RCW 7.07.040Waiver and preclusion of privilege.(1) A privilege under RCW 7.07.030 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties to the mediation and:(a) In the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and(b) In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant.(2) A person that discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under RCW 7.07.030, but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure.(3) A person that intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit, or commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity is precluded from asserting a privilege under RCW 7.07.030.[ 2005 c 172 s 5.]
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