Chapter 38B: Uniform Arbitration Act · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceLets a court consolidate separate arbitration proceedings that share common issues and arise from the same or related transactions, weighing the risk of conflicting decisions against any prejudice or delay consolidation would cause, unless the parties' agreement prohibits it.
A.Except as otherwise provided in subsection C of this section, upon application and motion of a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding, the court may order consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings as to all or some of the claims if:
1.There are separate agreements to arbitrate or separate arbitration proceedings between the same persons or one of them is a party to a separate agreement to arbitrate or a separate arbitration proceeding with a third person;
2.The claims subject to the agreements to arbitrate arise in substantial part from the same transaction or series of related transactions;
3.The existence of a common issue of law or fact creates the possibility of conflicting decisions in the separate arbitration proceedings; and
4.Prejudice resulting from a failure to consolidate is not outweighed by the risk of undue delay or prejudice to the rights of or hardship to parties opposing consolidation.
B.The court may order consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings as to some claims and allow other claims to be resolved in separate arbitration proceedings.
C.The court may not order consolidation of the claims of a party to an agreement to arbitrate if the agreement prohibits consolidation.
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2005, SB 873, c. 364, §11, eff. 1/1/2006.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1861 lets a court combine separate arbitrations into one, but only after weighing four things: whether there are separate agreements or proceedings between the same parties, or one party has a separate agreement or proceeding with a third person; whether the claims arise substantially from the same transaction or series of related transactions; whether a common issue of law or fact creates a risk of conflicting decisions if the proceedings stay separate; and whether the prejudice from not consolidating outweighs the risk of undue delay or the prejudice and hardship consolidation would cause parties who oppose it.
The court doesn't have to consolidate everything or nothing -- it can consolidate some claims and let others proceed in separate arbitrations. But it can't order consolidation at all if the parties' agreement to arbitrate prohibits it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can separate arbitration cases be combined into one in Oklahoma?
Yes, if the court finds the claims arise from the same or related transactions, share a common issue creating a risk of conflicting decisions, and consolidation's benefits outweigh any resulting delay or prejudice to opposing parties.
Can my arbitration agreement block consolidation with other cases?
Yes. Section 1861(C) says the court may not order consolidation of a party's claims if the agreement to arbitrate prohibits it.
Does the court have to consolidate all claims together, or can it split them?
It can split them -- the court may consolidate some claims while leaving others to be resolved in separate arbitration proceedings.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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