1. (a) Upon motion made within ninety days after the movant receives notice of the award pursuant to section 658A-19 or within ninety days after the movant receives notice of a modified or corrected award pursuant to section 658A-20, the court shall modify or correct the award if:

   1. (1) There was an evident mathematical miscalculation or an evident mistake in the description of a person, thing, or property referred to in the award;
   2. (2) The arbitrator has made an award on a claim not submitted to the arbitrator and the award may be corrected without affecting the merits of the decision upon the claims submitted; or
   3. (3) The award is imperfect in a matter of form not affecting the merits of the decision on the claims submitted.
2. (b) If a motion made under subsection (a) is granted, the court shall modify or correct and confirm the award as modified or corrected. Otherwise, unless a motion to vacate is pending, the court shall confirm the award.
3. (c) A motion to modify or correct an award pursuant to this section may be joined with a motion to vacate the award.

[L 2001, c 265, pt of §1]

Case Notes

Circuit court did not err in denying motion to modify portion of arbitration award that awarded prejudgment interest on backpay, because judicial review of an arbitration award is confined to the strictest possible limits, and the arbitrator reasonably interpreted arbitration agreement in fashioning the award and did not exceed his authority in awarding prejudgment interest against the State. The doctrine of sovereign immunity does not protect the State from an arbitrator's award of prejudgment interest. 140 H. 381, 400 P.3d 582 (2017).