{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-1120","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 1120","heading":"","body":"(a) Evidence otherwise admissible or subject to discovery outside of a mediation or a mediation consultation shall not be or become inadmissible or protected from disclosure solely by reason of its introduction or use in a mediation or a mediation consultation.\n(b) This chapter does not limit any of the following:\n(1) The admissibility of an agreement to mediate a dispute.\n(2) The effect of an agreement not to take a default or an agreement to extend the time within which to act or refrain from acting in a pending civil action.\n(3) Disclosure of the mere fact that a mediator has served, is serving, will serve, or was contacted about serving as a mediator in a dispute.\n(4) The admissibility of declarations of disclosure required by Sections 2104 and 2105 of the Family Code, even if prepared for the purpose of, in the course of, or pursuant to, a mediation or a mediation consultation.","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":"9fa0fd602a8efdb8743d6ce367805e410be361d52756ad16c5f36e50578385f1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-1119","next":"us-ca/evid-1121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}