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Cal. Gov. Code § 54953.3

Meetings

Known as the Ralph M. Brown Act

The act spans §§ 54950–54963 (68 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case California Attorney General Opinion 23-102 (2024)

Most recently applied in California Attorney General Opinion 23-102 (April 2024)

Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 968, Sec. 28.

A member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance at a meeting of a legislative body of a local agency, to register his or her name, to provide other information, to complete a questionnaire, or otherwise to fulfill any condition precedent to his or her attendance.

If an attendance list, register, questionnaire, or other similar document is posted at or near the entrance to the room where the meeting is to be held, or is circulated to the persons present during the meeting, it shall state clearly that the signing, registering, or completion of the document is voluntary, and that all persons may attend the meeting regardless of whether a person signs, registers, or completes the document.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.