| | | D.__Intentionally used to plan a crime, attempt to commit | | or commit a crime or to conceal an ongoing crime or | | ongoing criminal activity; |
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| | | E.__Sought or offered to prove or disprove a claim or | | complaint of professional misconduct or malpractice filed | | against a mediator; |
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| | | F.__Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, sought | | or offered to prove or disprove a claim or complaint of | | professional misconduct or malpractice filed against a | | mediation party, nonparty participant or representative of | | a party based on conduct occurring during a mediation; or |
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| | | G.__Sought or offered to prove or disprove abuse, neglect, | | abandonment or exploitation in a proceeding in which a | | child or adult protective services agency is a party, | | unless the case is referred by a court to mediation and a | | public agency participates. |
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| | | 2.__Evidence not otherwise available.__There is no privilege | | under section 10004 if a court, administrative agency or | | arbitrator finds, after a hearing in camera, that the party | | seeking discovery or the proponent of the evidence has shown | | that the evidence is not otherwise available, that there is a | | need for the evidence that substantially outweighs the | | interest in protecting confidentiality and that the mediation | | communication is sought or offered in: |
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| | | A.__A court proceeding involving a murder or a Class A, B | | or C crime; or |
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| | | B.__Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a | | proceeding to prove a claim to rescind or reform or a | | defense to avoid liability on a contract arising out of | | the mediation. |
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| | | 3.__Mediator may not be compelled; certain situations.__A | | mediator may not be compelled to provide evidence of a | | mediation communication referred to in subsection 1, paragraph | | F or subsection 2, paragraph B. |
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| | | 4. Limitations.__If a mediation communication is not | | privileged under subsection 1 or 2, only the portion of the | | mediation communication necessary for the application of the | | exception from nondisclosure may be admitted. Admission of | | evidence under subsection 1 or 2 does not render the evidence, | | or any other mediation communication, discoverable or | | admissible for any | | other purpose. |
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