{"data":{"id":"us-nm/44-7b-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"44-7B-3","heading":"Scope.","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, the Mediation Procedures Act [44-7B-1 NMSA 1978] applies to all mediators, nonparty participants, mediation parties and a mediation in which:\n(1) the mediation parties are required to mediate by statute or court or administrative agency rule or are referred to mediation by a court, administrative agency or arbitrator; or\n(2) the mediation parties and the mediator agree to mediate and the agreement to mediate is evidenced by a record that is signed by the mediation parties.\nB. The Mediation Procedures Act does not apply to a mediation:\n(1) relating to the establishment, negotiation, administration or termination of a collective bargaining relationship;\n(2) relating to a dispute that is pending pursuant to or is part of the processes established by a collective bargaining agreement, except that the Mediation Procedures Act applies to a mediation arising out of a dispute that has been filed with an administrative agency or court;\n(3) conducted by a judge who might make a ruling on the case; or\n(4) agreed to in writing by the mediation parties and the mediator prior to the mediation not to be covered by the Mediation Procedures Act, declared in writing by a mediation program prior to the mediation or declared in writing by a court or court agency, a government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality of this state or a tribal court, government or agency prior to the mediation not to be covered by the Mediation Procedures Act.","path":["Chapter 44 - Miscellaneous Civil Law Matters","ARTICLE 7B Mediation Procedures Act"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18545/index.do","current_through":"2023-06-16","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"6775bb55cb8a3b8a02d3420639f75360876e547157a74bea442703611d590a8a","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/44-7b-2","next":"us-nm/44-7b-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}