Section 32-29.4-12 - Powers and duties of arbitrator1. An arbitrator shall conduct an arbitration in a manner the arbitrator considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the dispute.2. An arbitrator shall provide each party a right to be heard, to present evidence material to the family law dispute, and to cross-examine witnesses.3. Unless the parties otherwise agree in a record, an arbitrator's powers include the power to:a. Select the rules for conducting the arbitration;b. Hold conferences with the parties before a hearing;c. Determine the date, time, and place of a hearing;d. Require a party to provide:(1) A copy of a relevant court order;(2) Information required to be disclosed in a family law proceeding under law of this state other than this chapter; and(3) A proposed award that addresses each issue in arbitration;e. Appoint a private expert at the expense of the parties;f. Administer an oath or affirmation and issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness or the production of documents and other evidence at a hearing;g. Compel discovery concerning the family law dispute and determine the date, time, and place of discovery;h. Determine the admissibility and weight of evidence;i. Permit deposition of a witness for use as evidence at a hearing;j. For good cause, prohibit a party from disclosing information;k. Impose a procedure to protect a party or child from risk of harm, harassment, or intimidation;l. Allocate arbitration fees, attorney's fees, expert-witness fees, and other costs to the parties; andm. Impose a sanction on a party for bad faith or misconduct during the arbitration according to standards governing imposition of a sanction for litigant misconduct in a family law proceeding.4. An arbitrator may not allow ex parte communication except to the extent allowed in a family law proceeding for communication with a judge.Added by S.L. 2019, ch. 280 (SB 2063),§ 1, eff. 8/1/2019.