(a) Before meeting in a closed or open session, a public body shall give reasonable advance notice of the session.
Form
(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.
Method
(c) A public body may give the notice under this section as follows:
(1) if the public body is a unit of 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:
(i) by posting or depositing the notice at a convenient public location at or near the place of the session; or
(ii) by posting the notice on an Internet website ordinarily used by the public body to provide information to the public; or
(4) by any other reasonable method.
Copy of notice
(d) A public body shall keep a copy of a notice provided under this section for at least 3 years after the date of the session.
Credits
Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 345, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 3-302, MD GEN PROVIS § 3-302
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
