{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-10a-105","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-10a-105","heading":"Selection of arbitrator or panel -- Costs.","body":"(1)\n(a) Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties, a claim submitted to arbitration shall be resolved by a single arbitrator.\n(b) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties or ordered by the court, all parties shall agree on a single arbitrator within 90 days of the answer of the defendant.\n(c) If the parties are unable to agree on a single arbitrator as required by Subsection (1)(b), a panel of three arbitrators shall be selected in accordance with Subsection (1)(d).\n(d) If a panel of three arbitrators is selected:\n(i) each side shall select one arbitrator; and\n(ii) the arbitrators appointed under Subsection (1)(d)(i) shall jointly select one additional arbitrator to be included on the panel.\n(2) Unless otherwise agreed to in writing:\n(a) each party shall pay an equal share of the fees and costs of the arbitrator selected under Subsection (1)(a); and\n(b) if an arbitration panel is selected under Subsection (1)(d), each party shall pay:\n(i) the fees and costs of the arbitrator selected by that party's side; and\n(ii) an equal share of the fees and costs of the arbitrator selected under Subsection (1)(d)(ii).","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-10a Tort Arbitration"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter10a/78B-10a-S105.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"1409e0bb26717ad96ba90196568b85d51e0a4f5d02e86e0e36df17161a18107f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-10a-104","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-10a-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}