5 Guam Code Ann. § 20602
Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 20602
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
(a) Records means document, book, paper, photograph, sound recording, or other material, regardless of physical form or characteristic, made or received pursuant to law or in connection with the transaction of official business. Library and museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes, extra copies of documents preserved only for convenience or reference, forms and stocks of publications are not included within the definition of records and are referred to herein as non-record materials.
(b) Agency means:
(1) any department, office, commission, board or other [unit] of the government of Guam.
(2) the office of the Recording Secretary of the
Guam Legislature.
SOURCE: GC § 6701. Subsection (b) repealed/reenacted by P.L. 22-
93:1 (03/07/94).
2013 NOTE: Numbers and/or letters were altered to adhere to the
Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme in accordance to 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.
COMMENT: The purpose of this repeal/reenactment was to include the Recording Secretary within the purview of the Records Management law. The former subsection (b) included the word unit in describing the Executive Branch of the government. The amendment omitted any such reference, making it unclear just what other was intended.