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UTCR 12.060 — QUALIFICATION AS AN APPROVED GENERAL CIVIL MEDIATOR, ONGOING OBLIGATIONS

2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 12 · physical PDF page 5–7 · 2026

12.060 QUALIFICATION AS AN APPROVED GENERAL CIVIL MEDIATOR,
ONGOING OBLIGATIONS
To become an approved general civil mediator, an individual must establish, to the
satisfaction of the determining authority, that the individual meets or exceeds all the
following qualifications and will continue to meet ongoing requirements as described:
2026 UTCR 12.6
(1) Training.  An applicant must have completed training, including all the following:
(a) The basic mediation curriculum described in UTCR 12.100, or substantially
similar training; and
(b) Court-system training in UTCR 12.130, or substantially similar training or
education.
(2) Experience.  An applicant must have:
(a) Observed three actual mediations; and
(b) Participated as a mediator or co-mediator in at least three cases that have
been or will be filed in court, observed by a person qualified as a general civil
mediation supervisor under this section and performed to the supervisor’s
satisfaction.
(3) Continuing Education
(a) During the first two calendar years beginning January 1 of the year after the
mediator’s approval by the determining authority, general civil mediators must
complete at least 12 hours of continuing education as follows:
(i) If the approved mediator’s basic mediation training was 36 hours or
more, 12 hours of continuing education as described in UTCR 12.140.
(ii) If the approved mediator’s basic mediation training was between 30 and
36 hours, then one additional hour of continuing education for every hour
of training fewer than 36 (i.e., if basic mediation training was 30 hours,
then 18 hours of continuing education; if the basic mediation training
was 32 hours, then 16 hours of continuing education).
(b) Thereafter, as an ongoing obligation, an approved general civil mediator must
complete 12 hours of continuing education requirements every two calendar
years as described in UTCR 12.140.
(4) Conduct.  An applicant and, as an ongoing obligation, an approved general civil
mediator must subscribe to the mediator ethics in UTCR 12.040.
(5) Public information.  An applicant and, as an ongoing obligation, an approved
general civil mediator must comply with requirements to provide and maintain
information as provided in UTCR 12.050.
(6) Supervision.  A qualified general civil mediation supervisor is an individual who
has:
(a) Met the qualifications of a general civil mediator as defined in this section;
and
2026 UTCR 12.7
(b) Mediated at least 35 cases to conclusion or completed at least 350 hours of
mediation experience beyond the experience required of an approved general
civil mediator in this section.

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