S.C. Code Regs. § § 67-1804

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 67-1804 - Selection of Mediator and Required Schedule

A. The parties may consent to use any mediator who is duly qualified. The mediator must be certified as a mediator per the certification process established by the South Carolina Bar Association.

B. The parties must select a mediator within ten days of the filing of the earliest pleading raising grounds for mediation, and must promptly notify the Commission of the mediator and proposed mediation date.

C. The mediation must be completed within sixty days of the filing of the earliest pleading raising grounds for mediation, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties or ordered by the Commission. If the mediation is not completed within the sixty-day timeframe, the case may be set in the normal course of the docket scheduling.

D. If the parties cannot agree on a mediator, the Commission shall appoint a duly qualified mediator.

S.C. Code Regs. § 67-1804

Added by State Register Volume 37, Issue No. 6, eff June 28, 2013; State Register Volume 42, Issue No. 02, eff. 2/23/2018.