California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 54961

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 568, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 2008.
(a)No legislative body of a local agency shall conduct any meeting in any facility that prohibits the admittance of any person, or persons, on the basis of ancestry or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135, or which is inaccessible to disabled persons, or where members of the public may not be present without making a payment or purchase. This section shall apply to every local agency as defined in Section 54951.
(b)No notice, agenda, announcement, or report

required under this chapter need identify any victim or alleged victim of tortious sexual conduct or child abuse unless the identity of the person has been publicly disclosed.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 54961 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-5-local-agencies/division-2-cities-counties-and-other-agencies/part-1-powers-and-duties-common-to-cities-counties-and-other-agencies/chapter-9-meetings/section-54961

Other sections in Chapter 9 - Meetings

§ 54950§ 54950.5§ 54951§ 54952§ 54952.1§ 54952.2§ 54952.3§ 54952.6§ 54952.7§ 54953…§ 54957.10§ 54958§ 54959§ 54960§ 54960.1§ 54960.2§ 54960.5§ 54961§ 54962§ 54963

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