7.07.040 - Waiver and preclusion of privilege. - Washington Statutes

Waiver 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 § 5.]