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2018 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 15 - Public Officers and Employees
Act 267 of 1976 OPEN MEETINGS ACT (15.261 - 15.275)
AN ACT to require certain meetings of certain public bodies to be open to the public; to require notice and the keeping of minutes of meetings; to provide for enforcement; to provide for invalidation of governmental decisions under certain circumstances; to provide penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.
History: 1976, Act 267, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977
- 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; 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; posting; statement of date, time, and place; website; recess or adjournment; emergency sessions; emergency public meeting; meeting in residential dwelling; limitation; notice; duration requirement.
- 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 15.268.amended 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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