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# O.C.G.A. § 9-9-43. Date of commencement of arbitral proceedings.

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral proceedings in respect of a particular dispute shall commence on the date on which a request for that dispute to be referred to arbitration is received by the respondent.

## History

Code 1981, § 9-9-43, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 961, § 1/SB 383.