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12 OK Stat § 12-1803 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1803. Programs for mediation services - Rules and regulations.

|A. Any county, municipality, accredited law school or agency of this state is hereby authorized to establish programs for the purpose of providing mediation services pursuant to the provisions of the Dispute Resolution Act, to be administered and supervised under the direction of the Administrative Director of the Courts. The Administrative Director shall promulgate rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, to effectuate the purposes of the Dispute Resolution Act. |B. Mediation pursuant to the provisions of the Dispute Resolution Act shall be available to any party eligible according to the jurisdictional guidelines established by the Administrative Director. The company or governmental agency shall be represented in mediation by a person authorized in writing to act in behalf of such entity to the extent necessary to arrive at a resolution pursuant to the provisions of the Dispute Resolution Act.C. Mediators participating in a program sponsored by a state agency are deemed an employee of that agency solely for the limited purpose of Section 20f of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.D. Such rules and regulations shall include:1. Qualifications to certify mediators to assure their competence and impartiality; and2. Jurisdictional guidelines including types of disputes which may be subject to the Dispute Resolution Act; and3. Standard procedures for mediation which shall be complied with in all mediation proceedings; and4. A method by which a court may grant a continuance in contemplation of dismissal on the condition that the defendant in a criminal action or the plaintiff and defendant in a civil action participate in mediation and a resolution is reached by the parties; and5. A form for a written agreement for participation in mediation; and6. A form for a written record of the termination of mediation.Added by Laws 1983, c. 78, § 3, operative July 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 260, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1986, c. 231, § 3, emerg. eff. June 10, 1986.
12 OK Stat § 12-1803.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1803.1. Dispute Resolution Advisory Board.

|There is hereby created a Dispute Resolution Advisory Board which shall consist of no more than fifteen (15) members appointed by the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma. The Advisory Board shall be composed of persons from state and local governments, business organizations, the academic community, the law enforcement field, the legal profession, the judiciary, the field of corrections which shall be represented by the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections or his designee, retired citizen organizations, the district attorney profession, consumer organizations, social service agencies, and three (3) members at large. The term of office of each member shall be for one (1) year and end on June 30 of each year, but all members shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Administrative Director of the Courts or his designee shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the Advisory Board. |The members of the Advisory Board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to any reimbursements to which they may otherwise be entitled from sources other than the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts.Added by Laws 1985, c. 260, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
12 OK Stat § 12-1804 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1804. Written consent to dispute resolution proceedings.

|A. Prior to commencement of any dispute resolution proceedings, the disputing parties shall enter into a written consent which specifies the method by which the parties shall attempt to resolve the issues in dispute. |B. The written consent shall be in a form prescribed by the Administrative Director of the Courts and shall include the following:1. The rights and obligations of all parties pursuant to the provisions of the Dispute Resolution Act; and2. The confidentiality of the proceedings.C. If the parties agree to have the resolution reduced to written form, a copy shall be provided to the parties.Added by Laws 1983, c. 78, § 4, operative July 1, 1983.
12 OK Stat § 12-1805 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1805. Confidentiality of proceedings - Disclosure - Civil liability - Waiver of privilege.

|A. Any information received by a mediator or a person employed to assist a mediator, through files, reports, interviews, memoranda, case summaries, or notes and work products of the mediator, is privileged and confidential. |B. No part of the proceeding shall be considered a matter of public record.C. No mediator, initiating party, or responding party in a mediation proceeding shall be subject to administrative or judicial process requiring disclosure of any matters discussed or shall disclose any information obtained during any part of the mediation proceedings.D. Each mediation session shall be informal. No adjudication sanction or penalty may be made or imposed by the mediator or the program.E. No mediator, employee, or agent of a mediator shall be held liable for civil damages for any statement or decision made in the process of mediating or settling a dispute unless the action of such person was a result of gross negligence with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting willful disregard of the rights, safety, or property of any party to the mediation.F. If a party who has participated in mediation brings an action for damages against a mediator arising out of mediation, for purposes of that action the privilege provided for in subsection A of this section shall be deemed to be waived as to the party bringing the action.Added by Laws 1983, c. 78, § 5, operative July 1, 1983.
12 OK Stat § 12-1806 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1806. Tolling statute of limitation.

