179.01 Dispute resolution and conflict management definitions. - Ohio Statutes

179.01 Dispute resolution and conflict management definitions.

As used in sections 179.01 to 179.04 of the Revised Code:

(A) “Dispute resolution and conflict management” includes any process that assists persons with a dispute or a conflict to resolve their differences without further litigation, prosecution, civil unrest, economic disruption, or violence.

(B) “Dispute resolution and conflict management program” means any of the following:

(1) A program that provides or encourages dispute resolution and conflict management, including, but not limited to, a program that provides or encourages mediation or conciliation, a mini-trial program, a summary jury trial, or nonbinding arbitration. The program may serve the legal community, business community, public sector, private sector, or private individuals, or any combination of them, and its scope may include disputes and conflicts in the domestic context, international context, or both.

(2) A program that provides education or training, in the primary and secondary schools and colleges and universities of this state, as well as in other appropriate educational forums, about the elimination, prevention, resolution, and management of disputes and conflicts in the domestic and international context.

(3) A program that provides or encourages dispute resolution and conflict management, as described in division (B)(1) of this section, and provides education or training, as described in division (B)(2) of this section.

Effective Date: 06-30-1995