Government Code §551.143

In force on Jun 17, 2011 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1993 · amended later, effective Jun 10, 2019

CONSPIRACY TO CIRCUMVENT CHAPTER; OFFENSE; PENALTY

(a) A member or group of members of a governmental body commits an offense if the member or group of members knowingly conspires to circumvent this chapter by meeting in numbers less than a quorum for the purpose of secret deliberations in violation of this chapter. (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by: (1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500; (2) confinement in the county jail for not less than one month or more than six months; or (3) both the fine and confinement.

History: Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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Effective Jun 10, 2019 · seen Dec 2019–Nov 2026
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Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-0896 (Jun 17, 2011): Whether certain kinds of electronic communication among members of the board of directors of a river authority constitute a violation of the Open Meetings Act, chapter 551 of the Government Code

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