{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-9-42","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-9-42","heading":"Place of arbitration.","body":"(a) The parties shall be free to agree on the place of arbitration; provided, however, that failing such agreement, the place of arbitration shall be determined by the arbitration tribunal having regard to the circumstances of the case, including the convenience of the parties.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section, the arbitration tribunal may, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, meet at any place it considers appropriate for consultation among its members, for hearing witnesses, experts, or the parties, or for inspection of goods, other property, or documents.","path":["TITLE 9 Civil Practice","CHAPTER 9 Arbitration","Article 1 General Provisions","PART 2 International Commercial Arbitration Code"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.09.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"320da992c15549bc31cc72cb8d3a2d97e789023b2419c9acbed6079e1a079b1c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-9-41","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-9-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}