A. Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity therewith. The judgment may be recorded, docketed, and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action.
§ 1876.Judgment In Conformity
Chapter 38B: Uniform Arbitration Act · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceRequires the court to enter judgment matching its order confirming, vacating without rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award, enforceable like any other civil judgment, with reasonable costs and, for the party who prevails in a contested proceeding, added attorney fees and litigation expenses.
Full Text of § 1876
B. A court may allow reasonable costs of the motion and subsequent judicial proceedings.
C. On application of a prevailing party to a contested judicial proceeding under Section 23, 24, or 25, the court may add reasonable attorney fees and other reasonable expenses of litigation incurred in a judicial proceeding after the award is made to a judgment confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award.
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2005, SB 873, c. 364, §26, eff. 1/1/2006.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1876 converts a court's ruling on an arbitration award into an enforceable judgment. Once the court grants an order confirming an award, vacating one without directing a rehearing, or modifying or correcting one, it must enter judgment matching that order. From there, the judgment can be recorded, docketed, and enforced exactly like any other civil judgment.
The court may also allow reasonable costs of the motion and any judicial proceedings that followed it. And when a party prevails in a contested proceeding under Section 1873, 1874, or 1875, the court may add reasonable attorney fees and other reasonable litigation expenses -- incurred in the judicial proceeding after the award was made -- to the judgment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does confirming an arbitration award automatically make it enforceable?
The court still has to enter judgment matching its order confirming, vacating without a rehearing, modifying, or correcting the award -- that judgment is what gets recorded, docketed, and enforced like any other civil judgment.
Can I recover attorney fees for the court fight over confirming or vacating an award?
If you prevail in a contested proceeding under Section 1873, 1874, or 1875, the court may add reasonable attorney fees and litigation expenses incurred in that judicial proceeding to the judgment.
Does this cover the fees I spent during the arbitration itself?
No, only expenses incurred in the judicial proceeding after the award was made -- Section 1872 addresses fees and expenses connected to the arbitration itself.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
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