<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 19-13A-8 - Confidentiality. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045346Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045346SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045346CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045346Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2045346DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045346000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045346SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045346SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2045346Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-13A-8"><span class="s2045346SENU">19-13A-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045346SENU">. </span><span class="s2045346CL">Confidentiality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045346Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045346DefaultParagraphFont">Unless subject to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-25-1"><span class="s2045346DefaultParagraphFont">1-25-1</span></a><span class="s2045346DefaultParagraphFont">, mediation communications are confidential to the extent agreed by the parties or provided by other law or rule of this State.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045346Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045346000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045346Normal"><span class="s2045346SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045346SCL-000002"> SL 2008, ch 286 (Supreme Court Rule 07-07), eff. Jan. 1, 2008.</span></p></div></body></html>