Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.860 · Article 2. Rules of Conduct for Mediators in Court-Connected Mediation Programs for Civil Cases
Attendance sheet and agreement to disclosure
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Attendance sheet
In each mediation to which these rules apply under rule 3.851(a), the mediator must request that all participants in the mediation complete an attendance sheet stating their names, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers; retain the attendance sheet for at least two years; and submit it to the court on request.
(b) Agreement to disclosure
The mediator must agree, in each mediation to which these rules apply under rule 3.851(a), that if an inquiry or a complaint is made about the conduct of the mediator, mediation communications may be disclosed solely for purposes of a complaint procedure conducted pursuant to rule 3.865 to address that complaint or inquiry.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2011; previously amended effective January 1, 2007.)
Rule 3.860 amended effective January 1, 2011; adopted as rule 1621 effective January 1, 2006; previously amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007.
Division 8, Alternative Dispute Resolution-Chapter 3, General Rules Relating to Mediation of Civil Cases-Article 3, Requirements for Addressing Complaints About Court-Program Mediators; adopted effective July 1, 2009, effective date extended to January 1, 2010.
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