District of Columbia § 16-4017 Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-4017 — Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery.

District of Columbia § 16-4017

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 40Collaborative Law; Uniform Act.

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D.C. Code § 16-4017 (2026).

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(a)Subject to §§ 16-4018 and 16-4019 , a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection (b) of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible as evidence.

(b)In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:

(1)A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication.

(2)A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.

(c)Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process.

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(a) Subject to §§ 16-4018 and 16-4019 , a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection (b) of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible as evidence.

(b) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:

(1) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication.

(2) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.

(c) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process.