Title 5 — Government Operations
73 chapters · 2,143 sections in this title.
5 GCA § 31101 Legislative Intent
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The Legislature declares that the public health, welfare and interest require a strong and effective consumer protection program to protect the interest of both the consumer public and legitimate businessman. The Legislature further declares that the government advances the inter…
5 GCA § 31102 Office of Consumer Counsel: Consumer Counsel
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 53631 added by P.L. 12-36; repealed by P.L. 13-117.
5 GCA § 31103 Personnel of the Office of Consumer Counsel
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 53632 added by P.L. 12-36; repealed by P.L. 13-117.
5 GCA § 31104 General Functions, Powers & Duties
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The [Consumer Counsel within the Department of Law] shall have the following functions, powers and duties: (a) To coordinate the consumer protection activities of the departments, agencies, divisions, commissions and branches of the government of Guam concerned with consumer prot…
5 GCA § 31105 Enforcement of Laws by Consumer Counsel
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(a) The [Attorney General] shall have responsibility for appearing on behalf of the government of Guam in all those cases brought in the name of the government of Guam to enforce consumer protection laws. COL120106 (b) [Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 53634 added by P.L. 12-36. Subsectio…
5 GCA § 31106 Duties in Civil Cases
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 53635 added by P.L. 12-36. Repealed by merger of Consumer Counsel into the Department of Law under the Attorney General by P.L. 13-117 and P.L. 17-6.]
5 GCA § 31107 Private Civil Matters: Public Defender
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[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 53636 added by P.L. 12-36. Name of Public Defender changed to show change in that Office since adoption of this section. Repealed by P.L. 21-18:2 as part of the creation of a new Consumer Protection Law. See Chapter 32 of this Title. CROSS-REFERENCE: See …
5 GCA § 31108 Investigations in Consumer Matters
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The [Attorney General] may, in the course of his investigations, issue subpoenas to any individual or to any director, officer, employee, or agent of any business organization within the territory, conduct hearings in aid of any investigation or inquiry, and may prescribe such fo…
5 GCA § 31109 Cooperation with Consumer Counsel
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Each department, agency, officer and employee of the territory shall cooperate with and assist the [Attorney General] in the performance of the functions, powers and duties of the [Consumer Counsel]. SOURCE: GC § 53638 added by P.L. 12-36.
5 GCA § 31110 Powers & Duties of Other Departments
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Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be deemed to delegate or detract in any way from the functions, powers and duties prescribed by law for any other department or agency of the territory. SOURCE: GC § 53639 added by P.L. 12-36. COL120106 ---------- COL120106