§ 172.208.Termination of Conciliation

Three ways to end a conciliation entirely, and two ways for one party to leave it.

The conciliator may declare it over. A written declaration by each conciliator, after consultation with the parties, that further efforts are not justified ends the conciliation on the date of the declaration.

Consultation is required first, so the parties learn the conciliator’s view before the process closes.

The parties may declare it over by a written declaration addressed to each conciliator.

A settlement ends it too, on the date each party signs the agreement.

A single party may withdraw. A written declaration by a party to each other party and each conciliator terminates the conciliation as to that party on the date of the declaration.

A partial settlement has the same effect as to those who signed it.

Every route is written and dated. That is not a formality — Section 172.207 tolls limitations until the 10th day after termination, so the date has to be fixed.

Withdrawal costs a party nothing. Section 172.210 preserves the rights and remedies a party would have had if conciliation had never been initiated.

Termination also ends the stay of any judicial proceeding or arbitration under Section 172.207(a).