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Evidence Code § 1116

CHAPTER 2. Mediation

Current as of September 28, 2026Evid. Code, § 1116Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 772, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.

(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.