3.__Court.__"Court" means a court of competent jurisdiction in this State.

4.__Knowledge.__"Knowledge" means actual knowledge.

5.__Person.__"Person" means a governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, public corporation or any other legal or commercial entity.

6.__Record.__"Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

Uniform Comment

1. The term "arbitration organization" is similar to the one used in section 74 of the 1996 English Arbitration Act and describes well the functions of agencies such as the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the CPR, JAMS, the National Arbitration Forum, NASD Regulation, Inc., the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, and the International Chamber of Commerce. Arbitration organizations under their specific administrative rules oversee and administer all aspects of the arbitration process. The important hallmarks of such agencies are that they are neutral and unbiased. See, e.g., Engalla v. Permanente Med. Group, Inc., 15 Cal. 4th 951, 938 P.2d 903, 64 Cal. Rptr. 2d 843 (1997) (stating that defendants' self-administered arbitration program between insurer and customers that did not impartially administer arbitration system and made representations about timeliness of the proceedings contrary to what defendant knew would occur was improper). The term "arbitration organization" is used in Section 12 concerning arbitrator disclosure and Section 14 concerning arbitrator immunity.

2. In defining "arbitrator" in Section 1(2), the term "individual" rather than "person" is used because business entities or organizations do not function as "arbitrators."

3. The definition of "court" is presently found in Section 17 of the UAA. The court must have appropriate subject matter and personal jurisdiction. Different States determine which court in its system has jurisdiction over arbitration matters in the first