Section 17. An initial application shall be made to the superior court for the county in which the agreement provides the arbitration hearing shall be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the county in which it was held. Otherwise the application shall be made in the county where the adverse party resides or has a place of business or, if he has no residence or place of business in this state, to the superior court for any county. All subsequent applications shall be made to the court hearing the initial application unless the court otherwise directs.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title IV - Certain Writs and Proceedings in Special Cases
Chapter 251 - Uniform Arbitration Act for Commercial Disputes
Section 1 - Validity of Agreements; Non-Applicability to Collective Bargaining Agreements
Section 2 - Refusal to Arbitrate; Application to Superior Court
Section 2a - Consolidation or Severance of Arbitration Proceedings; Application; Determination
Section 3 - Appointment of Arbitrators
Section 4 - Powers of Arbitrators
Section 5 - Hearings; Time and Place; Rights of Parties; Conduct of Hearings
Section 6 - Representation by Counsel
Section 7 - Witnesses; Production of Documents and Things; Entry on Land for Inspection
Section 8 - Award; Form; Delivery; Time; Waiver of Objections
Section 9 - Award; Modification by Arbitrators
Section 10 - Costs and Expenses
Section 11 - Award; Confirmation by Court
Section 12 - Vacation of Award; Grounds; Time for Application; Rehearing; Confirmation
Section 14 - Judgment or Decree; Costs
Section 15 - Applications to Court