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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 16-4204: Waiver and preclusion of privilege.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 42. Mediation; Uniform Act.

(a)

A privilege under § 16-4203 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties to the mediation and:

(1)

In the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and

(2)

In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant.

(b)

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 § 16-4203, but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure.

(c)

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 § 16-4203.

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