Fees and expenses · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 7513. Fees and expenses. Unless otherwise provided in the agreement to arbitrate, the arbitrators' expenses and fees, together with other expenses, not including attorney's fees, incurred in the conduct of the arbitration, shall be paid as provided in the award. The court, on application, may reduce or disallow any fee or expense it finds excessive or allocate it as justice requires.
Unless the arbitration agreement says otherwise, the award determines payment of arbitrator fees and arbitration expenses, but not attorney’s fees. On application, the court may reduce or disallow an excessive fee or expense or allocate it as justice requires. ★
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.