Colorado § 30-10-302 - County seal - open meetings - rules.
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§ 30-10-302. County seal - open meetings - rules.
The seal of the county shall be the seal of the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners shall meet in open session and all persons conducting themselves in an orderly manner may attend its meetings. The board may establish rules and regulations to govern the transactions of its business.
Source: G.L. § 459. G.S. § 542. R.S. 08: § 1191. C.L. § 8669. CSA: C. 45, § 12. CRS 53: § 35-3-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-3-2.
Cross references: For public meetings, see part 4 of article 6 of title 24.
ANNOTATION
The language of this section does not require physically open doors, but only free public access. Allen v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 178 Colo. 354, 497 P.2d 1026 (1972).
And when no intent to exclude the public existed and when no one actually was excluded, no violation of this statute had occurred where the county commissioners sat with the doors closed. Allen v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 178 Colo. 354, 497 P.2d 1026 (1972).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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