Section 50. Costs  


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  • A. Compensation of the neutral and any other associated common costs, such as rental fees, shall be the responsibility of the parties. Compensation of each party's counsel and other individual costs shall be the responsibility of that party alone, unless the parties agree otherwise.

    B. An agreement regarding compensation and other associated costs shall be reached between the neutral and the parties before the dispute resolution procedure commences and shall be memorialized in writing.

    C. In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, all costs shall be paid by the parties in equal shares.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 17, Issue 16, eff. July 1, 2001; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 21, eff. July 30, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1186.3 of the Code of Virginia.