{"data":{"id":"us-il/710-ilcs-35-9","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"710 ILCS 35/9","heading":"Mediator's disclosure of conflicts of interest; background.","body":"(a) Before accepting a mediation, an individual who is requested to serve as a mediator shall:\n(1) 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; and\n(2) disclose any such known fact to the mediation parties as soon as is practical before accepting a mediation.\n(b) If a mediator learns any fact described in subsection (a)(1) after accepting a mediation, the mediator shall disclose it as soon as is practicable.\n(c) 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.\n(d) A person that violates subsection (a), (b), or (g) is precluded by the violation from asserting a privilege under Section 4.\n(e) Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (g) do not apply to an individual acting as a judge.\n(f) This Act does not require that a mediator have a special qualification by background or profession.\n(g) A mediator must be impartial, unless after disclosure of the facts required in subsections (a) and (b) to be disclosed, the parties agree otherwise.","path":["CHAPTER 710 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION","Uniform Mediation Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2489\u0026ChapterID=51\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:41Z","sha256":"042c5c9be120a6097fc5889f2416963daa0994b4806670dab0909952abf1ce25","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/710-ilcs-35-8","next":"us-il/710-ilcs-35-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}