D.C. Code § 16-4204: Waiver and preclusion of privilege.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
- 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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