Civil Code Definitions & Foundations
Board Meeting, Defined
Chapter 1 · General Provisions · Definitions
Text current as of 2026-07-07 · Last amended by AB 648, eff. 2024-01-01
The code says CIV §4090
“Board meeting” means either of the following:
(a) A congregation, at the same time and place, of a sufficient number of directors to establish a quorum of the board, to hear, discuss, or deliberate upon any item of business that is within the authority of the board.
(b) A teleconference, where a sufficient number of directors to establish a quorum of the board, in different locations, are connected by electronic means, through audio or video, or both. A teleconference meeting shall be conducted in a manner that protects the rights of members of the association and otherwise complies with the requirements of this act. Except for a meeting that will be held solely in executive session or conducted under Section 4926 or 5450, the notice of the teleconference meeting shall identify at least one physical location so that members of the association may attend, and at least one director or a person designated by the board shall be present at that location. Participation by directors in a teleconference meeting constitutes presence at that meeting as long as all directors participating are able to hear one another, as well as members of the association speaking on matters before the board.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 203, Sec. 2. (AB 648) Effective January 1, 2024.)
How courts have read this
Editorial summaries — not the court’s words.
- LNSU 1, LLC v. Alta Del Mar Coastal Collection Community Assn. 94 Cal. App. 5th 1050 · 2023 Pre-meeting director emails are not Open Meeting Act board meetings.
central to this opinion — cited 23×
Every decision listed was decided before the current text (eff. 2024-01-01, AB 648).
Defines “Board meeting”
Used by 18 sections.
§4360 §4525 §4528 §4741 §4775 §4777 §4910 §4920 §4923 §4925 §4926 §4950 §5210 §5450 §5501 §5515 §5665 §5850