Title 2 — Legislative Branch
16 chapters · 161 sections in this title.
2 GCA § 3101 Definitions
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The following words shall have the meanings as forth in this Chapter: (a) >Citation= shall mean >Citation for Legislative Contempt.= (b) >Committee= shall mean a Standing Committee of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, its authorized subcommittee, or a Special Committee formed by a Legislati…
2 GCA § 3102 Authority
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The Committee and I Liheslaturan Guåhan itself shall have the authority to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum in order to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents before it, or both. The Committee and I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall have the standing, …
2 GCA § 3103 Legislative Contempt
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For purposes of this Chapter, a witness shall be deemed in Legislative Contempt against a Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan for any of the following reasons: (a) disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior toward the Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan while holding a hearing o…
2 GCA § 3104 Compelling Discovery Through Superior Court
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(a) Jurisdiction. Upon the noncompliance with a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by a Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan, including the failure to provide all the documents requested by a subpoena duces tecum, the Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall have the standing,…
2 GCA § 3105 Compelling Discovery Through I Liheslaturan Guåhan and
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Imposing Sanctions. (a) Jurisdiction. Upon the noncompliance by a witness with a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by a Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan, including the failure of a witness to provide all the documents requested by a subpoena duces tecum, the Committee or …
2 GCA § 3106 Separate and Distinct Dual Remedies
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The Committee and I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall have the right to seek an order compelling compliance with the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum before the Superior Court of Guam, and at the same time to seek Legislative Contempt, and sanction(s) and other legislative order(s) to en…
2 GCA § 3107 Privileges Not Applicable by Government of Guam
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no privilege or defense, other than set forth herein, shall apply nor be assertable by a witness in the service of the government of Guam against any subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued under this Chapter when issued to a witness in…
2 GCA § 3108 Content of Process
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A subpoena issued by a Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan is sufficient if it: (a) is addressed to the witness; (b) states whether the proceeding is before I Liheslaturan Guåhan or a Committee thereof; (c) requires the attendance of the witness at a reasonable date, time and plac…
2 GCA § 3109 Service
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The legislative Sergeant-at-Arms, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Superior Court of Guam Marshals or any person over twenty-one (21) years of age may serve a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued under this Chapter, or any other document requiring service under this Chapter, along …
2 GCA § 3110 Fees and Vouchers
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COL070307 A witness not in the service of the government of Guam who is subpoenaed to appear before I Liheslaturan Guåhan or a Committee thereof, whether to produce documents or otherwise, shall only be allowed a fee at the rate of Six Dollars ($6.00) per day or Three Dollars ($3…
2 GCA § 3111 Oaths or Affirmations
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The Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, or the Chairperson of a Committee, or their designee, including the legislative Sergeant-at-Arms or Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, may administer oaths or affirmations to a witness in any matter under examination in furtherance of a legislative …
2 GCA § 3112 Witness Immunity
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No person sworn and examined before I Liheslaturan Guåhan, or a Committee, shall be immune from criminal prosecution by reason thereof, nor shall any document or thing produced by such witness be excluded by reason of such production from use in any subsequent criminal proceeding…
2 GCA § 3113 Criminal Penalty, Attorney General Duties
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COL070307 Every witness who neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, or appearing, neglects or refuses to testify, or produce upon reasonable notice any document in the witness= possession or under the witness= control, without lawful excuse, is guilty of a…
2 GCA § 3114 Special Committees
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(a) Creation. I Liheslaturan Guåhan may by Legislative Resolution create a Special Committee, apart from the Standing Committees, for the purpose set forth in the Legislative Resolution. A Special Committee shall not limit, restrict nor otherwise prevent the authority of a Standi…