Terms Used In 12 Guam Code Ann. § 12114

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • 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.
(a) In the hearings before it, the Commission is not bound by the procedures set out in 5 Guam Code Ann., Chapter 5, Article 2, but may establish its own procedures for the conduct of hearings and the admission of evidence. It shall establish its own procedures however, by promulgating rules according to the rule-making procedures set out in 5 GCA Chapter 5, Article 3 (Administrative Adjudication Law).

(b) The Commission shall not be bound by the strict rules of the common law relating to the admission or rejection of evidence, but may exercise its own discretion in these matters with a view to doing substantial justice.

(c) The Commission may establish and amend a schedule of reasonable fees and costs for copies of papers and records requested by interested parties, and for the filing and serving of papers and documents required of public utilities by this Chapter.TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 2004

All such fees and costs charged and collected shall be paid into the Public Utilities Commission Fund.

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.

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