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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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.
(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 3 years after the date of the session.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, General Provisions § 3-302 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/general-provisions/md-code-gen-provis-sect-3-302/
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