{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1874","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1874","heading":"Application to vacate an award","body":"A. Upon an application and motion to the court by a party to an\n\narbitration proceeding, the court shall vacate an award made in the\n\narbitration proceeding if:\n\n1. The award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other undue\n\nmeans;\n\n2. There was:\n\na. evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a\n\nneutral arbitrator,\n\nb. corruption by an arbitrator, or\n\nc. misconduct by an arbitrator prejudicing the rights of\n\na party to the arbitration proceeding;\n\n3. An arbitrator refused to postpone the hearing upon showing\n\nof sufficient cause for postponement, refused to consider evidence\n\nmaterial to the controversy, or otherwise conducted the hearing\n\ncontrary to Section 6 of this act, so as to prejudice substantially\n\nthe rights of a party to the arbitration proceeding;\n\n4. An arbitrator exceeded the arbitrator’s powers;\n\n5. There was no agreement to arbitrate, unless the person\n\nparticipated in the arbitration proceeding without raising the\n\nobjection under subsection C of Section 16 of this act not later\n\nthan the beginning of the arbitration hearing; or\n\n6. The arbitration was conducted without proper notice of the\n\ninitiation of an arbitration as required in Section 10 of this act\n\nso as to prejudice substantially the rights of a party to the\n\narbitration proceeding.\n\nB. An application and motion under this section must be filed\n\nwithin ninety (90) days after the movant receives notice of the\n\naward pursuant to Section 20 of this act or within ninety (90) days\n\nafter the movant receives notice of a modified or corrected award\n\npursuant to Section 21 of this act, unless the movant alleges that\n\nthe award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other undue means,\n\nin which case the motion must be made within ninety (90) days after\n\nthe ground is known or by the exercise of reasonable care would have\n\nbeen known by the movant.\n\nC. If the court vacates an award on a ground other than that\n\nset forth in paragraph 5 of subsection A of this section, it may\n\norder a rehearing. If the award is vacated on a ground stated in\n\nparagraph 1 or 2 of subsection A of this section, the rehearing must\n\nbe before a new arbitrator. If the award is vacated on a ground\n\nstated in paragraph 3, 4 or 6 of subsection A of this subsection,\n\nthe rehearing may be before the arbitrator who made the award or the\n\narbitrator’s successor. The arbitrator must render the decision in\n\nthe rehearing within the same time as that provided in subsection B\n\nof Section 20 of this act for an award.\n\nD. If the court denies a motion to vacate an award, it shall\n\nconfirm the award unless a motion to modify or correct the award is\n\npending.","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":"ed38cfe966f902010be3cc08fd7366a4e7724ddb926d6bb916f493c97c056243","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1873","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1875"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}