28 CFR § 36.506 - Alternative means of dispute resolution.

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title: "28 CFR § 36.506 - Alternative means of dispute resolution."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "36.506"
section_name: "Alternative means of dispute resolution."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "36"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY BY PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND IN COMMERCIAL FACILITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 42 U.S.C. 12186(b), 12205a."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 1513-91, 56 FR 35592, July 26, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
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# 36.506 Alternative means of dispute resolution.

Where appropriate and to the extent authorized by law, the use of alternative means of dispute resolution, including settlement negotiations, conciliation, facilitation, mediation, factfinding, minitrials, and arbitration, is encouraged to resolve disputes arising under the Act and this part.