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OPEN MEETINGS ACT
Act 267 of 1976
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
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The People of the State of Michigan enact:
| Section 15.261 | Section | Short title; effect of act on certain charter provisions, ordinances, or resolutions. |
| Section 15.262 | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 15.263 | Section | 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 | Section | Public notice of meetings generally; contents; places of posting. |
| Section 15.265 | Section | 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 | Section | Providing copies of public notice on written request; fee. |
| Section 15.267 | Section | Closed sessions; roll call vote; separate set of minutes. |
| Section 15.268 | Section | Closed sessions; permissible purposes. |
| Section 15.269 | Section | Minutes. |
| Section 15.270 | Section | Decisions of public body; presumption; civil action to invalidate; jurisdiction; venue; reenactment of disputed decision. |
| Section 15.271 | Section | 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 | Section | Violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 15.273 | Section | Violation; liability. |
| Section 15.273a | Section | Selection of president by governing board of higher education institution; violation; civil fine. |
| Section 15.274 | Section | Repeal of MCL 15.251 to 15.253. |
| Section 15.275 | Section | Effective date. |
