The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 12 : Court Procedure
Chapter 194 : Uniform Mediation Act
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 5715)-
§ 5715. Privilege against disclosure; admissibility; discovery
(a) A mediation communication is privileged and is not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in a proceeding.
(b) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:
(1) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a mediation communication.
(2) A mediator may refuse to disclose a mediation communication and may prevent any other person from disclosing a mediation communication of the mediator.
(3) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a mediation communication of the nonparty participant.
(c) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely by reason of its disclosure or use in a mediation. (Added 2005, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
