§ 44-7A-1 Short title; definitions
§ 44-7A-2 Notice
§ 44-7A-3 When the uniform arbitration applies
§ 44-7A-4 Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions
§ 44-7A-5 Disabling civil dispute clause voidable
§ 44-7A-6 Application for judicial relief
§ 44-7A-7 Validity of agreement to arbitrate
§ 44-7A-8 Motion to compel or stay arbitration
§ 44-7A-9 Provisional remedies
§ 44-7A-10 Initiation of arbitration
§ 44-7A-11 Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings
§ 44-7A-12 Appointment of arbitrator; service as a neutral arbitrator
§ 44-7A-13 Disclosure by arbitrator
§ 44-7A-14 Action by majority
§ 44-7A-15 Immunity of arbitrator; competency to testify; attorney’s fees and costs
§ 44-7A-16 Arbitration process
§ 44-7A-17 Representation by lawyer
§ 44-7A-18 Witnesses; subpoenas; depositions; discovery
§ 44-7A-19 Judicial enforcement of pre-award ruling by arbitrator
§ 44-7A-20 Award
§ 44-7A-21 Change of award by arbitrator
§ 44-7A-22 Remedies; fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding
§ 44-7A-23 Confirmation of award
§ 44-7A-24 Vacating award
§ 44-7A-25 Modification or correction of award
§ 44-7A-26 Judgment on award; attorney’s fees and litigation expenses
§ 44-7A-27 Jurisdiction
§ 44-7A-28 Venue
§ 44-7A-29 Appeals
§ 44-7A-30 Uniformity of application and construction
§ 44-7A-31 Relationship to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
§ 44-7A-32 Saving clause

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 44 > Article 7A - Uniform Arbitration

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.