|During the period of the mediation, any applicable statute of limitation shall be tolled as to the participants. Such tolling shall commence on the date the parties agree in writing to participate in mediation and shall end on the date mediation is officially terminated by the mediator. |A defendant in a criminal action shall be deemed to have waived his right to a speedy trial during the period of time he is participating in a mediation proceeding.Added by Laws 1983, c. 78, § 6, operative July 1, 1983.
12 OK Stat § 12-1807 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1807. Definitions.

|As used in Sections 3 through 9 of this act: |1. "Administrator" means any county, municipality, or agency of this state that administers a community dispute resolution center pursuant to the provisions of this act.2. "Center" means a community-based facility which provides dispute resolution services consisting of conciliation, mediation, arbitration, facilitation, or other forms and techniques of dispute resolution.3. "Director" means the Administrative Director of the Courts.Added by Laws 1985, c. 260, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
12 OK Stat § 12-1808 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1808. Administration of programs.

|A. Programs established pursuant to the provisions of Section 1803 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be administered and supervised by the Director to ensure the stability and continuance of dispute resolution centers. |B. Every center shall be operated by an administrator and shall be established on the basis of community need as determined by the Director.C. All centers shall be operated pursuant to a contract with the Director and shall comply with the provisions of the Dispute Resolution Act and the provisions of this act.Added by Laws 1985, c. 260, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
12 OK Stat § 12-1809 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1809. Collection and disposition of court costs and fees.

|A. To establish and maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, court costs in the amount of Seven Dollars ($7.00) shall be taxed, collected, and paid as other court costs in all civil cases. |The fee of an initiating or responding party shall be waived by the center upon receipt of an affidavit in forma pauperis executed under oath by such party.B. The court costs and fees provided for in subsection A of this section, once collected, shall be transferred by the court clerk to the Director who shall deposit them in the Dispute Resolution System Revolving Fund referenced in Section 2 of this act.Added by Laws 1985, c. 260, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 286, § 13, emerg. eff. May 29, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 225, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2004, c. 443, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2016, c. 362, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Laws 2019, c. 354, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
12 OK Stat § 12-1809.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1809.1. Dispute Resolution System Revolving Fund.

|There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Supreme Court to be designated the "Dispute Resolution System Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies collected pursuant to Section 1809 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be budgeted and expended by the Supreme Court as necessary to perform the duties imposed upon the Supreme Court to administer the Dispute Resolution Act by law. |Added by Laws 2019, c. 354, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.
12 OK Stat § 12-1810 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1810. Allocation of funds.

|A. Monies in the Dispute Resolution System Revolving Fund shall be allocated by the Director to eligible centers for dispute resolution programs authorized pursuant to the provisions of this act. |B. 1. The Director shall determine the eligibility of a center for funding on the basis of an application submitted by the center.2. The application for funding shall state:a.a description of the proposed community area of service;b.the cost of the principal components of operation;c.a description of available dispute resolution services and facilities within the defined geographic area;d.a description of the applicant's proposed program, by category and purpose, including evidence of community support, the present availability of resources, and the applicant's administrative capacity;e.a description of the efforts of cooperation between the applicant and the local human service and criminal justice agencies in dealing with program operations; andf.such additional information as may be required by the Director.C. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit dispute resolution centers in existence prior to the effective date of this act from submitting an application for funding as provided for in subsection B of this section.D. A center shall not be eligible for funds for dispute resolution programs unless it complies with the provisions of the Dispute Resolution Act, the provisions of this act, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Director.E. Each center funded pursuant to the provisions of this section, annually, shall provide the Director with a written report containing statistical data regarding operational expenses, the number of referrals, the category or types of cases referred, the number of parties serviced, the number of disputes resolved, the nature of resolution, amount and types of awards, the rate of compliance, and such other data as may be required by the Director.Added by Laws 1985, c. 260, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
12 OK Stat § 12-1811 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1811. Disbursement of funds - Method of reimbursement.

