Title 5 — Government Operations
73 chapters · 2,143 sections in this title.
5 GCA § 11100 Short Title
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This Act shall be cited as the “Public Meetings During Emergencies Act.”
5 GCA § 11101 Definitions
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(a) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (b) “Emergency declaration” means a declaration of emergency issued pursuant to the laws of Guam. (c) “Meeting” has the same meaning as…
5 GCA § 11102 Scope
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(a) This Act applies to the conduct of a virtual meeting only while an emergency declaration is in effect. (b) This Act does not limit or supersede any other law authorizing a public body to permit a member of the public body to participate, or a member of the public to observe o…
5 GCA § 11103 Authorization for Virtual Meeting
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(a) A public body may conduct a virtual meeting while an emergency declaration that applies to all or part of the jurisdiction of the public body is in effect if the emergency declaration prohibits, limits, or has the effect of prohibiting or limiting an in-person meeting of the …
5 GCA § 11104 Conduct of Virtual Meeting
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(a) A public body conducting a virtual meeting, to the extent practicable, shall conduct the meeting using a means compatible with assistive technology commonly used by individuals with disabilities and that facilitates the accommodation needs of individuals with disabilities to …
5 GCA § 11105 Public Observation
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(a) If the open meetings law requires that the public be able to observe contemporaneously all or part of a meeting of a public body: (1) the public body shall permit the public to observe contemporaneously a virtual meeting, or the part of a virtual meeting that would be require…
5 GCA § 11106 Public Participation
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(a) If the laws of this state or a political subdivision of this state or a rule, practice, or procedure adopted by the public body requires that members of the public be permitted to participate in a meeting of the public body, the public body, to the extent practicable, shall p…
5 GCA § 11107 Notice
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In addition to any other requirement concerning notice a public body must give for a meeting of the public body, notice of a virtual meeting must specify: (a) that the meeting will be a virtual meeting; (b) the technology to be used for the meeting; (c) how members of the public …