North Carolina General Statutes 1-567.65. Confirmation and enforcement of awards
(a) Subject to the relevant provisions of federal law and any applicable international agreement in force between the United States of America and any other nation or nations, upon application of a party, the court shall confirm an arbitral award, unless it finds grounds for modifying or vacating the award under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-567.64 An award shall not be confirmed unless the time for correction and interpretation of awards prescribed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-567.63 has expired or has been waived by all the parties. Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying, or correcting an award, a judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and enforced as any other judgment or decree. The court may award costs of the application and of the subsequent proceedings.
(b) Notwithstanding N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-109, 7A-276.1, 132-1, or any other provision of law, the court may seal or redact, in whole or in part, an order, judgment, or arbitral award issued under this Article. Upon good cause shown, the court may do any of the following:
(1) Open a sealed or redacted order, judgment, or arbitral award.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 1-567.65
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- seal: shall be construed to include an impression of such official seal, made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression made by means of a wafer or of wax affixed thereto. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Seal or redact an opened order, judgment, or arbitral award. (1991, c. 292, s. 1; 2017-171, s. 1.)