O.C.G.A. § 9-17-4: Waiver of privilege; criminal activity.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 9 Civil Practice
- CHAPTER 17 Georgia Uniform Mediation Act
(a) A privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 may be waived in a record if it is expressly waived by all mediation parties 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 Code Section 9-17-3, 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 Code Section 9-17-3.
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