65 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 7 - Open Meetings

• Chapter Notes
• Section 701 - Short Title Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Sunshine Act.
• Section 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,...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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,...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 710.1 - Public Participation
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (d), the board or council of a political subdivision or of an authority created by a political...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 714 - Penalty
  (a) Fines and costs.--Any member of any agency who participates in a meeting with the intent and purpose by that member of violating this...
• Section 714.1 - Attorney Fees
  If the court determines that an agency willfully or with wanton disregard violated a provision of this chapter, in whole or in part, the...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 8, 2016