[§663M-4] Procedure; alternative dispute resolution. In any dispute in which a year 2000 error is alleged as a claim or a defense, within twenty days of service of the last pleading, the plaintiff shall contact the court in which the action has been filed and shall schedule a conference with the court. The court and the attendees shall discuss alternative dispute resolution options. The court may require each party to submit to the court prior to the conference a statement of any objections to alternative dispute resolution and the reasons for objecting. The court, in its discretion or upon motion by a party, during the conference or at a later date, may order the parties to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process subject to conditions imposed by the court. The cost for the alternative dispute resolution process shall be apportioned in accordance with the agreement of the parties, or as otherwise ordered by the court. [L 1999, c 115, pt of §2]