Section 1-569.6 - Validity of agreement to arbitrate(a) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for revoking a contract.(b) The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is subject to an agreement to arbitrate.(c) An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitrability has been fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is enforceable.(d) If a party to a judicial proceeding challenges the existence of, or claims that a controversy is not subject to, an agreement to arbitrate, the arbitration proceeding may continue pending final resolution of the issue by the court, unless the court otherwise orders.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-569.6
Added by 2003 N.C. Sess. Laws 0345, s. 2, eff. 1/1/2004.1927, c. 94, s. 1; 1973, c. 676, s. 1; 1975, c. 19, s. 1.