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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved May 26, 1977.
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CHAPTER 863
(Senate Bill 493)
AN ACT concerning
Public Bodies - Meetings
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FOR the purpose of requiring meetings of public bodies to
be open to the public except in certain instances;
requiring advance notice of open meetings; requiring
public bodies to keep minutes; providing for the
orderly conduct of open meetings; authorizing
certain action to have declared void certain
decisions or actions of public bodies made in wilful
violation of the notice and open meetings
requirements; providing certain sanctions for
members of public bodies wilfully participating in
violations; defining certain terms; and generally
relating to meetings of public bodies.
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FOR the purpose of requiring certain public bodies in the
exercise of certain functions to hold open meetings;
to give notice of their meetings and to keep
minutes: allowing meetings of such public bodies to
be closed for certain specified and other reasons;
providing for the orderly conduct of open meetings;
providing for judicial enforcement of this subtitle;
providing that this subtitle is to prevail over
conflicting provisions of other laws unless they are
more stringent; and generally relating to the
meetings of public bodies.
BY renumbering
Article 76A — Public Information
Section 7 through 22, respectively
to be Section 15 16 through 30 31, respectively
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1975 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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BY adding to
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Article 76A - Public Information
Section 7 through 14 15, inclusive, to be under the
new subtitle "Meetings of Public Bodies"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1975 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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