Nothing in this act shall be construed to replace or supersede any provision of the Dispute Resolution Act or the rules and procedures promulgated to implement and effectuate the Dispute Resolution Act.
§ 1822.Construction With Dispute Resolution Act
Chapter 38: District Court Mediation Act · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceClarifies that the District Court Mediation Act doesn't replace or supersede any provision of the Dispute Resolution Act, or the rules and procedures adopted to carry it out.
Full Text of § 1822
Amendment History
Added by Laws 1998, SB 1223, c. 321, §2, eff. 11/1/1998.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1822 keeps the two mediation laws from conflicting. Nothing in the District Court Mediation Act replaces or supersedes any provision of the Dispute Resolution Act, or the rules and procedures adopted to implement and carry it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the District Court Mediation Act cancel out the Dispute Resolution Act?
No -- the statute says directly that it doesn't replace or supersede the Dispute Resolution Act or its implementing rules and procedures.
Can both mediation laws apply to the same case?
The text preserves the existing Dispute Resolution Act framework alongside the newer district court mediation provisions, rather than one displacing the other.
Does this protection cover the Dispute Resolution Act's implementing rules, or just the statute itself?
Both -- the section protects "any provision of the Dispute Resolution Act" as well as "the rules and procedures promulgated to implement and effectuate" it.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
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