e qualifies as “[a]ny person denied a right conferred by” the open meeting law. The definition of “person” in the open meeting law The Psych Panel argues that Stockmeier is not a “person” who may sue under NRS 241.037(2) because he cannot conduct the people’s business while he is incarcerated. We disagree. The Legislature has not limited the meaning of “person” as the Psych Panel suggests. NRS 241.037(2) provides in relevant part that “[a]ny person denied a right conferred by this chapter may sue.” A “person” is defined as “[a] human being,” a “natural person,” or “[a]n entity . . . that is recognized by law.”[29] The meaning of “person” is plain and not subject to multiple interpretations, so we do not look beyond the face of the statute.[30] Furthermore, “person” is modified by “any,” which does not limit “person,” but demonstrates the Legislature’s intent to provide a broad right to sue.[31] This interpretation of “any person” complements the purpose of the open meeting law as stated in NRS 241.010, which provides that “all public bodies exist to aid in the conduct of the people's business. It is the intent of the law that their actions be taken openly and that their deliberations be conducted openly.” The statute was enacted to open the people’s business—the government—to public scrutiny. A more restrictive interpretation of “any person” would have the opposite effect, shrinking the pool of people who could sue under the statute and obscuring the actions of public bodies. The public interest in the operation of the government requires a broad interpretation.[32] Stockmeier, as a human being, plainly falls within the definition of “any person.” Stockmeier’s status as a convicted felon who is currently incarcerated in Nevada’s prisons does not change this result. Therefore, we conclude that Stockmeier is a “person” who can sue under NRS 241.037(2). However, as a convicted felon, Stockmeier’s rights are limited.[33] Stockmeier must have been “denied a right” under the open meeting law in order to maintain his suit. Prisoners’ open meeting law rights While we reject the Psych Panel’s argument that Stockmeier is not a “person” who can sue under NRS 241.037(2), its argument that Stockmeier cannot conduct the people’s business is more persuasive in determining whether Stockmeier, as an incarcerated prisoner, has rights under the open meeting law. The purpose of the open meeting law is to open the actions of public bodies to the public. Attendance by the public helps to ensure the integrity of public bodies’ proceedings and that differing points of view are considered during such proceedings. In furtherance of those objectives, the open meeting law provides that “[e]xcept as otherwise provided by specific statute, . . . all persons must be permitted to attend any meeting of these public bodies.”[34] Prisoners, however, are not free to attend meetings because they are incarcerated. When the people of Nevada convict a person of certain crimes, his liberty to freely move about is restricted by incarceration, as provided by statute. As a result, we conclude that incarceration generally deprives prisoners of certain rights provided by the open meeting law.[35] Thus, prisoners cannot take advantage of the open meeting law to attend a public meeting under NRS 241.020(1). Similarly, prisoners are not free to view any publicly posted notice as required by NRS 241.020(3). As a result of not being able to freely attend meetings or view a notice, prisoners cannot personally sue, under NRS 241.037(2), regarding any open meeting law violations that occurred at a meeting they were not able to attend or in a public notice they were not able to view. But prisoners are not deprived of all rights under the open meeting law. The provisions of the open meeting law discussed above require admission of, or actions of public bodies pertaining to, the general public. Others require action toward a specific individual. Because of their incarceration, prisoners are not able to take advantage of those provisions pertaining to the general public, but they may take advantage of sections of the open meeting law imposing duties on public bodies toward individuals. For example, there is no reason why a prisoner, via any allowed method of communication, cannot request an agenda or other material from a public body under NRS 241.020(5). Similarly, if a public body is holding a closed meeting to consider the “character, alleged misconduct, professional competence, or physical or mental health of any person,” including a prisoner, NRS 241.033 requires the public body to give that person notice of the meeting. A prisoner could also seek to enforce a public body’s open meeting law obligations toward meeting attendees at a meeting that he attended. Where the prisoner attends and is also the subject of the meeting, he could also seek to enforce the open meeting law’s open meeting and public notice requirements to ensure a fair proceeding. In the present case, Stockmeier attended a Psych Panel hearing. The Psych Panel was required to give Stockmeier notice under NRS 241.033 because it intended to hold a closed session regarding his character, alleged misconduct, or mental health. Stockmeier can, therefore, maintain a suit on whether the notice provided to him complied with NRS 241.033. As he attended the Psych Panel hearing, Stockmeier can also maintain a suit regarding whether the Psych Panel held a valid closed session, or whether irregularities at the meeting itself violated any section of the open meeting law. As Stockmeier was also the subject of the Psych Panel hearing, he can, to ensure basic fairness, maintain a suit regarding whether the meeting was open to the public under NRS 241.020(1), or whether the publicly posted notice and agenda complied with NRS 241.020(2)-(3)(a). Therefore, the claims that Stockmeier validly asserts include whether he received adequate notice of the closed meeting under NRS 241.033, whether the Psych Panel held a valid closed meeting under NRS 241.030, whether the Psych Panel posted adequate public notice under NRS 241.020(3), and whether the Psych Panel’s posted hearing agenda complied with the open meeting law under NRS 241.020(2). Notice given to Stockmeier under NRS 241.033 Stockmeier argues that he was not given adequate notice that his character, alleged misconduct, or mental health would be considered in a closed meeting because the notice he received did not contain a detailed agenda and did not adequately define “under observation,” “currently accepted standards of assessment,” or “character, mental health, and alleged misconduct of the prisoners.” While the notice did not need to define these terms, it did need to provide Stockmeier with some notice of what particular misconduct the Psych Panel will be considering. At the time when Stockmeier’s 2002 Psych Panel hearing was conducted, NRS 241.033(1) provided in relevant part that “[a] public body shall not hold a meeting to consider the character, alleged misconduct, professional competence, or physical or mental health of any person . . . unless it has [g]iven written notice to that person of the time and place of the meeting.” The basic requirements of the notice are time and place designation. The statute’s notice requirement implies that the notice state that the meeting will be closed to consider the person’s “character, alleged misconduct, professional competence, or physical or mental health.”[36] Also implied in the notice requirement is some basic indication of what aspects of character, mental health, or alleged misconduct will be considered. Without some reasonable specificity regarding these items, a person will not be able to adequately prepare and contribute to the meeting and may be ambushed with serious allegations, as Stockmeier was here.[37] As alleged in his complaint, the notice Stockmeier claims to

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