(a) Nothing in this chapter expands or limits a court’s authority to order participation in a dispute resolution proceeding. Nothing in this chapter authorizes or affects the enforceability of a contract clause in which parties agree to the use of mediation.
(b) Nothing in this chapter makes admissible evidence that is inadmissible under Section 1152 or any other statute.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 772, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)