Maine § 1 §403 Meetings to be open to public; record of meetings

Maine Statutes

§ 1 §403 — Meetings to be open to public; record of meetings

Maine § 1 §403

Title 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Ch. 13PUBLIC RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 1, § 1 §403 (2026).

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1.Proceedings open to public. Except as otherwise provided by statute or by section 405, all public proceedings must be open to the public and any person must be permitted to attend a public proceeding.

2.Record of public proceedings. Unless otherwise provided by law, a record of each public proceeding for which notice is required under section 406 must be made within a reasonable period of time after the proceeding and must be open to public inspection. At a minimum, the record must include:

3.Audio or video recording. An audio, video or other electronic recording of a public proceeding satisfies the requirements of subsection 2.

4.Maintenance of record. Record management requirements and retention schedules adopted under Title 5, chapter 6 apply to records required under this section

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1.
Proceedings open to public.
Except as otherwise provided by statute or by section 405, all public proceedings must be open to the public and any person must be permitted to attend a public proceeding.
2.
Record of public proceedings.
Unless otherwise provided by law, a record of each public proceeding for which notice is required under section 406 must be made within a reasonable period of time after the proceeding and must be open to public inspection. At a minimum, the record must include:
3.
Audio or video recording.
An audio, video or other electronic recording of a public proceeding satisfies the requirements of subsection 2.
4.
Maintenance of record.
Record management requirements and retention schedules adopted under Title 5, chapter 6 apply to records required under this section.
5.
Validity of action.
The validity of any action taken in a public proceeding is not affected by the failure to make or maintain a record as required by this section.
6.
Advisory bodies exempt from record requirements.

Subsection 2 does not apply to advisory bodies that make recommendations but have no decision-making authority.