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2011 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 15 — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Act 267 of 1976 — OPEN MEETINGS ACT (15.261 - 15.275)
- Section 15.261 — Short title; effect of act on certain charter provisions, ordinances, or resolutions.
- Section 15.262 — Definitions.
- Section 15.263 — Meetings, decisions, and deliberations of public body; requirements; attending or addressing meeting of public body; tape-recording, videotaping, broadcasting, and telecasting proceedings; rules and regulations; exclusion from meeting; exemptions.
- Section 15.264 — Public notice of meetings generally; contents; places of posting.
- Section 15.265 — Public notice of regular meetings, change in schedule of regular meetings, rescheduled regular meetings, or special meetings; time for posting; statement of date, time, and place; applicability of subsection (4); recess or adjournment; emergency sessions; meeting in residential dwelling; notice.
- Section 15.266 — Providing copies of public notice on written request; fee.
- Section 15.267 — Closed sessions; roll call vote; separate set of minutes.
- Section 15.268 — Closed sessions; permissible purposes.
- Section 15.269 — Minutes.
- Section 15.270 — Decisions of public body; presumption; civil action to invalidate; jurisdiction; venue; reenactment of disputed decision.
- Section 15.271 — Civil action to compel compliance or enjoin noncompliance; commencement; venue; security not required; commencement of action for mandamus; court costs and attorney fees.
- Section 15.272 — Violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
- Section 15.273 — Violation; liability.
- Section 15.273a — Selection of president by governing board of higher education institution; violation; civil fine.
- Section 15.274 — Repeal of MCL 15.251 to 15.253.
- Section 15.275 — Effective date.
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