28 U.S.C. § 655 — Arbitrators
submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-702 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 155 words · no verdicts yet
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An arbitrator to whom an action is referred under section 654 shall have the power, within the judicial district* of the district court* which referred the action to arbitration—
to conduct arbitration hearings;
to administer oaths and affirmations; and
to make awards.
Each district* court that authorizes arbitration shall establish standards for the certification of arbitrators and shall certify arbitrators to perform services in accordance with such standards and this chapter. The standards shall include provisions requiring that any arbitrator—
shall take the oath or affirmation described in section 453; and
shall be subject to the disqualification rules under section 455.
All individuals serving as arbitrators in an alternative dispute resolution program under this chapter are performing quasi-judicial functions and are entitled to the immunities and protections that the law accords to persons serving in such capacity.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 100–702, title IX, § 901(a), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4661; amended Pub. L. 105–315, § 7, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2996.)
- 1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-702 · 102 Stat. 4661
- 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-315 · 112 Stat. 2996
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