OMA section 3

OMA

5 ILCS 120/3. Section 3 overview: Anyone (including a State's Attorney) can sue in circuit court to stop or remedy an OMA violation, generally within 60 days of the meeting (or of discovering the violation, if it wasn't reasonably discoverable sooner).

2 issues across 2 determination letters:2 no determination / resolved.

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TOPIC: 5 ILCS 120/3
SOURCE: Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau decisions compiled at https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/oma-3/
NOTE: Determination letters are not binding precedent; they show how the Bureau applies the law. Verify every decision against the source PDF before citing it.

NO DETERMINATION / RESOLVED (2):
- Timeliness of OMA Request for Review
  Rule: A request for review must be filed within 60 days of the alleged violation unless facts were not discovered within that period despite reasonable diligence.
  Decision: A special meeting of a fire and police commission board (non-binding determination letter, March 7, 2019) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-57090/
- Cancellation of Committee of the Whole meetings
  Rule: Neither FOIA nor OMA restricts a public body's ability to cancel its meetings, so the Public Access Counselor did not find a violation.
  Decision: A township board's failure to approve meeting minutes (non-binding determination letter, May 23, 2017) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-46954/



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No determination / resolved (2)

Timeliness of OMA Request for Review
Rule: A request for review must be filed within 60 days of the alleged violation unless facts were not discovered within that period despite reasonable diligence.
No determination / resolved A special meeting of a fire and police commission board · March 7, 2019
Cancellation of Committee of the Whole meetings
Rule: Neither FOIA nor OMA restricts a public body's ability to cancel its meetings, so the Public Access Counselor did not find a violation.
No determination / resolved A township board's failure to approve meeting minutes · May 23, 2017