{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-577","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-577","heading":"Meeting procedures.","body":"(a)\nA meeting may be held by video conference, telephone conference, or other electronic means; provided, that:\n(1)\nReasonable arrangements are made to accommodate the public's right to attend the meeting, or steps are taken that are reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable;\n(2)\nThe meeting is recorded; and\n(3)\nAll votes are recorded.\n\n(b)\nAll provisions of this subchapter shall apply to electronic meetings.\n\n(c)\nE-mail exchanges and text messages between members of a public body shall not constitute an electronic meeting.\n\n(d)\nWhen an emergency meeting is convened, the presiding officer shall open the meeting with a statement explaining the subject of the meeting, the nature of the emergency, and how public notice was provided.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 5. Administrative Procedure.","Subchapter IV. Open Meetings."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-577","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d4ad1a46fd611e8b7a768be8186a9538c6ca94ab657df75f139e2f240626a7c6","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-576","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-578"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}