According to the Legal Alert by Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard:
Effective January 1, 2009, California Legislature Amends Ralph M. Brown Act and California Public Records Act In Response To Court Of Appeal Decision.
The Governor of California recently signed into law Senate Bill No. 1732 (“SB 1732″), which amends the Ralph M. Brown Act (“Brown Act”) and the California Public Records Act (“Public Records Act”). These changes were made in response to a recent Court of Appeal decision concerning the Brown Act.
The Brown Act “requires that all meetings of a legislative body of a local agency be open and public and all persons be permitted to attend unless a closed session is authorized.” The Brown Act prohibits the use of “direct communication, personal intermediaries, or technological devices” by a majority of a legislative body’s members “to develop a collective concurrence” on an action to be taken, except in the case of an authorized teleconference. A California Court of Appeal recently held “that a violation of this prohibition occurs only if a series of meetings by members of a body results in a collective concurrence.” See Wolfe v. City of Fremont, (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 533.
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February 16th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Can anyone tell me if a dna test was done on a child about 12 years ago in the state of california, would it be accessible for public records? I have reason to believe that my mother may have lied to me about the results & need information on obtaining the records.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!