Iowa Code 679C.102 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 679C.102
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
679C.102 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “”Mediation”” means a process in which a mediator facilitates communication and negotiation between parties to assist them in reaching a voluntary agreement regarding their dispute.
2. “”Mediation communication”” means a statement, whether oral or in a record, verbal or nonverbal, that occurs during a mediation or is made for purposes of considering, conducting, participating in, initiating, continuing, or reconvening a mediation or retaining a mediator.
3. “”Mediation party”” means an individual who participates in a mediation and whose agreement is necessary to resolve the dispute.
4. “”Mediator”” means an individual who conducts a mediation.
5. “”Nonparty participant”” means a person, other than a mediation party or mediator, that participates in a mediation.
6. “”Person”” means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity.
7. “”Proceeding”” means any of the following:
a. A judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other adjudicative process, including related prehearing and posthearing motions, conferences, and discovery.
b. A legislative hearing or similar process.
8. “”Record”” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
9. “”Sign”” means any of the following:
a. To execute or adopt a tangible symbol with the present intent to authenticate a record.
b. To attach or logically associate an electronic symbol, sound, or process to or with a record with the present intent to authenticate a record.
2005 Acts, ch 68, §7
Referred to in §22.7(37)
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “”Mediation”” means a process in which a mediator facilitates communication and negotiation between parties to assist them in reaching a voluntary agreement regarding their dispute.
2. “”Mediation communication”” means a statement, whether oral or in a record, verbal or nonverbal, that occurs during a mediation or is made for purposes of considering, conducting, participating in, initiating, continuing, or reconvening a mediation or retaining a mediator.
3. “”Mediation party”” means an individual who participates in a mediation and whose agreement is necessary to resolve the dispute.
4. “”Mediator”” means an individual who conducts a mediation.
5. “”Nonparty participant”” means a person, other than a mediation party or mediator, that participates in a mediation.
6. “”Person”” means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity.
7. “”Proceeding”” means any of the following:
a. A judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other adjudicative process, including related prehearing and posthearing motions, conferences, and discovery.
b. A legislative hearing or similar process.
8. “”Record”” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
9. “”Sign”” means any of the following:
a. To execute or adopt a tangible symbol with the present intent to authenticate a record.
b. To attach or logically associate an electronic symbol, sound, or process to or with a record with the present intent to authenticate a record.
2005 Acts, ch 68, §7
Referred to in §22.7(37)