25-2903. Terms, defined.For purposes of the Dispute Resolution Act:(1) Approved center means a center that has applied for and received approval from the director under section 25-2909;(2) Center means a nonprofit organization or a court-established program which makes dispute resolution procedures and restorative justice services available;(3) Council means the Advisory Council on Dispute Resolution;(4) Director means the Director of the Office of Dispute Resolution;(5) Dispute resolution process means a process by which the parties involved in a dispute voluntarily agree to enter into informal discussion and negotiation with the assistance of a mediator;(6) Mediation means the intervention into a dispute by a third party who has no decisionmaking authority and is impartial to the issues being discussed;(7) Mediator means a person trained in the process of mediation who assists parties in dispute to reach a mutually acceptable resolution of their conflict;(8) Office means the Office of Dispute Resolution;(9) Restorative justice facilitator means a person trained to facilitate restorative justice practices as a staff member or affiliate of an approved center; and(10) Restorative of Dispute Resolution;(9) Restorative justice facilitator means a person trained to facilitate restorative justice practices as a staff member or affiliate of an approved center; and(10) Restorative justice means practices, programs, or services described in section 25-2912.01 that emphasize repairing the harm caused to victims and the community by persons who have caused the harm or committed an offense.Source Laws 1991, LB 90, § 3; Laws 2019, LB595, § 3.
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