Effect of arbitration agreement · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 7501. Effect of arbitration agreement. A written agreement to submit any controversy thereafter arising or any existing controversy to arbitration is enforceable without regard to the justiciable character of the controversy and confers jurisdiction on the courts of the state to enforce it and to enter judgment on an award. In determining any matter arising under this article, the court shall not consider whether the claim with respect to which arbitration is sought is tenable, or otherwise pass upon the merits of the dispute.
A written agreement to arbitrate an existing or future dispute is enforceable, whether or not the dispute is otherwise fit for court decision, and New York courts may enforce the agreement and enter judgment on the award. ★ In an arbitration matter, the court may not decide whether the underlying claim is valid or rule on its merits.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Clerk in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Clerk: Civil Practice Law and Rules; Volume 1 — Your Career: Civil Practice in Plain English.