Terms Used In 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1923

  • 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.
The Office of Public Accountability shall at any time cause each government of Guam agency’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be reviewed for adequacy, effectiveness, and efficiency as part of each agency’s audit scope. For purposes of this Section, SOPs are written formal instructions intended to document operational functions and how to perform routine activities.

(a) SOPs shall include how the agency performs certain actions necessary in carrying out government policies within the agency’s scope of jurisdiction, and specific actions authorized in the agency’s enabling act.

(b) Such SOPs shall be posted on each agency’s website for public view.

(c) Agencies may omit from their respective websites field operations or sensitive information that if disclosed may

1 Guam Code Ann. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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cause physical harm to government personnel or citizens, may interfere with law enforcement operations or investigations, or may weaken information systems security.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 34-005 (May 10, 2017).

2017 NOTE: Subsection designations added pursuant to the authority of 1
GCA § 1606.

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