19 Guam Code Ann. § 5134
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Terms Used In 19 Guam Code Ann. § 5134
- Original bill: A bill which is drafted by a committee. It is introduced by the committee or subcommittee chairman after the committee votes to report it.
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
TE: This Chapter was enacted by Public Law 17-012, and has been amended since that law. All references to the SOURCE in this Chapter will be to P.L. 17-012 unless otherwise stated; the Code of Civil Procedure sections shown are the original source of material enacted by P.L. 17-012. Originally, this Chapter was the Juvenile Court Act, found in the Code of Civil Procedure, § 250 et seq. The Chapter was reviewed by a committee consisting of the Executive Director of the Law Revision Commission (representing the Commission and the Judiciary Committee of the Legislature), representatives from the Public Defender, Superior Court, Attorney General, Department of Youth Affairs, Youth Division of the Department of Safety (now Guam Police Dept.) and the Department of Education. The efforts of that Committee were adopted, with some changes on the floor, as Public Law 17-012.
The Comments to the original bill were before the Legislature during their consideration of the measure and, therefore, can be considered Legislative History.