Section 3-207 - Order to arbitrate. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-207. Order to arbitrate.
 

(a)  Refusal to arbitrate.- If a party to an arbitration agreement described in § 3-202 of this subtitle refuses to arbitrate, the other party may file a petition with a court to order arbitration. 

(b)  Denial of existence of arbitration agreement.- If the opposing party denies existence of an arbitration agreement, the court shall proceed expeditiously to determine if the agreement exists. 

(c)  Determination by court.- If the court determines that the agreement exists, it shall order arbitration. Otherwise it shall deny the petition. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 7, § 2; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 1; 2006, ch. 44, § 6.]