Georgia § 9-9-5 - Limitation of time as bar to arbitration.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 9-9-5 — Limitation of time as bar to arbitration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-9-5. Limitation of time as bar to arbitration.
If a claim sought to be arbitrated would be barred by limitation of time had the claim sought to be arbitrated been asserted in court, a party may apply to the court to stay arbitration or to vacate the award, as provided in this part. The court has discretion in deciding whether to apply the bar. A party waives the right to raise limitation of time as a bar to arbitration in an application to stay arbitration by that party's participation in the arbitration. Failure to make this application to the court shall not preclude a party from asserting before the arbitrators limitation of time as a bar to the arbitration. The arbitrators, in their sole discretion, shall decide whether to apply the bar. This exercise of discretion shall not be subject to review of the court on an application to confirm, vacate, or modify the award except upon the grounds hereafter specified in this part for vacating or modifying an award. (Code 1933, § 7-306, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 1; Code 1981, § 9-9-85; Code 1981, § 9-9-5 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 1.)
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