2016 Maryland Code
General Provisions
Title 3 - Open Meetings Act
Subtitle 2 - State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board
§ 3-211. Announcement of violation; summary of opinion
(a) If violation has occurred. -- If the Board determines that a violation of this title has occurred:
(1) at the next open meeting of the public body after the Board has issued its opinion, a member of the public body shall announce the violation and orally summarize the opinion; and
(2) a majority of the members of the public body shall sign a copy of the opinion and return the signed copy to the Board.
(b) Representative may not provide announcement and summary. -- The public body may not designate its counsel or another representative to provide the announcement and summary.
(c) Limitations on compliance. -- Compliance by a public body or a member of a public body with subsections (a) and (b) of this section:
(1) is not an admission to a violation of this title by the public body; and
(2) may not be used as evidence in a proceeding conducted in accordance with ยง 3-401 of this title.
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