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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-108-224 (2026)

Modification or correction of award

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  1. Upon motion made within ninety days after the movant receives notice of the award under § 16-108-219 or within ninety days after the movant receives notice of a modified or corrected award under § 16-108-220, the court shall modify or correct the award if:
    1. there was an evident mathematical miscalculation or an evident mistake in the description of a person, thing, or property referred to in the award;
    2. the arbitrator has made an award on a claim not submitted to the arbitrator and the award may be corrected without affecting the merits of the decision upon the claims submitted; or
    3. the award is imperfect in a matter of form not affecting the merits of the decision on the claims submitted.
  2. If a motion made under subsection (a) is granted, the court shall modify or correct and confirm the award as modified or corrected. Otherwise, unless a motion to vacate is pending, the court shall confirm the award.
  3. A motion to modify or correct an award under this section may be joined with a motion to vacate the award.

History. Acts 1969, No. 260, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-523; Acts 2011, No. 695, § 1.

Research References

Ark. L. Notes.

Carnes, Arbitration in Arkansas — At Common Law and Under the 1869 Statute, 1992 Ark. L. Notes 17.

Flaccus, Anderson, The Family Home and the Bankruptcy Aftermath of Divorce, 1992 Ark. L. Notes 31.

Case Notes

Grounds.

The decision of the arbitration board on all questions of law and fact is conclusive, and the award shall be confirmed unless grounds are established to support modifying the award. McLeroy v. Waller, 21 Ark. App. 292, 731 S.W.2d 789 (1987) (decided under prior version of uniform act).

Cited: Goldtrap v. Bold Dental Mgmt., LLC, 2018 Ark. App. 209, 547 S.W.3d 104 (2018).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: Griffin v. Ark. Healthcare Servs., LLC, 2024 Ark. App. 116 (Ark. Ct. App. 2024).
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Griffin v. Ark. Healthcare Servs., LLC, 2024 Ark. App. 116 (Ark. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 8× “” Ark. Code Ann. § 16-108-224 (a)(2). We will call the petition a “motion” because, except in circumstances that don’t apply here, an application for judicial relief under that subchapter “must be made by motion to the court and heard in the manner provided by law or rule of…”
Showmethemoney Check Cashers, Inc. v. Williams, 27 S.W.3d 361 (Ark. 2000). “§ 16-108-201 to § 16-108-224, outlines the scope of arbitration agreements in Arkansas.”
Cash in A Flash Check Advance of Arkansas, L.L.C. v. Spencer, 74 S.W.3d 600 (Ark. 2002). “§ 16-108-201 to § 16-108-224 (1987, Supp. 2001), outlines the scope of arbitration agreements in Arkansas.”
Goldtrap v. Bold Dental Mgmt., LLC, 547 S.W.3d 104 (Ark. Ct. App. 2018). “Appellants also claimed entitlement to modification or correction of the award under Arkansas Code Annotated § 16-108-224(a)(1) due to an evident mathematical miscalculation or an evident mistake.”
Unifirst Corp. v. Ludwig Props., Inc., 2015 Ark. App. 694 (Ark. Ct. App. 2015). “modified or corrected under § 16-108-220 or § 16-108-224 or is vacated under § 16-108-223.”
Cash in a Flash Etc., LLC v. Spencer, 74 S.W.3d 600 (Ark. 2002). “*604 § 16-108-201 to § 16-108-224, outlines the scope of arbitration agreements in Arkansas.”
— Ark. Code Ann. § 16-108-224(a)(1) — 2 cases
Griffin v. Ark. Healthcare Servs., LLC, 2024 Ark. App. 116 (Ark. Ct. App. 2024). “” Ark. Code Ann. § 16-108-224 (a)(2). We will call the petition a “motion” because, except in circumstances that don’t apply here, an application for judicial relief under that subchapter “must be made by motion to the court and heard in the manner provided by law or rule of…”
Goldtrap v. Bold Dental Mgmt., LLC, 547 S.W.3d 104 (Ark. Ct. App. 2018). “Appellants also claimed entitlement to modification or correction of the award under Arkansas Code Annotated § 16-108-224(a)(1) due to an evident mathematical miscalculation or an evident mistake.”
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