North Carolina § 1-567 - 65. Confirmation and enforcement of awards.

§ 1-567. 65. Confirmation and enforcement of awards.

Subject to the relevant provisions of federal law and any applicable international agreement in force between the United States of America and any other nation or nations, upon application of a party, the court shall confirm an arbitral award, unless it finds grounds for modifying or vacating the award under G.S. 1-567.64. An award shall not be confirmed unless the time for correction and interpretation of awards prescribed by G.S. 1-567.63 has expired or has been waived by all the parties. Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying, or correcting an award, a judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and enforced as any other judgment or decree. The court may award costs of the application and of the subsequent proceedings. Notwithstanding G.S. 7A-109, 7A-276.1, 132-1, or any other provision of law, the court may seal or redact, in whole or in part, an order, judgment, or arbitral award issued under this Article. Upon good cause shown, the court may do any of the following: Open a sealed or redacted order, judgment, or arbitral award. Seal or redact an opened order, judgment, or arbitral award. History (1991, c. 292, s. 1; 2017-171, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-171, s. 2 made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2017-171, s. 1, which designated the previously existing provisions as subsection (a), and, in subsection (a), deleted "superior" preceding "court" everywhere it appears, substituted "federal law and any" for "federal law or any," substituted "has expired or has been waived" for "shall have expired or been waived" and inserted "a" preceding "judgment or decree," and added subsection (b), effective October 1, 2017, and applicable to agreements entered into, renewed, or modified on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2017-171, s. 1, designated the previously existing provisions as subsection (a), and therein deleted "superior" preceding "court" everywhere it appears, substituted "federal law and any" for "federal law or any," substituted "has expired or has been waived" for "shall have expired or been waived" and inserted "a" preceding "judgment or decree"; and added subsection (b). For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.