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MN HF283

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/1/2013

Primary Sponsor

Ryan Winkler

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Origin

House of Representatives

88th Legislature 2013-2014

AI Summary

  • Amends Minnesota Statutes section 595.02, subdivision 1, regarding witness competency and privileged communications
  • Extends evidence privilege protections to collaborative law processes, similar to existing protections for mediation
  • Prohibits examination of communications or documents made during a collaborative law process pursuant to an agreement to participate in collaborative law
  • Allows parties to dispute a stipulated agreement resulting from collaborative law in court applications, similar to mediated settlement agreements
  • Clarifies that the privilege does not apply to communications that would not otherwise be privileged, and does not limit common law protections for collaborative law communications

Legislative Description

Collaborative law process evidence availability limited.

Last Action

Secretary of State Chapter 28 04/29/13

5/1/2013

Committee Referrals

Rules and Administration4/17/2013
Civil Law1/31/2013

Full Bill Text

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