Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. § 3-302
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2019
(a) Before meeting in a closed or open session, a public body shall give reasonable advance notice of the session.
(a) Before meeting in a closed or open session, a public body shall give reasonable advance notice of the session.
(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.
(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.
(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 Web site ordinarily used by the public body to provide information to the public; or (4) by any other reasonable 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.
(d) A public body shall keep a copy of a notice provided under this section for at least 1 year after the date of the session.
(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.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.