{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-679c.105","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 679C.105","heading":"Waiver and preclusion of privilege.","body":"1. A privilege under section 679C.104 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all mediation parties and if all of the following apply:\na. In the case of the privilege of a mediator, the privilege is expressly waived by the mediator.\nb. In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, the privilege is expressly waived by the nonparty participant.\n2. 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 section 679C.104, but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation.\n3. A person that intentionally uses a mediation to plan, to attempt to commit, or to commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity is precluded from asserting a privilege pursuant to section 679C.104.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 679C - MEDIATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/679C.105.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"5d946ba176690769cff88aa8d5ad0c9a0da1f8d4d3274bd6edf54eb2b6bcfe39","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-679c.104","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-679c.106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}