|Upon the approval of an application by the Director and at his direction, monies in the Dispute Resolution System Revolving Fund shall be disbursed to a center for operational costs of approved center programs. The method of reimbursement for dispute resolution program costs shall be specified by the Director pursuant to rules and regulations. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 260, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
12 OK Stat § 12-1812 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1812. Director - Powers and duties.

|A. The Director shall have such power as is necessary to implement the provisions of this act. |B. The Director shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act, which shall include provisions for periodic monitoring and evaluation of center programs.C. The Director may have such additional personnel as is necessary to implement the provisions of this act.Added by Laws 1985, c. 260, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
12 OK Stat § 12-1813 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1813. Inspection, examination and audit of centers.

|The State Auditor and Inspector, annually, shall inspect, examine, and audit the Dispute Resolution System Revolving Fund and the fiscal affairs of centers. |Added by Laws 1985, c. 260, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
12 OK Stat § 12-1821 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1821. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "District Court Mediation Act". |Added by Laws 1998, c. 321, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
12 OK Stat § 12-1822 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1822. Construction with Dispute Resolution Act.

|Nothing in this act shall be construed to replace or supersede any provision of the Dispute Resolution Act or the rules and procedures promulgated to implement and effectuate the Dispute Resolution Act. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 321, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
12 OK Stat § 12-1823 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1823. Referral to mediation.

|Any district court, by agreement of the parties, may refer any civil case, including any domestic relations case, or any portion thereof for mediation. A referral to mediation may be made at any time while a civil case is pending. The order of referral to mediation shall be entered on a standard form consistent with the form provided in subsection D of Section 5 of this act. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 321, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
12 OK Stat § 12-1824 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1824. Provisions applying to court-ordered mediation.

|The following provisions shall apply to any mediation ordered by a court pursuant to Section 3 of this act: |1. Mediation shall be a process in which an impartial person, the mediator, facilitates communication between disputing parties to promote understanding, reconciliation, and settlement. Participants shall include the mediator, the parties, interested non-parties or their representatives, and all others present. The mediator may meet with participants together or individually;2. The mediator shall be an advocate for settlement and use the mediation process to help the parties fully explore any potential areas of agreement. The mediator shall not serve as a judge and shall not have authority to render any decisions on any disputed issues or to force a settlement between the parties;3. The parties shall be responsible for negotiating any resolution to a dispute. Parties shall participate in mediation in good faith, and put forth their best efforts with the intention to settle all issues if possible. If the parties are unable to settle all issues, they shall attempt to settle as many issues as possible;4. No person with any financial or personal interest in the result of mediation may serve as a mediator. Prior to agreeing to mediate a dispute, the mediator shall disclose any circumstances likely to create a presumption of bias or prevent a prompt meeting with the parties;5. Mediation sessions shall be private. Persons other than the parties and interested non-parties and their representatives may attend only with the consent of the parties, interested non-parties, and the mediator;6. Any communication relating to the subject matter of the dispute made during the mediation process by a participant or any other person present at the mediation shall be a confidential communication. No admission, representation, statement, or other confidential communication made in setting up or in conducting the mediation shall be admissible as evidence or subject to discovery, except that, no fact independently discoverable shall be nondiscoverable solely by virtue of having been disclosed in such confidential communication. There shall be no stenographic or electronic record, including audio or video, of the mediation process unless it is agreed upon by the parties, interested non-parties, and the mediator, and it is not otherwise prohibited by law. No participant in the mediation proceeding, including the mediator, shall be subpoenaed or otherwise compelled to disclose any matter disclosed in the process of setting up or conducting the mediation proceeding; and7. No subpoena, summons, complaint, petition, citation, or other process of any kind may be served upon any person who is at or near the site of any mediation session and is there because of the mediation.Added by Laws 1998, c. 321, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
12 OK Stat § 12-1831 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1831. Short title - Purpose.

