Compliance Engine
CivicCA runs automated compliance checks on every agenda so you never miss an open meeting law requirement. Full support for the Brown Act, SB 707, Open Meetings Generic, and Robert's Rules — checking deadlines, citations, descriptions, and public comment rules without any manual work.
Compliance for every state
CivicCA automatically selects the right compliance framework for your state — from California's Brown Act to Texas TOMA, Florida Sunshine, and 48 more. Each framework enforces your state's specific notice periods, executive session rules, and public comment requirements.
- State-specific notice period enforcement (18 hrs to 7 days)
- Executive session citation validation against your state's statute
- Public comment period verification on every agenda
- AI-powered agenda description adequacy review
- ADA accessibility and remote meeting requirements
- Housing Authorities: state OML + 14 federal HUD/PHA checks in every state
- California: 23 Brown Act + SB 707 checks, the most of any state
Everything checked, automatically
Six core compliance checks run on every agenda at publish time — no checklists, no spreadsheets, no manual review required.
Posting Deadline Check
Automatically verifies agendas are published within the required notice period before meetings, per your state's open meeting law. Flags late postings before the public ever sees them.
Closed Session Citations
AI scans every closed session item to verify proper Government Code citations are included. Missing or incorrect statutory references are flagged with suggested corrections before the agenda is posted.
Description Adequacy
AI evaluates each agenda item description to ensure it gives the public sufficient detail to understand what will be discussed or acted upon — a core compliance requirement that is easy to overlook.
Public Comment Verification
Checks that every agenda includes the required public comment periods — both a general public comment opportunity and item-specific comment openings where applicable under state law.
Deadline Warning Emails
A daily cron job scans all upcoming meetings and sends warning emails to clerks when posting deadlines are approaching or have already been missed — giving your team time to act before a violation occurs.
SB 707 Enforcement
11 SB 707-specific checks including special meeting salary restrictions, executive compensation transparency, remote participation annual limits, website posting requirements, and eligible body compliance.
Three Frameworks, One Engine
Choose the compliance framework that matches your jurisdiction. CivicCA configures itself automatically and seeds the correct rules on setup.
Brown Act — California (with full SB 707 support)
The primary framework for California city councils, county boards, school boards, and special districts. Covers the full Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code §54950–54963), including all SB 707 amendments effective January 1, 2026. CivicCA runs 20+ Brown Act checks covering notice timing, closed session citations, public comment requirements, description adequacy, and every SB 707-specific requirement. Eligible body status is detected automatically from your population data, unlocking the additional July 1, 2026 requirement checks.
Open Meetings Generic — Other States & Jurisdictions
For organizations outside California, or those subject to a different state's open meeting law, the Open Meetings Generic framework applies broadly applicable open meeting principles: adequate public notice, public comment opportunities, and proper documentation of closed sessions. Rules cover the most common requirements shared across state sunshine laws, without California-specific citations.
Robert's Rules — Parliamentary Procedure
For organizations that govern by Robert's Rules of Order, this framework checks for proper motion language, quorum requirements, and parliamentary procedure in agenda items and meeting records. Checks verify that motions are properly formed, that votes are recorded with adequate detail, and that consent calendar usage follows accepted practice.
Rule-Based and AI-Powered Checks
Not every compliance check is the same. Date and time calculations — like the 72-hour posting deadline — use precise rule-based logic that runs instantly at publish time. Qualitative checks — like evaluating whether a closed session citation is legally sufficient or whether an item description gives the public enough information — use Claude AI for natural language analysis. This combination minimizes both false positives and missed violations. The compliance framework is configured per organization in Settings and rules are seeded automatically on setup or when the framework is changed.
Compliance without the anxiety
Stop manually tracking posting deadlines and citation requirements. CivicCA checks every agenda automatically and emails your team before a violation can happen.