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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-9-69. Arbitrators — Oath and affidavit.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-9-69. Arbitrators — Oath and affidavit.

(a) Before the arbitrators begin the arbitration, they shall be sworn by the referee to determine impartially the matters submitted to them according to law and the justice and equity of the case without favor or affection to either party.

(b) Each arbitrator selected under this article shall sign the following affidavit before the selection is effective and before acting as an arbitrator:

“State of Georgia

County

I, , first being duly sworn, make this affidavit:

I, , agree to serve as arbitrator in the case of v. and will decide any issue put before me without favor or affection to any party and without prejudice for or against any party. I will follow and apply the law as given to me by the referee and will accept and abide by all decisions of the referee. I also agree not to discuss this case or any issue with any person except when all other arbitrators and the referee are present.

, L. S.”

## History

Code 1933, § 7-410, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, § 9-9-119; Code 1981, § 9-9-69, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3; Ga. L. 2023, p. 730, § 1(2)/HB 475, effective July 1, 2023.

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subsection (b).

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, “article” was substituted for “part” near the beginning of subsection (b).