(1) A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice in a record to the other parties to the agreement to arbitrate in the agreed manner between the parties or, in the absence of agreement, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and obtained, or by service as authorized for the commencement of a civil action. The notice must describe the nature of the controversy and the remedy sought.
(2) Unless a person objects for lack or insufficiency of notice under s. 682.06(3) not later than the beginning of the arbitration hearing, the person by appearing at the hearing waives any objection to lack of or insufficiency of notice.
History.—s. 10, ch. 2013-232.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXIX - Commercial Relations
Chapter 682 - Arbitration Code
682.013 - Applicability of Revised Code.
682.014 - Effect of Agreement to Arbitrate; Nonwaivable Provisions.
682.015 - Petition for Judicial Relief.
682.02 - Arbitration Agreements Made Valid, Irrevocable, and Enforceable; Scope.
682.03 - Proceedings to Compel and to Stay Arbitration.
682.031 - Provisional Remedies.
682.032 - Initiation of Arbitration.
682.033 - Consolidation of Separate Arbitration Proceedings.
682.04 - Appointment of Arbitrators by Court.
682.041 - Disclosure by Arbitrator.
682.05 - Majority Action by Arbitrators.
682.051 - Immunity of Arbitrator; Competency to Testify; Attorney Fees and Costs.
682.07 - Representation by Attorney.
682.08 - Witnesses, Subpoenas, Depositions.
682.081 - Judicial Enforcement of Preaward Ruling by Arbitrator.
682.10 - Change of Award by Arbitrators.
682.11 - Remedies; Fees and Expenses of Arbitration Proceeding.
682.12 - Confirmation of an Award.
682.14 - Modification or Correction of Award.
682.15 - Judgment or Decree on Award.
682.23 - Relationship to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.