Rhode Island § 37-16-7 - Public Works Arbitration
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§ 37-16-7. Public Works Arbitration
R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-16-7
§ 37-16-7. Method of appointing arbitrators or umpire.
If in the contract providing for arbitration, provision is made for a method of naming or appointing an arbitrator or arbitrators or an umpire, that method shall be followed, but if no method be provided therein, then the parties to the contract shall agree to the method of naming or appointing an arbitrator or arbitrators or an umpire and if the parties shall fail to agree, then the court or the judge thereof upon application of either of the parties after due notice to the other party shall appoint an arbitrator to hear the dispute.
History of Section.
P.L. 1967, ch. 165, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-16-7 ("Public Works Arbitration") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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