| Legal Topic: Open Meetings and Open Records |
The open meetings law requires that the public have notice and access to meetings of commissioners as well as those of other governmental boards, committees and authorities. The open records law establishes the procedure for providing and making available county and other governmental agency records. The revised Open Meetings and Open Law enacted through HB 397 went into effect on April 17, 2012. For an overview of the new law, click here. Legal Authority O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1 et seq. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq. O.C.G.A. § 36-1-25 O.C.G.A. § 36-10-1 O.C.G.A. § 38-3-54,55 O.C.G.A. § 36-76-6 Local Government Retention Schedule Information Record and Information Management Services Office of the Attorney General Georgia Press Association | |