UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 78B. Judicial Code |
Chapter 10. Utah Uniform Mediation Act |
§ 78B-10-105. Waiver and preclusion of privilege.
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(1) A privilege under Section 78B-10-104 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties to the mediation, and: (a) in the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and (b) in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant. (2) A person that discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under Section 78B-10-104, but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure. (3) A person that intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit or commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity is precluded from asserting a privilege under Section 78B-10-104.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session