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PART II. ACCOUNTABILITY
Chapter 7. Open Meetings

• § 701.  Short title of chapter.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Sunshine Act. ...
• § 702.  Legislative findings and declaration.
  (a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds that the right of the public to be present at all meetings of agencies and to witness the deliberation, policy ...
• § 703.  Definitions.
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates ...
• § 704.  Open meetings.
  Official action and deliberations by a quorum of the members of an agency shall take place at a meeting open to the public unless closed ...
• § 705.  Recording of votes.
  In all meetings of agencies, the vote of each member who actually votes on any resolution, rule, order, regulation, ordinance or the setting of official ...
• § 706.  Minutes of meetings, public records and recording of meetings.
  § 706. Minutes of meetings, public records and recording of meetings. Written minutes shall be kept of all open meetings of agencies. The minutes shall ...
• § 707.  Exceptions to open meetings.
  (a) Executive session.--An agency may hold an executive session under section 708 (relating to executive sessions). (b) Conference.--An agency is authorized to participate in a ...
• § 708.  Executive sessions.
  (a) Purpose.--An agency may hold an executive session for one or more of the following reasons: (1) To discuss any matter involving the employment, appointment, ...
• § 709.  Public notice.
  (a) Meetings.--An agency shall give public notice of its first regular meeting of each calendar or fiscal year not less than three days in advance ...
• § 710.  Rules and regulations for conduct of meetings.
  Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the agency from adopting by official action the rules and regulations necessary for the conduct of its meetings and ...
§ 710.1. Public participation.

• § 711.  Use of equipment during meetings.
  (a) Recording devices.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a person attending a meeting of an agency shall have the right to use recording devices to ...
• § 712.  General Assembly meetings covered.
  Notwithstanding any other provision, for the purpose of this chapter, meetings of the General Assembly which are covered are as follows: all meetings of committees ...
• § 713.  Business transacted at unauthorized meeting void.
  A legal challenge under this chapter shall be filed within 30 days from the date of a meeting which is open, or within 30 days ...
• § 714.  Penalty.
  Any member of any agency who participates in a meeting with the intent and purpose by that member of violating this chapter commits a summary ...
§ 714.1. Attorney fees.

• § 715.  Jurisdiction and venue of judicial proceedings.
  The Commonwealth Court shall have original jurisdiction of actions involving State agencies and the courts of common pleas shall have original jurisdiction of actions involving ...
• § 716.  Confidentiality.
  All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar as they are inconsistent with this chapter, excepting those statutes which specifically provide for the confidentiality ...

Chapter 11. Ethics Standards and Financial Disclosure

• § 1101.  Short title of chapter.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act. ...
§ 1101.1. Purpose.

• § 1102.  Definitions.
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this ...
• § 1103.  Restricted activities.
  (a) Conflict of interest.--No public official or public employee shall engage in conduct that constitutes a conflict of interest. (b) Seeking improper influence.--No person shall ...
• § 1104.  Statement of financial interests required to be filed.
  (a) Public official or public employee.--Each public official of the Commonwealth shall file a statement of financial interests for the preceding calendar year with the ...
• § 1105.  Statement of financial interests.
  (a) Form.--The statement of financial interests filed pursuant to this chapter shall be on a form prescribed by the commission. All information requested on the ...
• § 1106.  State Ethics Commission.
  (a) Continuation of commission.--The State Ethics Commission established under the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.883, No.170), referred to as the Public Official and Employee ...
• § 1107.  Powers and duties of commission.
  In addition to other powers and duties prescribed by law, the commission shall: (1) Prescribe and publish rules and regulations to carry out the provisions ...
• § 1108.  Investigations by commission.
  (a) Preliminary inquiry.--Upon a complaint signed under penalty of perjury by any person or upon its own motion, the commission, through its executive director, shall ...
• § 1109.  Penalties.
  (a) Restricted activities violation.--Any person who violates the provisions of section 1103(a), (b) and (c) (relating to restricted activities) commits a felony and shall, upon ...
• § 1110.  Wrongful use of chapter.
  (a) Liability.--A person who signs a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter against another is subject to liability for wrongful use of this chapter ...
• § 1111.  Supplemental provisions.
  Any governmental body may adopt requirements to supplement this chapter, provided that no such requirements shall in any way be less restrictive than the chapter. ...
• § 1112.  Conflict of law.
  Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 13 (relating to lobby regulation and disclosure), if the provisions of this chapter conflict with any other statute, ordinance, ...
• § 1113.  Severability.
  If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this ...

Chapter 13. Lobby Regulation and Disclosure (Deleted by
amendment)
§ 1301 - 1311 (Deleted by amendment).
Chapter 13A. Lobbying Disclosure
§ 13A01. Scope of chapter.
§ 13A02. Statement of intent and jurisdiction.
§ 13A03. Definitions.
§ 13A04. Registration.
§ 13A05. Reporting.
§ 13A06. Exemption from registration and reporting.
§ 13A07. Prohibited activities.
§ 13A08. Administration.
§ 13A09. Penalties.
§ 13A10. Registration fees; fund established; system;
regulations.

§ 13A11. Nonapplicability.

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