<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 25-4-60 - Confidentiality of mediation communications and mediator's work product. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049868Normal { 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.s2049868SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049868CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049868Normal-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.s2049868DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049868000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049868SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049868SCL-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="s2049868Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4-60"><span class="s2049868SENU">25-4-60</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049868SENU">. </span><span class="s2049868CL">Confidentiality of mediation communications and mediator's work product.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049868Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049868DefaultParagraphFont">Any communication, oral or written, in a mediation proceeding pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4-56"><span class="s2049868DefaultParagraphFont">25-4-56</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049868DefaultParagraphFont"> is confidential and inadmissible as evidence in any proceeding. A mediator appointed pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-4-56"><span class="s2049868DefaultParagraphFont">25-4-56</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049868DefaultParagraphFont"> may not be a witness, and the notes and work product of the mediator are not subject to discovery or subpoena in the proceeding in which the contested child custody or visitation is at issue.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049868Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049868000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049868Normal"><span class="s2049868SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049868SCL-000002"> SL 1996, ch 163, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>