Title 10, Title 10: CIVIL RIGHTS

10:4-14. Minutes of meetings; availability to public Each public body shall keep reasonably comprehensible minutes of all its meetings showing the time and place, the members present, the subjects considered, the actions taken, the vote of each member, and any other information r…

10:4-15. Proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ to void action at nonconforming meeting; parties; limitation; corrective or remedial action a. Any action taken by a public body at a meeting which does not conform with the provisions of this act shall be voidable in a proceeding i…

10:4-16. Injunctive orders or other remedies to insure compliance Any person, including a member of the public, may apply to the Superior Court for injunctive orders or other remedies to insure compliance with the provisions of this act, and the court shall issue such orders and …

10:4-17. Penalty; enforcement 12. Any person who knowingly violates any of the foregoing sections of this act shall be fined $100.00 for the first offense and no less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for any subsequent offense, recoverable by the State by a summary proceeding u…

10:4-18. Schedule of regular meetings of public body; publicity; revision; procedure At least once each year, within 7 days following the annual organization or reorganization meeting of a public body, or if there be no such organization or reorganization meeting in the year, the…

10:4-19. Requests for notices of meetings; annual renewal Any person may request that a public body mail to him copies of any regular meeting schedule or revision described in section 13 of this act and any advance written notice described in subsection 3. d. of this act of any r…

10:4-20. Severability If any section, subsection, clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, imp…

10:4-21. Liberal construction This act shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish its purpose and the public policy of this State as set forth in section 2. L.1975, c. 231, s. 16.

10:4-6 "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act." 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act." L.1975,c.231,s.1; amended 2006, c.70, s.2.

10:4-7. Legislative findings and declaration The Legislature finds and declares that the right of the public to be present at all meetings of public bodies, and to witness in full detail all phases of the deliberation, policy formulation, and decision making of public bodies, is …

10:4-8. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Public body" means a commission, authority, board, council, committee or any other group of two or more persons organized under the laws of this State, and collectively empowered as a voting body to perform a public governmental functi…

10:4-9. Meeting of public body; adequate notice to public; necessity; exceptions a. Except as provided by subsection b. of this section, or for any meeting limited only to consideration of items listed in section 7. b. no public body shall hold a meeting unless adequate notice th…

10:4-9.1. Electronic notice of meeting of public body; terms defined 1. In addition to the notice requirements of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.), a public body may provide electronic notice of any meeting of the public body through the Internet…

10:4-9.2. Construction of act 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed as affecting or superseding the adequate notice requirements that are imposed by the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.) and no electronic notice issued pursuant to this act shall b…

10:4-9.3 Conduct of public meetings during periods of emergency. 1. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, during a period declared pursuant to the laws of this State as a state of emergency, public health emergency, or state of local …