Terms Used In 12 Guam Code Ann. § 13104

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
) If an agency statement is adverse to a customer, the customer may file an appeal with the Commission within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the agency statement. The Commission shall have jurisdiction to resolve the dispute. During the pendency of said appeal, no action adverse to the customer with respect to the disputed amount may be undertaken. An appeal pursuant to this Section shall operate as a stay.

(b) If the agency’s determination is reversed by the Commis- sion, then the Commission shall require the agency to make an
adjustment of account, including a credit, return of any deposit payment or a portion thereof. The remedies contained in this section are not exclusive, and the customer may, at the customer’s sole option, proceed under this Section, proceed pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 4, Title 7, Guam Code Annotated, or may pursue any other remedies available.
(c) Advance notice of a proposed filing for change of rates or tariffs by a utility must be filed not less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the filing of the application and not more than one hundred fifty (150) days prior to such filing.

SOURCE: Enacted as GC §21153 by P.L. 14-030 (May 31, 1977). Amended by P.L. 16-049:9 (Dec. 2, 1981); P.L. 20-031:3 (June 29, 1989); P.L. 20-066:2 (Sept. 14, 1989). Amended by P.L. 36-099:4 (May 13,
2022).

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