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(c) The announcements required to be made in open session pursuant to this section may be
made at the location announced in the agenda for the closed session, as long as the public is
allowed to be present at that location for the purpose of hearing the announcements.

54957.8. Closed sessions of multijurisdictional law enforcement agencies

(a) For purposes of this section, “multijurisdictional law enforcement agency” means a joint
powers entity formed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of
Division 7 of Title 1 that provides law enforcement services for the parties to the joint powers
agreement for the purpose of investigating criminal activity involving drugs; gangs; sex crimes;
firearms trafficking or felony possession of a firearm; high technology, computer, or identity
theft; human trafficking; or vehicle theft.

(b) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the legislative body of a
multijurisdictional law enforcement agency, or an advisory body of a multijurisdictional law
enforcement agency, from holding closed sessions to discuss the case records of any ongoing
criminal investigation of the multijurisdictional law enforcement agency or of any party to the
joint powers agreement, to hear testimony from persons involved in the investigation, and to
discuss courses of action in particular cases.

54957.9. Authorization to clear room where meeting willfully interrupted;
readmission

In the event that any meeting is willfully interrupted by a group or groups of persons so as to
render the orderly conduct of such meeting unfeasible and order cannot be restored by the
removal of individuals who are willfully interrupting the meeting, the members of the legislative
body conducting the meeting may order the meeting room cleared and continue in session. Only
matters appearing on the agenda may be considered in such a session. Representatives of the
press or other news media, except those participating in the disturbance, shall be allowed to
attend any session held pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
legislative body from establishing a procedure for readmitting an individual or individuals not
responsible for willfully disturbing the orderly conduct of the meeting.

54957.95 Authorization to remove disruptive persons from meeting

(a) (1) In addition to authority exercised pursuant to Sections 54954.3 and 54957.9, the
presiding member of the legislative body conducting a meeting or their designee may remove, or
cause the removal of, an individual for disrupting the meeting.

(2) Prior to removing an individual, the presiding member or their designee shall warn the
individual that their behavior is disrupting the meeting and that their failure to cease their
behavior may result in their removal. The presiding member or their designee may then remove
the individual if they do not promptly cease their disruptive behavior. This paragraph does not
apply to any behavior described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).

(b) As used in this section:

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