After a party to an arbitration proceeding receives notice of an award, the party may make an application and motion to the court for an order confirming the award at which time the court shall issue a confirming order unless the award is modified or corrected pursuant to Section 21 or 25 of this act or is vacated pursuant to Section 24 of this act.
§ 1873.Award Confirmation
Chapter 38B: Uniform Arbitration Act · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceRequires a court, once a party moves to confirm an arbitration award after receiving notice of it, to issue a confirming order unless the award has instead been modified, corrected, or vacated under the sections governing those remedies.
Full Text of § 1873
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2005, SB 873, c. 364, §23, eff. 1/1/2006.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1873 is the last step for an award nobody is fighting. Once a party receives notice of the award, that party may move the court for an order confirming it.
Confirmation isn't discretionary. The court must issue the confirming order unless the award has been modified or corrected under Section 1871 or 1875, or vacated under Section 1874. Confirmation is what turns the arbitrator's award into something a court can reduce to judgment under Section 1876 and enforce like any other civil judgment.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you confirm an arbitration award in Oklahoma?
Move the court for a confirming order after receiving notice of the award; the court must confirm it unless it's modified, corrected, or vacated.
Is confirming an award automatic, or does the court have discretion to refuse?
The court has to confirm it -- Section 1873 says the court "shall" issue a confirming order unless the award is modified or corrected under Section 1871 or 1875 or vacated under Section 1874.
Does confirming an award make it enforceable like a court judgment?
Confirmation sets up the next step: Section 1876 has the court enter judgment in conformity with the confirming order, and that judgment is enforced like any other civil judgment.
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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