{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-17-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-17-4","heading":"Waiver of privilege; criminal activity.","body":"(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:\n(1) In the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and\n(2) In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 9 Civil Practice","CHAPTER 17 Georgia Uniform Mediation Act"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.09.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"31997637e5e0cd5db10eadfedff1cc925e63736bd4b11afd364398178a23f1b8","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-17-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-17-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}