Legal Opinion
(1996)
Maryland Attorney General Reports
Decided May 22, 1996Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Delegate Getty:
You have requested our opinion on two issues related to electronic mail ("e-mail") communications among members of a public body. Your specific questions are as follows:
1. Does the Maryland Open Meetings Act prohibit e-mail communications among a quorum of members of a public body?
2. Does the Maryland Public Information Act apply to e-mail communications?
Our opinion is as follows:
1. The Open Meetings Act does not apply to e-mail communications among members of a public body, unless a quorum of a public body is engaged in a simultaneous exchange of e-mail on a matter of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Armstrong v. Executive Office of the PresidentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Pacific Legal Foundation v. The Council on Environmental Quality, Pacific Legal Foundation v. The Council on Environmental QualityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Heiskell v. Mayor & City CouncilCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1886
- T.S.C. Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1960
- City of College Park v. CotterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
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