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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> SESSION 1985 <br /> ROUSE BILL 170 <br /> Short Title: Open meeting Enforcement. . (Public) <br /> Sponsors: Representatives miller; Payne. . <br /> Referred-to • Judici..r -I. • - - - - - - - • - - - - - - - - - - - - <br /> march 4, 1985 <br /> A BILL TO BE ENTITLED <br /> 2 AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE OPEN <br /> 3 MEETINGS LAN. . <br /> 4 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: <br /> 5 Section 1. . G.6. .143-318. 16 is amended by redesignating <br /> 6 the existing subsection "(c) " as subsection n(d) n and inserting a <br /> 7 new subsection "(c)" to read as follows: <br /> 8 "(c) The General Court of Justice has jurisdiction to enter a <br /> 9: declaratory judgment declaring any action by a public body to be <br /> 1a null, void and of no effect upon proof that such action was <br /> 11 taken, considered, discussed or deliberated in violation of this <br /> 12 Article. . Any person may „bring an action in the 4ppropriate, <br /> 13 :_division of the General Court of Justirce seeking such a <br /> , ' 14 declaratory - *judgment; and the plaintinif' need not allege or prove <br /> special damage different from that:: 'SL fered by the public at <br /> .16 .large. . Any suit seeking declaratory relief pursuant to this <br /> 17 section shall be commenced within 90 days following initial <br /> yEr' <br /> 18 public disclosure of the action that is the object of the request <br /> 19 for declaratory relief. . A declaratory judgment pursuant to this <br /> 20 section may be entered as an alternative to or in combination <br /> 21 <br /> .,ant <br />