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S.D. Codified Laws § 19-13A-5

Waiver and preclusion of privilege

Known as the Uniform Mediation Act

The act spans §§ 19-13A-1 to 19-13A-9 (15 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Paweltzki v. Paweltzki (2021)

Most recently applied in Paweltzki v. Paweltzki (September 2021)

Source: SL 2008, ch 286 (Supreme Court Rule 07-07), eff

(a) A privilege under § 19-13A-4 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties to the mediation and:

(1) in the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and

(2) in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant.

(b) A person that discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under § 19-13A-4, but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure.

(c) A person that intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit or commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity is precluded from asserting a privilege under § 19-13A-4.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.