Rhode Island General Laws 28-9-16. Prerequisites to enforceability of award
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To entitle the award to be enforced, as prescribed in this chapter, it must be in writing; within the time limited in the submission or contract, if any; subscribed by the arbitrator or arbitrators making it; and either filed in the office of the clerk of the court having jurisdiction as provided in § 28-9-14 or delivered to one of the parties or his or her attorney.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3517, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 28-9-16.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-9-16
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- 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.