Code of Alabama - Title 36: Public Officers and Employees - Chapter 25A - Alabama Open Meetings Act

• Section 36-25A-1 Purpose; open meetings requirement; short title
  (a) It is the policy of this state that the deliberative process of governmental bodies shall be open to the public during meetings as defined...
• Section 36-25A-2 Definitions
  As used in and for determining the applicability of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings solely for the purposes of this...
• Section 36-25A-3 Notice requirements
  (a) Unless otherwise specified by law and as provided herein, any governmental body subject to this chapter, except for an advisory board, advisory commission, advisory...
• Section 36-25A-4 Maintenance of records
  A governmental body shall maintain accurate records of its meetings, excluding executive sessions, setting forth the date, time, place, members present or absent, and action...
• Section 36-25A-5 Rules of parliamentary procedure; voting
  (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, meetings shall be conducted pursuant to the governing body's adopted rules of parliamentary procedure not in conflict with laws...
• Section 36-25A-5.1 Participation by electronic communications
  (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), members of a governmental body as defined in Section 36-25A-2, that is comprised of members from two or...
• Section 36-25A-6 Recording of meeting
  A meeting of a governmental body, except while in executive session, may be openly recorded by any person in attendance by means of a tape...
• Section 36-25A-7 Executive sessions
  (a) Executive sessions are not required by this chapter, but may be held by a governmental body only for the following purposes: (1) To discuss...
• Section 36-25A-8 Immunity from suit
  In addition to any existing applicable immunity, members of a governmental body and any of its employees participating in a meeting conducted in conformance with...
• Section 36-25A-9 Enforcement; hearings; penalties and remedies
  (a) This chapter is designed and intended to hold members of governmental bodies, and the bodies themselves, accountable to the public for violations of this...
• Section 36-25A-10 Limitation period
  An action under this chapter must be brought within 60 days of the date that the plaintiff knew or should have known of the alleged...
• Section 36-25A-11 Repealer and construction
  Section 13A-14-2, is repealed. All specific references in the Code of Alabama 1975 to Section 13A-14-2 shall be considered a reference to this chapter and...

Last modified: May 3, 2021