{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-108-206","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-108-206","heading":"Validity of agreement to arbitrate","body":"(a) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.\n\n(b) The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is subject to an agreement to arbitrate.\n\n(c) An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitrability has been fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is enforceable.\n\n(d) If a party to a judicial proceeding challenges the existence of, or claims that a controversy is not subject to, an agreement to arbitrate, the arbitration proceeding may continue pending final resolution of the issue by the court, unless the court otherwise orders.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 108","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"ff34f6f967ec1ad1c8ccab6eb6208f382e209e47ae0e0016601d4eddd91555d4","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-108-205","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-108-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}