{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-679c.109","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 679C.109","heading":"Mediator’s disclosure of conflicts of interest — background.","body":"1. Before accepting a mediation, an individual who is requested to serve as a mediator shall do all of the following:\na. Make an inquiry that is reasonable under the circumstances to determine whether there are any known facts that a reasonable individual would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the mediator, including a financial or personal interest in the outcome of the mediation and an existing or past relationship with a mediation party or foreseeable participant in the mediation.\nb. Disclose any such known fact to the mediation parties as soon as is practicable before accepting a mediation.\n2. If a mediator learns any fact described in subsection 1 after accepting a mediation, the mediator shall disclose it as soon as is practicable.\n3. At the request of a mediation party, an individual who is requested to serve as a mediator shall disclose the mediator’s qualifications to mediate a dispute.\n4. A person that violates subsection 1, 2, or 7 is precluded by the violation from asserting a privilege under section 679C.104.\n5. Subsections 1, 2, 3, and 7 do not apply to an individual acting as a judge.\n6. This chapter does not require that a mediator have a special qualification by background or profession.\n7. A mediator must be impartial, unless after disclosure of the facts required in subsections 1, 2, and 3 to be disclosed, the parties agree otherwise.","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.109.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"ba39efff54dd825a48192d36e458e831c0c470e181720b10f2e3f11b88b419bc","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-679c.108","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-679c.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}