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  • Handbooks

    California Brown Act Primer

    […] Code § 54952.2(c)(5).  Gov. Code § 54954(c).  Gov. Code § 54954(c).  Gov. Code § 54954(a). See generally Gov. Code §§ 54956, 54956.5.  Gov. Code §§ 54953(a), 54953.2.  Gov. Code § 54953.3.  Gov. Code § 54953.5. The public may use these recordings to engage in political speech without violating copyright law.  See City of Inglewood v. Teixeira, 2015 WL […]

    September 8, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Swearing in public commenters at open meetings

    […] time allocated for public testimony on particular issues and for each individual speaker."  Cal. Govt. Code Section 54954.3(b).   However, this provision must be read together with section 54953.3 of the Brown Act, which provides: " member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance at a meeting of a legislative […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Signing In at Public Meetings

    […] v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist., 70 Cal. App. 4th 87, 95 (1999)) (brackets added by Supreme Court). As you point out, the Brown Act (in section 54953.3) provides members of the public the right to refuse to sign any attendance sheet as a condition of attending a meeting, and that means that the […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Public Comment Identification Requirements

    […] time allocated for public testimony on particular issues and for each individual speaker."  Cal. Govt. Code Section 54954.3(b). However, this provision must be read together with section 54953.3 of the Brown Act, which provides: " member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance at a meeting of a legislative […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Sign-in cards for public comment

    […] comment have the opportunity to do so.  If the request-to-comment cards require the individual to list his or her name, this requirement might run afoul of Section 54953.3 of the Brown Act, which provides that: " member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance at a meeting of a […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Identifying self while making public comment

    […] for each individual speaker."  Cal. Govt. Code Section 54954.3(b). Requiring meeting attendees to give their name and address before speaking would seem to run afoul of section 54953.3 of the Brown Act, which provides that: " member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance at a meeting of a […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Council Meetings On Zoom Have Increased Brown Act Violations During The Public Comment Period

    […] local bodies to impose reasonable regulations, including limits on speaking time, to ensure that proceedings can unfold in an efficient and orderly manner. Cal. Gov. Code section 54953.3(b). Courts have upheld limits of as short as three minutes per speaker.Ribakoff v. City of Long Beach, 27 Cal. App. 5th 150 (2018). We are unaware […]

    April 21, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Can ID Be Required to Make Public Comment?

    […] silent on whether a public agency may require speakers to state their name during public comment.See Gov't Code § 54954.3 (public testimony at regular meetings).Government Code section 54953.3 states that a member of the public cannot be required to register his or her name as a condition of attendance at a meeting, but does […]

    June 10, 2010