Evid. Code, § 1115 · Chapter 2. Mediation
Evid. Code, § 1115
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Mediation” means a process in which a neutral person or persons facilitate communication between the disputants to assist them in reaching a mutually acceptable agreement.
(b) “Mediator” means a neutral person who conducts a mediation. “Mediator” includes any person designated by a mediator either to assist in the mediation or to communicate with the participants in preparation for a mediation.
(c) “Mediation consultation” means a communication between a person and a mediator for the purpose of initiating, considering, or reconvening a mediation or retaining the mediator.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 772, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.
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Cited by 8 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Evid. Code, § 1115. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Evidence Code
California Rules of Court
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.852DefinitionsPrinted as Evidence Code section 1115(b)
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.865Application and purposePrinted as Evid. Code, §§ 703.5 and 1115
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.866DefinitionsPrinted as Evidence Code section 1115
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.871Confidentiality of complaint proceedings, information, and recordsPrinted as Evidence Code sections 1115 and 1119
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 10.782ADR program informationPrinted as Evidence Code section 1115
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