New Mexico Statutes Chapter 44. Miscellaneous Civil Law Matters § 44-7B-2. Definitions

A. “mediation” means a process in which a mediator:

B. “mediation communication” means a statement, whether oral or in a record or 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;

C. “mediation party” means a person who participates in a mediation and whose agreement is necessary to resolve the dispute;

D. “mediation program” means a program that provides mediation services and is created or administered by a court or court agency, a government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality of this state or a tribal court, government or agency;

E. “mediator” means an individual who:

F. “nonparty participant” means a person, other than a mediation party or mediator, who participates in, is present during the mediation or is a mediation program administrator, including a person consulted by a mediation party to assist the mediation party with evaluating, considering or generating offers of settlement;

G. “person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, public corporation or any other legal or commercial entity;

H. “proceeding” means:

I. “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; and

J. “sign” means: