(a) Except as otherwise provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 5-450, and amendments thereto, an application for judicial relief under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 5-423 through 5-453, and amendments thereto, must be made by motion to the court and heard in the manner provided by law or rule of court for making and hearing motions.

(b) Unless a civil action involving the agreement to arbitrate is pending, notice of an initial motion to the court under this act must be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action. Otherwise, notice of the motion must be given in the manner provided by law or rule of court for serving motions in pending cases.