{"code":"EVID","codeName":"Evidence Code","section":"1116","citation":"Evid. Code, § 1116","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. EVIDENCE AFFECTED OR EXCLUDED BY EXTRINSIC POLICIES [1100. - 1162.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Mediation [1115. - 1129.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/division-9/chapter-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 772, Sec. 3.   Effective January 1, 1998.","effective":"1998-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Nothing in this chapter expands or limits a court’s authority to order participation in a dispute resolution proceeding. Nothing in this chapter authorizes or affects the enforceability of a contract clause in which parties agree to the use of mediation.</p><p>(b) Nothing in this chapter makes admissible evidence that is inadmissible under Section <a href=\"/evid/1152\">1152</a> or any other statute.</p>","text":"(a) Nothing in this chapter expands or limits a court’s authority to order participation in a dispute resolution proceeding. Nothing in this chapter authorizes or affects the enforceability of a contract clause in which parties agree to the use of mediation. (b) Nothing in this chapter makes admissible evidence that is inadmissible under Section 1152 or any other statute.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/evidence-code/mediation-1116","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}