78B-10-103.   Scope.
     (1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2) or (3), this chapter applies to a mediation in which:
     (a) the mediation parties are required to mediate by statute, court, or administrative agency rule or referred to mediation by a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator;
     (b) the mediation parties and the mediator agree to mediate in a record that demonstrates an expectation that mediation communications will be privileged against disclosure; or
     (c) the mediation parties use as a mediator an individual who holds himself or herself out as a mediator or the mediation is provided by an entity that holds itself out as providing mediation.
     (2) The chapter does not apply to a mediation:
     (a) relating to the establishment, negotiation, administration, or termination of a collective bargaining relationship;
     (b) relating to a dispute that is pending under or is part of the processes established by a collective bargaining agreement, except that the chapter applies to a mediation arising out of a dispute that has been filed with an administrative agency or court;
     (c) conducted by a judge who might make a ruling on the case; or
     (d) conducted under the auspices of:
     (i) a primary or secondary school if all the parties are students; or
     (ii) a correctional institution for youths if all the parties are residents of that institution.
     (3) If the parties agree in advance in a signed record, or a record of proceeding reflects agreement by the parties, that all or part of a mediation is not privileged, the privileges under Sections 78B-10-104 through 78B-10-106 do not apply to the mediation or part agreed upon. However, Sections 78B-10-104 through 78B-10-106 apply to a mediation communication made by a person that has not received actual notice of the agreement before the communication is made.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
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