Source: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/open-meetings-3/facs-brown-act-primer/brown-act-primer-enforcement/
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 20:34:33+00:00

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A. A knowing violation of the Brown Act with the intent to deprive the public of information to which it is entitled is a crime. However, no one has ever been successfully prosecuted for a violation of the Brown Act.
B. Individual citizens may bring essentially three types of legal suits to enforce the Brown Act: a suit over a government entity’s alleged violation of the Act based on the that entity’s past violation of the Brown Act; a suit to contest or enjoin ongoing or future actions in alleged violation of the Brown Act; and a suit to void an action taken by a government entity in alleged violation of the Brown Act.
3) If the Government body responds with a timely and unconditional commitment, that will be the end of the dispute (unless, subsequently, the agency reneges on its commitment). However, if the government doesn’t respond, or responds unsatisfactorily or conditionally, the complainant may file suit, and must do so within 60 days. Gov Code Sec. 54960.2(a)(4).
1) “. . . any interested person may commence an action by mandamus, injunction, or declaratory relief for the purpose of stopping or preventing violations or threatened violations of this chapter . . . or to determine the applicability of this chapter to ongoing actions or threatened future actions. . . of the legislative body.” Gov Code Sec 54960(a). Because, practically speaking, lawsuits seeking injunctive relief against future actions usually are based on evidence of past violations, most cases involving prospective relief will be brought under Gov Code section 54960.2, discussed above.
73. Gov’t Code § 54960(a).
74. Gov’t Code § 54960(a).
75. Gov’t Code § 54960.1(a).
76. Gov’t Code § 54960.1(b).
77. Gov’t Code § 54960.1(c).
78. Gov’t Code § 54960.1(c).
79. Gov’t Cod e § 54060.5.
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