{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1802","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1802","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in the Dispute Resolution Act:\n\n1. \"Initiating party\" means the party who first seeks\n\nmediation.\n\n2. \"Mediation\" means the process of resolving a dispute with\n\nthe assistance of a mediator outside of a formal court proceeding.\n\n3. \"Mediator\" means any person certified pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of the Dispute Resolution Act or the District Court\n\nMediation Act to assist in the resolution of a dispute.\n\n4. \"Party\" means an individual person, company, or governmental\n\nagency.\n\n5. \"Resolution\" means the final determination of the dispute,\n\narrived at by the parties upon their own initiative or by anyone\n\nauthorized in writing to act in their behalf or with the help of a\n\nmediator.\n\n6. \"Responding party\" means the party who is named by the\n\ninitiating party as the other party in a dispute where mediation is\n\nsought.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"b766e7e6cede0a03be6fb3213d3b8de719a02d37411b82da112cb0c701921e33","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1801","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}