{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1116","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1116","heading":"","body":"(a) Nothing in this chapter expands or limits a court’s authority to order participation in a dispute resolution proceeding. Nothing in this chapter authorizes or affects the enforceability of a contract clause in which parties agree to the use of mediation.\n(b) Nothing in this chapter makes admissible evidence that is inadmissible under Section 1152 or any other statute.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 9. EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES [1100. - 1162.]","CHAPTER 2. Mediation [1115. - 1129.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d71c3faf3db09b44d3e522f562679a714b56c36aea3513c7896b3239500d9562","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1115","next":"us-ca/evid-1117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}