28 USC § 658 - Compensation of arbitrators and neutrals

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s658"
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title: "28 USC § 658 - Compensation of arbitrators and neutrals"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "658"
section_name: "Compensation of arbitrators and neutrals"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–702, title IX, § 901(a), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4662; amended Pub. L. 105–315, § 10, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2997.)"
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# § 658. Compensation of arbitrators and neutrals

**(a)** **Compensation.—** The district court shall, subject to regulations approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States, establish the amount of compensation, if any, that each arbitrator or neutral shall receive for services rendered in each case under this chapter.

**(b)** **Transportation Allowances.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, a district court may reimburse arbitrators and other neutrals for actual transportation expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of duties under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–702, title IX, § 901(a), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4662; amended Pub. L. 105–315, § 10, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2997.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1998— amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to compensation of arbitrators and neutrals for provisions relating to district courts that may authorize arbitration.