{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4206","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4206","heading":"Prohibited mediator reports.","body":"(a)\nExcept as permitted in subsection (b) of this section, a mediator may not make a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other communication regarding a mediation to a court, administrative agency, arbitrator, or other authority that may make a ruling on the dispute that is the subject of the mediation.\n\n(b)\nA mediator may disclose:\n(1)\nWhether the mediation occurred or has terminated, whether a settlement was reached, and attendance;\n(2)\nA mediation communication as permitted under § 16-4205; or\n(3)\nA mediation communication evidencing abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of an individual to a public agency responsible for protecting individuals against such mistreatment.\n\n(c)\nA communication made in violation of subsection (a) of this section may not be considered by a court, administrative agency, arbitrator, or other authority that may make a ruling on the dispute that is the subject of the mediation.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 42. Mediation; Uniform Act."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4206","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"182f4ccefb00fd2ea340314ac4a3af69094b9d7b29c37f478ea741e854ea176f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4205","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}