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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 5715

Privilege against disclosure; admissibility; discovery

Known as the Vermont Uniform Mediation Act

The act spans §§ 12–12 (13 sections).

Added 2005, No. 126 (Adj

(a) A mediation communication is privileged and is not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in a proceeding.

(b) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:

(1) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a mediation communication.

(2) A mediator may refuse to disclose a mediation communication and may prevent any other person from disclosing a mediation communication of the mediator.

(3) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a mediation communication of the nonparty participant.

(c) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely by reason of its disclosure or use in a mediation.

Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.