{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-7.07.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 7.07.020","heading":"Scope.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section, this chapter applies to a mediation in which:\n(a) The mediation parties are required to mediate by statute or court or administrative agency rule or referred to mediation by a court, administrative agency, or arbitrator;\n(b) The mediation parties and the mediator agree to mediate in a record that demonstrates an expectation that mediation communications will be privileged against disclosure; or\n(c) The mediation parties use as a mediator an individual who holds himself or herself out as a mediator or the mediation is provided by a person that holds itself out as providing mediation.\n(2) This chapter does not apply to a mediation:\n(a) Conducted by a judge who might make a ruling on the case; or\n(b) Conducted under the auspices of:\n(i) A primary or secondary school if all the parties are students; or\n(ii) A correctional institution for youths if all the parties are residents of that institution.\n(3) If the parties agree in advance in a signed record, or a record of proceeding reflects agreement by the parties, that all or part of a mediation is not privileged, the privileges under RCW 7.07.030 through 7.07.050 do not apply to the mediation or part agreed upon. However, RCW 7.07.030 through 7.07.050 apply to a mediation communication made by a person that has not received actual notice of the agreement before the communication is made.","path":["Title 7","Chapter 7.07"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=7.07.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:37:11Z","sha256":"92d5afe6335ed49a87243ed05af5a35de16d943378cfd389a0987b0475d38f53","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-7.07.010","next":"us-wa/rcw-7.07.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}