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Title 9. CIVIL PRACTICE · Chapter 17. GEORGIA UNIFORM MEDIATION ACT

9-17-6. Limited disclosures by mediators.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a mediator shall not make a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other communication regarding a mediation to a court, administrative agency, or other authority that may make a ruling on the dispute that is the subject of the mediation.#

  2. (b)

    A mediator may disclose:#

    1. (1)

      Whether the mediation occurred or has terminated, whether a settlement was reached, and attendance;#

    2. (2)

      A mediation communication as permitted under Code Section 9-17-5; or#

    3. (3)

      A mediation communication evidencing abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of an individual to a public agency responsible for protecting individuals against such mistreatment.#

  3. (c)

    A communication made in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section may not be considered by a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator.#

Reading note: a word broken across two lines in the printed volume was joined by rule and could not be checked against the volume's own vocabulary. The official page linked below settles any doubt.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 9-17-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 646, § 2/SB 234.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t9-ch12-17-(v7a)-pdf.pdf, Volume V7A, 2015 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 63 to 64; merge action: added; file SHA-256 3ebff39d34dd.