.

C.  If a party to a proceeding challenges the existence of, or claims that a controversy is not subject to, an agreement to arbitrate, the arbitration proceeding may continue pending final resolution of the issue by the Commission, unless the Commission otherwise orders.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 127, eff. Feb. 1, 2014.