Title 15, Chapter 23, Section 3
( 15-23-3)
(a) There is created in each county in this state a board to be
known as the Board of Trustees of the __________ County Fund for the
Administration of Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs. The
board shall consist of: (1) The chief judge of the superior court of the circuit in which
the county is located, or the superior court judge with the
longest service if there is no chief judge, or a superior court
judge designated by the chief judge or the judge with the longest
service; (2) The chief judge of the state court, if any, or the state court
judge with the longest service if there is no chief judge, or a
state court judge designated by the chief judge or the judge with
the longest service; (3) The judge of the probate court; (4) The presiding judge of the juvenile court, if any, or a
juvenile court judge designated by that judge; (5) The chief magistrate or a magistrate designated by the chief
magistrate; (6) The clerk of the superior court; and (7) One practicing attorney appointed by other members of the
board. (b) The superior court judge on the board shall serve as chairperson
of the board. The member who is the practicing attorney shall serve
at the pleasure of the other members of the board. All members
shall serve without compensation. A majority of the members of the
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business
that may come before the board. (c) A member who represents a court which does not participate in
the alternative dispute resolution program and against whose
litigants the additional costs authorized by this chapter are not
assessed may attend all meetings but will be a nonvoting member of
the board. The presence of such a member shall not be counted in
determining the constitution of a quorum. (d) Members of any board of trustees of any county fund and other
personnel acting in a policy-making capacity shall be immune from
any action arising from any act, statement, decision, or omission
relating to the implementation of the purposes of this chapter
unless the act, statement, decision, or omission is: (1) Grossly negligent and made with malice; or (2) In willful disregard of the safety or property of any party to
the alternative dispute process. |