(a) All income and interest earned on such income received by the Courts for the filing of documents, or imposition of fines equal to the fees collected as of September 12, 2002, except as otherwise mandated by 7 GCA Chapter 9, Article 2 and 8 GCA Chapter 161 relative to the Guam Law Library and the Criminal Injuries Compensation [Commission], respectively, and from rent paid by other tenants or government departments or agencies occupying the Judicial Building shall be deposited in the Judicial Building Fund. All interest income earned by the Courts from interest bearing bank accounts not part of the Judicial Building Fund shall likewise be deposited in the Judicial Building Fund as provided in § 9505 of this Chapter. (b) Subject to approval by the Judicial Council, the Superior Court may charge reasonable fees for providing certain services or programs that the court determines are necessary for the proper administration of justice. Revenue received from such programs may be deposited within revolving accounts set up to support the programs or in the Judicial Building Fund, as the Council may provide. (c) All fees, fines or revenues approved by the Supreme Court of Guam or the Judicial Council and collected by the Courts of Guam, which are over and above the fees collected as of September 12, 2002, shall be deposited into the Judicial Client Services Fund. SOURCE: CCP § 189.1 added by P.L. 17-082:1 (Dec. 21, 1984); amended by P.L. 19-006:1 (Aug. 26, 1987). Subsection (c) added by P.L. 26-152:IV:17 (Sept. 29, 2002). Amended by P.L. 27-055:1 (Dec. 17, 2003). Subsections (a), (c) amended by P.L. 37-125:XII:40 (Sept. 11, 2024).
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2016 NOTE: Reference to the “Territorial Law Library” changed to “Guam Law Library” pursuant to 1 GCA § 420 (added by P.L. 24-089 (Oct. 7, 1997). P.L. 27-138:4 (Dec. 30, 2004) amended and moved 9 GCA Chapter 86 (Criminal Injuries Compensation) to 8 GCA Chapter 161, and the reference were changed to correspond to the new citation.