{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1863","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1863","heading":"Disclosure of facts","body":"A. Before accepting appointment, an individual who is requested\n\nto serve as an arbitrator, after making a reasonable inquiry, shall\n\ndisclose to all parties to the agreement to arbitrate and\n\narbitration proceeding and to any other arbitrators any known facts\n\nthat a reasonable person would consider likely to affect the\n\nimpartiality of the arbitrator in the arbitration proceeding,\n\nincluding but not limited to:\n\n1. A financial or personal interest in the outcome of the\n\narbitration proceeding; and\n\n2. An existing or past relationship with any of the parties to\n\nthe agreement to arbitrate or the arbitration proceeding, their\n\ncounsel or representatives, a witness, or another arbitrator.\n\nB. An arbitrator has a continuing obligation to disclose to all\n\nparties to the agreement to arbitrate and arbitration proceeding and\n\nto any other arbitrators any facts that the arbitrator learns after\n\naccepting appointment which a reasonable person would consider\n\nlikely to affect the impartiality of the arbitrator.\n\nC. If an arbitrator discloses a fact required by subsection A\n\nor B of this section to be disclosed and a party timely objects to\n\nthe appointment or continued service of the arbitrator based upon\n\nthe fact disclosed, the objection may be a ground under paragraph 2\n\nof subsection A of Section 24 of this act for vacating an award made\n\nby the arbitrator.\n\nD. If the arbitrator did not disclose a fact as required by\n\nsubsection A or B of this section, upon timely objection by a party,\n\nthe court under paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 24 of this\n\nact may vacate an award.\n\nE. An arbitrator appointed as a neutral arbitrator who does not\n\ndisclose a known, direct, and material interest in the outcome of\n\nthe arbitration proceeding or a known, existing, and substantial\n\nrelationship with a party is presumed to act with evident partiality\n\nunder paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 24 of this act.\n\nF. If the parties to an arbitration proceeding agree to the\n\nprocedures of an arbitration organization or any other procedures\n\nfor challenges to arbitrators before an award is made, substantial\n\ncompliance with those procedures is a condition precedent to an\n\napplication and motion to vacate an award on that ground under\n\nparagraph 2 of subsection A of Section 24 of this act.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"73ed2ac16545028cf3cb4df1eee2caf285a1d6a8ceadd4460acf6867019abfb3","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1862","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1864"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}