N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-657
Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery
Redline — June 1, 2021 → current.View current text →
Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
(1) Subject to G.S. 1-658 and G.S. 1-659, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection (b) of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence.
(1) Subject to G.S. 1-658 and G.S. 1-659, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection (b) of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence.
(2) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply: A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication.
(2) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply: A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication.
(3) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.
(3) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.
(4) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process.
(4) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process.
History
(2020-65, s. 1.)
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.