OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN RECORDS

New Attorney General Guidance on Open Records/Open Meetings

Effective July 14, 2022, House Bill 453 amends certain provisions of the Open Meetings Act to allow a public agency to conduct a meeting using ...

Contents 1. What's the Open Meetings Act?

What minutes and other records must a public body create, and may the public inspect them? Public bodies must draft and adopt minutes for any meeting subject to ...

Texas Open Meetings Act - AustinTexas.gov

Keeping a Record of Open Meetings. A governing body is required under the Act to either keep minutes or make a tape recording of every open meeting. If ...

A Guide to Mississippi Open Meetings & Public Records Laws

... Public Records Act and an Open Meetings Act, otherwise known as “sunshine laws.” These laws provide that all government meetings and records except those ...

Public Records and Open Public Meetings | Washington State

Citizens can control their government only if they remain informed about the decisions their government officials are making.

A RESOURCE GUIDE PERTAINING TO OPEN MEETINGS AND ...

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Open Government

a pending criminal investigation? In Georgia, investigations conducted by the coroner are subject to the Open Records Act and the Open Meetings Act.43 This ...

Outline of Nebraska Open Meetings Act

The Nebraska Open Meetings Act guarantees that every meeting of a public body shall be open to the public in order that citizens may exercise their ...

Open Meetings - Attorney General - State of Michigan

The OMA provides that all persons must be permitted to attend a public meeting, including the rights to record the meeting and to address the meeting, and that ...

NORTH CAROLINA OPEN GOVERNMENT GUIDE - NCDOJ

Are the Public Records and Open Meetings Laws the only laws dictating the public's right to access certain records or meetings? No. There are times when other ...

Sunshine Advisories: Open Meetings Index | Iowa Attorney General

If the Open Meetings Law applies, committees cannot gather to deliberate or act in private, unless there are grounds to close a session. Are Advisory Bodies ...

Open Meeting, Open Records Seminars - Oklahoma Press Association

Attorney General Gentner Drummond and the Oklahoma Press Association invite you to attend one of these free sessions designed to deal directly with your ...

How to Submit an Open Records Request | The Heritage Foundation

Sunshine laws” give citizens access to government documents and meetings. “Open records laws” detail the records, documents and information ...

Public Records Act & Open Meetings Law - NC DEQ

and Open Meetings Law. ▷ As with most other ... ▷ “The public records and public information compiled by the agencies of North Carolina ... ▷ “'Public record' or ...

Appendix I – Frequently Asked Questions - Oregon Department of ...

Must I inform the governing body before I tape record? May a public body refuse to use a microphone during its public meetings? Does the Public Meetings Law ...

Open Meetings Act Overview - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

A general discussion of Ohio's Open Meetings Act, which mandates that a "public body" conducts its official business in meetings open to the public, including ...

Open Government | Office of the Attorney General

The primary open government laws are the Texas Public ... Open Records Complaint · Open Reports and ... The Open Meetings Act determines how public meetings must ...

Open Records & Open Meetings

Review the Attorney General's opinion process and potential penalties for open record and open meeting violations. 3. Page 4. Open Records &. Open Meetings.

Open Meetings Law - Louisiana Legislative Auditor

* The governing body may adopt reasonable rules and restrictions regarding this comment period. • allow for recording of the meeting by the audience;. • record ...

Open Records Request - Oklahoma.gov

The Oklahoma open meetings and open records act help make the work of the state transparent. The purpose of the act is to ensure and ...