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§ 5716

Vermont Title 12 — Vermont law

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Waiver and preclusion of privilege (a) A privilege under section 5715 of this title 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 who discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under section 5715 of this title to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure. (c) A person who intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit, or commit a crime, or conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity, may not assert a privilege under section 5715 of this title. (Added 2005, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

§ 5716. Waiver and preclusion of privilege (a) A privilege under section 5715 of this title 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 who discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under section 5715 of this title to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure. (c) A person who intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit, or commit a crime, or conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity, may not assert a privilege under section 5715 of this title. (Added 2005, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/194/05716· Version 2026