Title 7 — Judiciary and Civil Procedure
51 chapters · 1,044 sections in this title.
7 GCA § 17101 Short Title
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This Chapter may be cited as the ‘Citizen Participation in Government Act of 1998.@
7 GCA § 17102 Legislative Findings and Declaration of Purposes
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(a) Findings. I Liheslaturan Guåhan [The Guam Legislature] finds and declares that: (1) the framers of the United States Constitution, recognizing citizen participation in government as an inalienable right essential to the survival of democracy, secured its protection through th…
7 GCA § 17103 Definitions
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As used in this Chapter: (a) AGovernment’ includes a branch, department, agency, instrumentality, official, employee, agent or other person acting under color of law of the United States, a State, a Territory, or a subdivision of a State or Territory, including municipalities and…
7 GCA § 17104 Immunity
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Acts in furtherance of the Constitutional rights to petition, including seeking relief, influencing action, informing, communicating and otherwise participating in the processes of government, shall be immune from liability, regardless of intent or purpose, except where not aimed…
7 GCA § 17105 Applicability
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This Chapter applies to any motion to dispose of a claim in a judicial proceeding on the grounds that the claim is based on, relates to or is in response to any act of the moving party in furtherance of the moving party's rights as described in § 17104.
7 GCA § 17106 Required Procedures
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On the filing of any motion as described in § 17105: (a) the motion shall be treated as one for summary judgment: (1) the trial court shall use a time period appropriate to preferred or expedited motions; and (2) the moving party shall have a right of expedited appeal from a tria…
7 GCA § 17107 Relationship to Other Laws
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Nothing in this Chapter shall limit or preclude any rights the moving party may have under any other constitutional, statutory, case or common law, or rule provisions.
7 GCA § 17108 Rule of Construction
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This Chapter shall be construed liberally to effectuate its purposes and intent fully.
7 GCA § 17109 Separability of Provisions
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If any provision of this Chapter or the application of any provision of this Chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances and the remainder of this Chapter shall not be affected thereby. ---------- COL1…