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Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.272 (2026)

Violation as misdemeanor; penalty.

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OPEN MEETINGS ACT


Act 267 of 1976


15.272 Violation as misdemeanor; penalty.

Sec. 12.

    (1)  A public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00.

    (2) A public official who is convicted of intentionally violating a provision of this act for a second time within the same term shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $2,000.00, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.

History: 1976, Act 267, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1946–2024 · leading case: Speicher v. Columbia Twp. Bd. of Trs., 860 N.W.2d 51 (Mich. 2014).
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Speicher v. Columbia Twp. Bd. of Trs., 860 N.W.2d 51 (Mich. 2014). · cites it 2× “See MCL 15.272(1) (“A public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.”
People v. Maynor, 683 N.W.2d 565 (Mich. 2004). · cites it 2× “2d 329 (1998), the Court of Appeals concluded that MCL 15.272, which addresses violations of the Open Meetings Act, was a specific intent crime because the word "intentionally" modified the word "violates.”
People v. Whitney, 578 N.W.2d 329 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “2 Defendants Whitney and Fyvie were each convicted by a jury in the district court of one count of intentionally violating the OMA, MCL 15.272; MSA 4.1800(22), on the basis of their involvement in the holding of a closed session of the council on December 9, 1992, and one count…”
Shannon Bitterman v. Cheryl D Bolf (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “In People v Whitney, this Court interpreted the language in MCL 15.272(1), which provides that “[a] public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor .”
Michael Zoran v. Twp. of Cottrellville (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “In Whitney, the defendants were convicted under MCL 15.272, which provides that the intentional violation of the OMA is a misdemeanor.”
Bitterman v. Bolf, 877 N.W.2d 717 (Mich. 2016). “273(1), but rather its criminal liability counterpart, MCL 15.272(1), which provides: “A public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.”
Shannon Bitterman v. Cheryl D Bolf (Mich. 2016). “273(1), but rather its criminal liability counterpart, MCL 15.272(1), which provides: “A public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.”
Amber Redman v. Grand Ledge Pub. Schs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “MCL 15.272 provides that an intentional violation of the OMA results in a fine up to $1,000.”
Pinebrook Warren LLC v. City of Warren (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “It did not move for summary disposition of a claim under MCL 15.272 or MCL 15.273. As such, the City’s claim that Happy Trails failed to present evidence that anyone intentionally violated the OMA is inapposite.”
Kirstie Russo v. Harry Trier (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “00,” and “[a] public official who is convicted of intentionally violating a provision of this act for a second time within the same term shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $2,000.”
Hooper v. Detroit Bd. of Educ., 23 N.W.2d 692 (Mich. 1946). “§ 15.272), and see Ritchie v. City Council of Harrisville, 291 Mich.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.272(1) — 6 cases
Speicher v. Columbia Twp. Bd. of Trs., 860 N.W.2d 51 (Mich. 2014). “See MCL 15.272(1) (“A public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.”
People v. Whitney, 578 N.W.2d 329 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “2 Defendants Whitney and Fyvie were each convicted by a jury in the district court of one count of intentionally violating the OMA, MCL 15.272; MSA 4.1800(22), on the basis of their involvement in the holding of a closed session of the council on December 9, 1992, and one count…”
Shannon Bitterman v. Cheryl D Bolf (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “In People v Whitney, this Court interpreted the language in MCL 15.272(1), which provides that “[a] public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor .”
Bitterman v. Bolf, 877 N.W.2d 717 (Mich. 2016). “273(1), but rather its criminal liability counterpart, MCL 15.272(1), which provides: “A public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.”
Shannon Bitterman v. Cheryl D Bolf (Mich. 2016). “273(1), but rather its criminal liability counterpart, MCL 15.272(1), which provides: “A public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.”
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