Article 26: Uniform Arbitration Act · Last amended 1987 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires a court to modify or correct — rather than overturn — an arbitration award for a clear miscalculation, an award on an issue never submitted, or a defect in form that does not touch the merits, on an application filed within ninety days that may be combined with a request to vacate.
Full Text of § 25-2614
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(a) Upon application made within ninety days after delivery of a copy of the award to the applicant, the court shall modify or correct the award when:
(1) There was an evident miscalculation of figures or an evident mistake in the description of any person, thing, or property referred to in the award;
(2) The arbitrators have awarded upon a matter not submitted to them and the award may be corrected without affecting the merits of the decision upon the issues submitted; or
(3) The award is imperfect in a matter of form, not affecting the merits of the controversy.
(b) If the application is granted, the court shall modify and correct the award so as to effect its intent and shall confirm the award as so modified and corrected. Otherwise, the court shall confirm the award as made.
(c) An application to modify or correct an award may be joined in the alternative with an application to vacate the award.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 71, § 14.
Plain-English Summary
Not every problem with an award calls for vacating it entirely. Section 25-2614 covers the narrower fix: modification or correction. On an application filed within ninety days after delivery of a copy of the award, the court must modify or correct the award when there was an evident miscalculation of figures or an evident mistake describing a person, thing, or property named in the award; when the arbitrators awarded on a matter never submitted to them and the award can be corrected without touching the merits of the issues that were submitted; or when the award is imperfect in some matter of form that does not affect the merits of the controversy.
If the court grants the application, it modifies and corrects the award to carry out its intended effect and then confirms the award as modified. If the court does not grant it, the court confirms the award as originally made — either way, the award ends in confirmation, just in different forms. And a party is not forced to choose between vacatur and correction: an application to modify or correct an award may be joined in the alternative with an application to vacate it, letting a party argue for the more severe remedy while preserving the narrower one as a fallback.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of errors get an award corrected instead of vacated?
An evident miscalculation of figures, an evident mistake in describing a person, thing, or property named in the award, an award on a matter never submitted to the arbitrators that can be fixed without affecting the merits of the submitted issues, or an award imperfect in form only.
How long do I have to ask the court to modify or correct an award?
Ninety days after delivery of a copy of the award to the applicant.
What happens after the court modifies or corrects an award?
The court modifies and corrects it to effect its intent and then confirms the award as modified and corrected.
What if the court denies my request to modify or correct the award?
The court confirms the award as originally made.
Can I ask the court to vacate the award and, as a backup, just modify it?
Yes. Section 25-2614(c) lets an application to modify or correct an award be joined in the alternative with an application to vacate it.
Does a correction under this section let the court revisit the merits of the dispute?
No. The grounds for correction are limited to miscalculations, mistaken descriptions, matters never submitted, and formal imperfections — the correction cannot affect the merits of the arbitrators’ decision on the issues submitted.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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