HB 1769 -- Audio Recordings of Closed Meetings

Sponsor:  Bivins

This bill repeals the current provisions which prohibit an audio
recording of any closed public body meeting and requires all
public governmental bodies to take a verbatim audio recording of
any closed meeting and to retain it for at least 18 months.  The
recordings must be closed to the public; and if any civil action
regarding the recordings is brought to enforce Sections 610.010 -
610.035, RSMo, the judge, at his or her discretion, must conduct
an in camera examination of the recording to determine if there
has been a violation.

The court may authorize a public governmental body to redact from
the minutes of a meeting closed to the public any information
deemed to qualify under the attorney-client privilege.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:11 pm