District Of Columbia § 1-207.42 - Open meetings.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 1-207.42 — Open meetings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-207.42. Open meetings.
1-207.42All meetings (including hearings) of any department, agency, board, or commission of the District government, including meetings of the Council of the District of Columbia, at which official action of any kind is taken shall be open to the public. No resolution, rule, act, regulation, or other official action shall be effective unless taken, made, or enacted at such meeting.
A written transcript or a transcription shall be kept for all such meetings and shall be made available to the public during normal business hours of the District government. Copies of such written transcripts or copies of such transcriptions shall be available, upon request, to the public at reasonable cost.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-207.42 ("Open meetings.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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