{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-10-109","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-10-109","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:\n(a) 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(b) disclose any known fact to the mediation parties as soon as practical before accepting a mediation.\n(2) If a mediator learns any fact described in Subsection (1)(a) after accepting a mediation, the mediator shall disclose it as soon as practicable.\n(3) 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(4) Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (6) do not apply to an individual acting as a judge or ombudsman.\n(5) This chapter does not require that a mediator have a special qualification by background or profession.\n(6) A mediator must be impartial, unless after disclosure of the facts required in Subsections (1) and (2) to be disclosed, the parties agree otherwise.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-10 Utah Uniform Mediation Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter10/78B-10-S109.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"b94e385f1d8e35e9f0251e55cab640ad1ef8de77df3b7ee82c8af9e5f0c95308","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-10-108","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-10-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}