O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 9-9-44 (2019)
Languages to be used in arbitral proceedings; translation of documentary evidence
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) The parties shall be free to agree on the language or languages to be used in the arbitral proceedings; provided, however, that failing such agreement, the arbitration tribunal shall determine the language or languages to be used in the proceedings. Such agreement or determination, unless otherwise specified therein, shall apply to any written statement by a party, any hearing, and any arbitration award, decision, or other communication by the arbitration tribunal.
(b) The arbitration tribunal may order that any documentary evidence be accompanied by a translation into the language or languages agreed upon by the parties or determined by the arbitration tribunal.
History
Code 1981, § 9-9-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 961, § 1/SB 383.