Section 3-208 - Stay of arbitration. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-208. Stay of arbitration.
 

(a)  Petition to stay.- If a party denies existence of the arbitration agreement, he may petition a court to stay commenced or threatened arbitration proceedings. 

(b)  Filing of petition.-  

(1) A petition to stay arbitration shall be filed with the court where a petition to order arbitration has been filed. 

(2) If a petition for order to arbitrate has not been filed, the petition to stay arbitration may be filed in any court subject to venue provisions of Title 6 of this article. 

(c)  Determination of existence of arbitration agreement.- If the court determines that existence of the arbitration agreement is in substantial and bona fide dispute, it shall try this issue promptly and order a stay if it finds for the petitioner. If the court finds for the adverse party, it shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration. 
 

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