Each court must make available educational material, adopted by the Judicial Council, or from other sources, describing available ADR processes in the community.
Rule 3.898.Educational material
Division 8. Alternative Dispute Resolution · Chapter 4. Civil Action Mediation Program Rules · Last amended 2009 · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceRule 3.898 requires each court to make available educational material, whether adopted by the Judicial Council or drawn from other sources, describing the ADR processes available in the community.
Full Text of Rule 3.898
Plain-English Summary
Rule 3.898 closes out the chapter with a simple public-information duty. Every court running the Civil Action Mediation Program has to make educational material available describing the ADR options a litigant might use in that community, not just mediation under this specific program.
The rule does not dictate a single source for that material. A court can use content the Judicial Council has put together, or draw on other sources, so long as it makes something available to the people who need it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must a court provide about ADR options?
Educational material describing the alternative dispute resolution processes available in the community, under rule 3.898.
Where does the educational material come from?
Either material adopted by the Judicial Council or material from other sources — rule 3.898 does not require a single approved source.
Amendment History
Rule 3.898 renumbered effective July 1, 2009; adopted as rule 1639 effective March 1, 1994; previously amended and renumbered as rule 3.878 effective January 1, 2007.
Source & verification. Rule text is reproduced verbatim from
the Judicial Council of California. Adopted by the Judicial Council of California.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
· Official source
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