Award; form; time; delivery · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 7507. Award; form; time; delivery. Except as provided in section 7508, the award shall be in writing, signed and affirmed by the arbitrator making it within the time fixed by the agreement, or, if the time is not fixed, within such time as the court orders. The parties may in writing extend the time either before or after its expiration. A party waives the objection that an award was not made within the time required unless he notifies the arbitrator in writing of his objection prior to the delivery of the award to him. The arbitrator shall deliver a copy of the award to each party in the manner provided in the agreement, or, if no provision is so made, personally or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
Except under § 7508, the arbitrator must make a written, signed, affirmed award within the agreement’s deadline or the time the court orders. The parties may extend the deadline in writing even after it expires. A party loses a lateness objection unless it gives the arbitrator written notice before receiving the award. ★ Each party must receive a copy as the agreement provides, or personally or by registered/certified mail with return receipt.
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.