Maryland State Government Section 10-506

Article - State Government

§ 10-506.

      (a)      Before meeting in a closed or open session, a public body shall give reasonable advance notice of the session.

      (b)      Whenever reasonable, a notice under this section shall:

            (1)      be in writing;

            (2)      include the date, time, and place of the session; and

            (3)      if appropriate, include a statement that a part or all of a meeting may be conducted in closed session.

      (c)      A public body may give the notice under this section as follows:

            (1)      if the public body is a unit of the State government, by publication in the Maryland Register;

            (2)      by delivery to representatives of the news media who regularly report on sessions of the public body or the activities of the government of which the public body is a part;

            (3)      if the public body previously has given public notice that this method will be used, by posting or depositing the notice at a convenient public location at or near the place of the session; or

            (4)      by any other reasonable method.

      (d)      A public body shall keep a copy of a notice provided under this section for at least 1 year after the date of the session.



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