Terms Used In 12 Guam Code Ann. § 11110

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of 4 Guam Code Ann. § 4105 the Board shall establish rules and regulations governing selection, promotion, performance evaluation, demotion, suspension and other disciplinary action for the employees of the Corporation.

(b) Employees of the Corporation shall be members of the Government of Guam Retirement Fund, subject to the provisions of 4 Guam Code Ann. § 8105, except that for the purposes of Subsection (a) of said Section, the employees of the Corporation shall not be considered employees of a “public corporation,” whereby their membership in the Fund is optional and membership therein must be specifically requested. The Corporation shall contribute to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund on the basis of annual billings as determined by the Board of Trustees, Government of Guam Retirement Fund, for the government share of the cost of the retirement benefits applicable to the Corporation’s employees and their beneficiaries. The Corpora-tion shall also contribute to the Workmen’s Compensation Fund, on the basis of annual billings as determined by the Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner, for the benefit payments made from such Fund on account of the Corporation’s employees.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, compensation for employees of the Public Defender Service Corporation shall be in accordance with the compensation plan set forth in the “”Government of Guam Competitive Wage Act of
2014″” transmitted to I Liheslaturan Guåhan on January 15,
2014, subject to appropriations from I Liheslaturan Guåhan.

SOURCE: § 60009 GC, as enacted by P.L. 13-051. Subsection (c) added by P.L. 32-181:VII:II:4 (Sept. 5, 2014).