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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 623 and 857 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2002, chapter 718<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80462,"section_number":"2.2-1202.1","catch_line":"Additional powers and duties of Director; employment dispute resolution","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1202.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":279035,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71762,"identifier":"8.01-581.23","token":"8.01\/21.2\/8.01-581.23","url":"\/8.01-581.23\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-581.23\/","token":"8.01\/21.2\/8.01-581.23","dublin_core":{"Title":"Civil immunity","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-581.23","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When a mediation is provided by a mediator<\/span> who is certified pursuant to guidelines promulgated by the Judicial Council of Virginia, or who is trained and serves as a mediator<\/span> through the statewide mediation program<\/span> established pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-1202.1<\/a>, then that mediator<\/span>, mediation programs<\/span> for which that mediator<\/span> is providing services, and a mediator<\/span> co-mediating with that mediator<\/span> shall be immune from civil liability for, or resulting from, any act or omission done or made while engaged in efforts to assist or conduct a mediation, unless the act or omission was made or done in bad faith, with malicious<\/span> intent<\/span> or in a manner exhibiting a willful, wanton disregard of the rights, safety or property of another. This language is not intended to abrogate any other immunity that may be applicable to a mediator<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCIVIL IMMUNITY (\u00a7 8.01-581.23)\n\nWhen a mediation is provided by a mediator who is certified pursuant to\nguidelines promulgated by the Judicial Council of Virginia, or who is trained\nand serves as a mediator through the statewide mediation program established\npursuant to \u00a7 2.2-1202.1, then that mediator, mediation programs for which that\nmediator is providing services, and a mediator co-mediating with that mediator\nshall be immune from civil liability for, or resulting from, any act or omission\ndone or made while engaged in efforts to assist or conduct a mediation, unless\nthe act or omission was made or done in bad faith, with malicious intent or in a\nmanner exhibiting a willful, wanton disregard of the rights, safety or property\nof another. This language is not intended to abrogate any other immunity that\nmay be applicable to a mediator.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, cc. 623, 857; 2002, c. 718; 2012, cc. 803, 835.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}