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Item 1

 
1.__Modify or correct award.__On motion to an arbitrator by
a party to an arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator may
modify or correct an award:

 
A.__Upon a ground stated in section 8724, subsection 1,
paragraph A or C;

 
B.__Because the arbitrator has not made a final and
definite award upon a claim submitted by the parties to
the arbitration proceeding; or

 
C.__To clarify the award.

 
2.__Timing of motion.__A motion under subsection 1 must be
made and notice given to all parties within 20 days after the
movant receives notice of the award.

 
3.__Objection to motion.__A party to the arbitration
proceeding must give notice of any objection to the motion
within 10 days after receipt of the notice.

 
4.__Motion to court pending.__If a motion to the court is
pending under section 8722, 8723 or 8724, the court may submit
the claim to the arbitrator to consider whether to modify or
correct the award:

 
A.__Upon a ground stated in section 8724, subsection 1,
paragraph A or C;

 
B.__Because the arbitrator has not made a final and
definite award upon a claim submitted by the parties to
the arbitration proceeding; or

 
C.__To clarify the award.

 
5.__Modified or corrected award.__An award modified or
corrected pursuant to this section is subject to sections
8719, subsection 1, 8722, 8723 and 8724.

 
Uniform Comment

 
1. Section 20 provides a mechanism in subsections (a), (b),
and (c) for the parties to apply directly to the arbitrators
to modify or correct an award and in subsection (d) for a
court to submit an award back to the arbitrators for a
determination whether to modify or correct an award. The
situation in subsection (d) would occur if either party under
Section 22,
23, or 24 files a motion with a court within 90 days to
confirm, vacate, modify or correct an award and the court
decides to


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