654B.11 - EFFECT OF MEDIATION.

        654B.11  EFFECT OF MEDIATION.         An interest in property, or rights and obligations under a      contract are not affected by the failure of a person to obtain a      mediation release regardless of its validity.         Time periods relating to a claim, including applicable statutes of      limitations, shall be suspended upon filing a mediation request.      Time periods affecting a claim in a civil proceeding shall be      suspended upon filing a mediation request.  The suspension shall      terminate upon signing a mediation release.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         90 Acts, ch 1143, §25