Oregon § 36.536 Prohibition on use of statements, admissions or documents arising out of conciliation proceedings

Oregon Statutes

§ 36.536 — Prohibition on use of statements, admissions or documents arising out of conciliation proceedings

Oregon § 36.536

Vol.1

Title 3Remedies and Special Actions and Proceedings

Ch. 36Mediation and Arbitration

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 36.536 (2026).

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When the parties agree to participate in conciliation under ORS 36.450 to 36.558:

(1)Evidence of anything said or of any admission made in the course of the conciliation is not admissible in evidence and disclosure of any such evidence shall not be compelled in any civil action in which, pursuant to law, testimony may be compelled to be given. However, this subsection does not limit the admissibility of evidence if all parties participating in conciliation consent, in writing, to its disclosure, provided that such consent is given after the statement or admission to be disclosed is made in the conciliation proceeding.

(2)In the event that any such evidence is offered in contravention of this section, the arbitration tribunal or the court shall make any order which it considers to be appr

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When the parties agree to participate in conciliation under ORS 36.450 to 36.558:
(1) Evidence of anything said or of any admission made in the course of the conciliation is not admissible in evidence and disclosure of any such evidence shall not be compelled in any civil action in which, pursuant to law, testimony may be compelled to be given. However, this subsection does not limit the admissibility of evidence if all parties participating in conciliation consent, in writing, to its disclosure, provided that such consent is given after the statement or admission to be disclosed is made in the conciliation proceeding.
(2) In the event that any such evidence is offered in contravention of this section, the arbitration tribunal or the court shall make any order which it considers to be appropriate to deal with the matter, including, without limitation, orders restricting the introduction of evidence, or dismissing the case without prejudice.
(3) Unless the document otherwise provides, no document prepared for the purpose of, or in the course of, or pursuant to, the conciliation, or any copy thereof, is admissible in evidence and disclosure of any such document shall not be compelled in any arbitration or civil action in which, pursuant to law, testimony may be compelled to be given.