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Okla. Stat. tit. 85A, § 85A-314: Immunity from civil liability

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  2. Title 85A

A. Arbitrators and arbitration organizations providing services

under this act are immune from civil liability to the same extent as

a judge of a court of this state acting in a judicial capacity.

B. The immunity afforded by this section supplements any

immunity under other law.

C. The failure of an arbitrator to make a disclosure required

by Section 312 of this title shall not cause any loss of immunity

under this section.

D. An arbitrator or representative of an arbitration

organization is not competent to testify in a judicial,

administrative, or similar proceeding and may not be required to

produce records as to any statement, conduct, decision, or ruling

occurring during the arbitration proceeding, to the same extent as a

judge of a court of this state acting in a judicial capacity. This

subsection shall not apply to:

1. The extent necessary to determine the claim of an

arbitrator, arbitration organization, or representative of the

arbitration organization against a party to the arbitration

proceeding; or

2. A hearing on an application and motion to vacate an award

under paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection A of Section 323 of this title

if the movant establishes prima facie that a ground for vacating the

award exists.

E. If a person commences a civil action against an arbitrator,

arbitration organization, or representative of an arbitration

organization arising from the services of the arbitrator,

organization, or representative or if a person seeks to compel an

arbitrator or a representative of an arbitration organization to

testify or produce records in violation of subsection D of this

section, and the court decides that the arbitrator, arbitration

organization, or representative of an arbitration organization is

immune from civil liability or that the arbitrator or representative

of the organization is not competent to testify, the court shall

award to the arbitrator, organization, or representative reasonable

attorney fees and other reasonable expenses of litigation.

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