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Timestamp: 2020-01-22 04:29:43
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 45', '§ 45', '§ 8', '§ 8', '§ 45', '§ 45']

Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration (§ 45.1-361.22:1)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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§ 45.1-361.22:1
Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration
D. The arbitrator shall determine a time and place for the arbitration hearing and cause written notification of such hearing to be served on each surface owner, gas or oil owner, coal owner, mineral owner, or operator of a gas storage field certificated by the State Corporation Commission having an interest underlying the tract that is the subject of the hearing. Parties shall be served personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, not less than 14 days before the hearing. Appearance at the hearing waives such party’s right to challenge notice. Any party to the arbitration has the right to representation before the arbitrator pursuant to § 8.01-581.05. In accordance with § 8.01-581.06, the arbitrator may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, records, documents, and other evidence; administer oaths; and, upon application by a party to the arbitration, permit the taking of depositions for use as evidence. The arbitrator shall hear and determine the controversy upon the evidence and consistent with applicable law, notwithstanding the failure of a party to appear at the hearing.
F. Upon the issuance of the arbitrator’s determination of ownership and subject to the availability of funds, the fees and expenses of the arbitration, but not including fees or costs of counsel engaged by the respective claimants or any other costs of the claimants, shall be paid from the accrued interest on general escrow account funds.
G. An arbitrator’s determination, rendered pursuant to subsection E, shall be binding upon the parties and, upon request of any party to the arbitration, may be entered as the judgment of the circuit court responsible for appointing the arbitrator under subsection A.
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. . . arbitration has taken effect pursuant to Code § . . .
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SB548: Coalbed methane; arbitration of conflicting claims of ownership. (failed)