# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 3. Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action

### Subtitle 2. Arbitration and Award

#### Section 3-210

An order for arbitration shall not be refused or an arbitration proceeding stayed:

(1) On the ground that the claim in issue lacks merit or bona fides; or

(2) Because a valid basis for the claim sought to be arbitrated has not been shown.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)