(a) An arbitrator shall make a record of an award. The record must be signed or otherwise authenticated by an arbitrator who concurs with the award. The arbitrator or the arbitration organization shall give notice of the award, including a copy of the award, to each party to the arbitration proceeding.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-5-320

  • Arbitration organization: means an association, agency, board, commission, or other entity that is neutral and initiates, sponsors, or administers an arbitration proceeding or is involved in the appointment of an arbitrator. See Tennessee Code 29-5-302
  • Arbitrator: means an individual appointed to render an award, alone or with others, in a controversy that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate. See Tennessee Code 29-5-302
  • Court: means a court of competent jurisdiction in this state. See Tennessee Code 29-5-302
  • Record: means information that:
    (A) Is inscribed on a tangible medium. See Tennessee Code 29-5-302
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) An award must be made within the time specified by the agreement to arbitrate or, if not specified in the agreement, within the time ordered by the court. The court may extend, or the parties to the arbitration proceeding may agree in a record, to extend the time. The court or the parties may do so within or after the time specified or ordered. A party waives an objection that an award was not timely made, unless the party gives notice of the objection to the arbitrator before receiving notice of the award.
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