Georgia § 9-9-52 - Settlement; arbitration award on agreed terms.
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§ 9-9-52. Settlement; arbitration award on agreed terms.
If, during arbitral proceedings, the parties settle the dispute, the arbitration tribunal shall terminate the proceedings and, if requested by the parties and not objected to by the arbitration tribunal, record the settlement in the form of an arbitration award on agreed terms. An arbitration award on agreed terms shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 9-9-53 and shall state that it is an arbitration award. Such an arbitration award shall have the same status and effect as any other arbitration award on the merits of the case. (Code 1981, § 9-9-52 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 961, § 1/SB 383.)
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