Section 572B.06 Validity of Agreement to Arbitrate
572B.06 VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
(a) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of contract.
(b) The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, except in the case of a grievance arising under a collective bargaining agreement when an arbitrator shall decide.
(c) An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitrability has been fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is enforceable.
(d) If a party to a judicial 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 court, unless the court otherwise orders.
History:
2010 c 264 art 1 s 6
NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2010, chapter 264, article 1, section 6, is effective August 1, 2011. Laws 2010, chapter 264, article 1, section 33.