§ 1-567.81 – Confidentiality.
1-567.81. Confidentiality. (a) Evidence of anything said or of an admission made in the course of a conciliation is not admissible, and disclosure of that evidence shall not be compelled in any arbitration or civil action in which, under law, testimony may be compelled to be given. This subsection does not limit the admissibility of […]
§ 1-567.82 – Stay of arbitration; resort to other proceedings.
1-567.82. Stay of arbitration; resort to other proceedings. (a) The agreement of the parties to submit a dispute to conciliation is considered an agreement between or among those parties to stay all judicial or arbitral proceedings from the beginning of conciliation until the termination of conciliation proceedings. (b) All applicable limitation periods, including periods of […]
§ 1-567.83 – Termination of conciliation.
1-567.83. Termination of conciliation. (a) A conciliation proceeding may be terminated as to all parties by any one of the following means: (1) On the date of the declaration, a written declaration of the conciliators that further efforts at conciliation are no longer justified. (2) On the date of the declaration, a written declaration of […]
§ 1-567.84 – Enforceability of decree.
1-567.84. Enforceability of decree. If the conciliation proceeding settles the dispute and the result of the conciliation is in writing and signed by the conciliators and the parties or their representatives, the written agreement shall be treated as an arbitral award rendered by an arbitral tribunal under this Article and has the same force and […]
§ 1-567.85 – Costs.
1-567.85. Costs. (a) On termination of the conciliation proceeding, the conciliators shall set the costs of the conciliation and give written notice of the costs to the parties. For purposes of this section, "costs" includes all of the following: (1) A reasonable fee to be paid to the conciliators. (2) Travel and other reasonable expenses […]
§ 1-567.86 – Effect on jurisdiction.
1-567.86. Effect on jurisdiction. Requesting conciliation, consenting to participate in the conciliation proceedings, participating in conciliation proceedings, or entering into a conciliation agreement does not constitute consenting to the jurisdiction of any court in this State if conciliation fails. (1997-368, s. 7.)
§ 1-567.87 – Immunity of conciliators and parties.
1-567.87. Immunity of conciliators and parties. (a) A conciliator, party, or representative of a conciliator or party, while present in this State for the purpose of arranging for or participating in conciliation under this Part, is not subject to service of process on any civil matter related to the conciliation. (b) A person who serves […]
§ 1-567.88 – Uniformity of application and construction.
1-567.88. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this Article, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states of the United States that have enacted the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, and particular consideration shall be given to the Revised Uniform […]
§ 1-567.89 – Relationship to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
1-567.89. Relationship to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. The provisions of this Article governing the legal effect, validity, and enforceability of electronic records or electronic signatures, and of contracts performed with the use of these records or signatures, conform to the requirements of section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global […]
§ 1-567.80 – Report of conciliators.
1-567.80. Report of conciliators. (a) At any time during the proceedings, a conciliator may prepare a draft conciliation agreement and send copies to the parties, specifying the time within which the parties must signify their approval. The draft conciliation agreement may include the assessment and apportionment of costs between the parties. (b) A party is […]