|A. Sections 11 through 20 of this act shall be known as the “Choice in Mediation Act”. |B. The Legislature has previously enacted measures designed to create programs for and encourage the use of mediation in resolving disputes involving citizens of this state. These measures provide guidelines and standards for qualifications of mediators and their use in resolving disputes. Over the years since the first of these measures was enacted, there has developed a significant number of trained and experienced mediators, some of whom work solely in volunteer programs under the Dispute Resolution Act and some of whom provide mediation services on a “for fee” basis, either solely or in addition to volunteer work. The power of the parties to a dispute to settle their own dispute with the help of a neutral person being the essence of mediation, there now exists a need to clarify the choice available to disputants to select a mediator.Added by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-1832 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1832. Mediation as an alternative dispute resolution process or on an ad hoc basis.

|Any county, municipality, accredited law school, school district, board, commission, department, or agency of this state or its political subdivisions is hereby authorized to establish programs for the purpose of providing mediation as an alternative dispute resolution process or for referring disputes to mediation on an ad hoc basis. For the purposes of the Choice in Mediation Act, “mediation” means a process in which an impartial person, the mediator, facilitates communication between disputing parties to promote settlement of disputes, whether before or in the process of litigation or administrative proceedings. |Added by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-1833 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1833. Options to operating a mediation program or referring matters exclusively to mediators or programs qualified under the Dispute Resolution Act.

|Nothing in the Choice in Mediation Act shall require any such county, municipality, accredited law school, school district, board, commission, department, or agency of this state or its political subdivisions to operate a mediation program under the auspices of the Dispute Resolution Act or to refer matters for mediation exclusively to mediators or programs qualified under the Dispute Resolution Act. Instead, any such entity may elect to do one or more of the following: |1. Utilize mediators certified under the Dispute Resolution Act or qualified under the District Court Mediation Act;2. Specify required training in addition to that required for certification under the Dispute Resolution Act or qualification under the District Court Mediation Act in order to receive referrals or disputes for mediation;3. Maintain a list of qualified mediators to whom it may refer disputes for mediation;4. Contract with the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide training for a fee for mediators to whom it may refer disputes for mediation;5. Refer disputes to a center under the Dispute Resolution Act to be mediated under the rules and procedures applicable to such center;6. Elect to be treated as a center for all purposes under the Dispute Resolution Act and make appropriate application pursuant to the Dispute Resolution Act;7. Contract with another public agency providing mediation services under the Choice in Mediation Act or with a private individual, company, or organization, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, to provide mediators or mediation training or both, so long as the contracting entity requires certification of mediators under the Dispute Resolution Act, or qualification of mediators under the District Court Mediation Act, if applicable; or8. Utilize a mediator of the parties’ choice.Added by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-1834 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1834. Compensation to mediators.

|Except in those instances in which a specific statute or rule prohibits compensation of mediators, the program authorized by Section 12 of this act may provide for appropriate compensation of the mediator. |Added by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-1835 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1835. Disclosure regarding the mediator.

|Any program for mediation under the Choice in Mediation Act shall make provision for disclosure to the parties of the background, qualifications, experience, and actual or potential conflicts of interest of the mediator, sufficient to permit the parties to participate in the choice of a mediator for their dispute and to determine that the mediator selected is qualified and neutral. |Added by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-1836 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1836. Procedures – Confidentiality and impartiality.

|Any program for mediation under the Choice in Mediation Act shall adopt appropriate procedures for the conduct of mediation under the program, to ensure confidentiality of proceedings and impartiality of the mediator and to encourage participation in good faith by the disputing parties. The program may comply with this provision by adopting the provisions in Section 1824 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes or by becoming a center under the Dispute Resolution Act and complying with the procedures of the Dispute Resolution Act. |Added by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.
12 OK Stat § 12-1837 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 12. Civil Procedure|§12-1837. Feedback on process or mediator – Due process prior to removal or decertification of mediator.

|Any program for mediation under the Choice in Mediation Act shall make provision for a procedure whereby parties to a dispute or the administrator of the program may make complaints about the mediation process and/or the conduct of the mediator. Any such procedure shall include due process prior to removal of a mediator from a list of qualified mediators or “decertification” of a mediator. |Added by Laws 2002, c. 468, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.