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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-9-29. Arbitration referrals.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-9-29. Arbitration referrals.

(a) A court before which a civil action is brought in a matter which is the subject of an arbitration agreement shall, if a party so requests not later than when submitting the party’s first statement on the substance of the dispute, refer the parties to arbitration unless it finds that the arbitration agreement is null and void, inoperative, or incapable of being performed.

(b) Where an action referred to in subsection (a) of this Code section has been brought, arbitral proceedings may nevertheless be commenced or continued, and an arbitration award may be made, while the action is pending before the court.

## History

Code 1981, § 9-9-29, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 961, § 1/SB 383.