New Jersey § 2a:23c-2

§ 2a:23c-2.

As used in this act: “ 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. “ Mediation communication ” means a statement, whether verbal or nonverbal or in a record, 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. A mediation communication shall not be deemed to be a public record under P.L.1963,

c. 73 ( C.47:1A-1 et seq. ) as amended and supplemented by P.L.2001, c. 404 ( C.47:1A-5 et seq. ). “ Mediator ” means an individual who conducts a mediation. “ Nonparty participant ” means a person, other than a party or mediator, who participates in a mediation. “ Mediation party ” means a person who participates in a mediation and whose agreement is necessary

to resolve the dispute. “ 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. “ Proceeding ” means a judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other adjudicative process, including

related pre-hearing and post-hearing motions, conferences, and discovery; or a legislative

hearing or similar process. “ 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. “ Sign ” means to execute or adopt a tangible symbol with the present intent to authenticate

a record, or to attach or logically associate an electronic symbol, sound, or process

to or with a record with the present intent to authenticate a record.