12 Guam Code Ann. § 12109
Terms Used In 12 Guam Code Ann. § 12109
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
attendance of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence, and examining witnesses as are possessed by the Superior Court.
(1) In case of contempt or disobedience by any person to any order of the Commission or any subpoena issued by it, or of the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which he may be questioned lawfully, the Superior Court, on application by the Commission shall compel obedience and punish said person as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the Superior Court or a refusal to testify therein.
(2) Nothing herein shall be construed as in any manner giving to any public utility immunity of any kind except as may already be conferred by law.
(3) The fees and traveling expenses of witnesses shall be the same as allowed witnesses in the Superior Court and shall be paid out of any appropriation available for the expenses of the Commission.
(b) All meetings and hearings of the Commission shall be public and minutes and records of each meeting shall be kept. Personnel matters of employees of the Commission may be handled in an executive session.
SOURCE: Added by P.L. 17-074 (Oct. 26, 1984).
2015 NOTE: Subsection designations were added in accordance to the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.