Chapter 11 - § 11.5 • ARBITRATOR'S OATH

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

§ 11.5 • ARBITRATOR'S OATH

There is no requirement in the statutes that an arbitrator take an oath.⁴⁷

Even though there is no requirement in the arbitration statutes that the arbitrator take an oath, the parties may so provide expressly in the arbitration agreement, or indirectly by incorporating rules that do not require, but permit, an oath.

The AAA rules do not require an oath. See AAA Commercial Rule R-27.

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Notes:

^[47] Salter v. Farner, 653 P.2d 413 (Colo. App. 1982).