5 Guam Code Ann. § 30107
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Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 30107
- Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
The Attorney General shall give, when requested or required, and without fee, except as provided in § 30102, his opinion in writing to public officers, and written instructions to commissioners or others acting for the courts of Guam on all matters relating to service of writs and process. The Attorney General shall also, when requested, give, without fee, his opinion to the Legislature, or members thereof, regarding matters relating to enacted laws or the status of case law on a given subject. All legal memoranda or opinions, except those prepared with regard to actual or pending litigation, or which give opinions on matters which, in themselves are not public, shall be public documents. The Attorney General shall give each such legal memorandum or opinion to the Legislative Secretary and the Compiler of Laws for publication as soon as reasonably practicable but no later than seven (7) days subsequent to the date of delivery of such memorandum or opinion to the person or agency requesting such memorandum or opinion, and the Compiler of Laws shall provide such memorandum or opinion to the public for examination and copying if it is not yet published. A document shall not be deemed an opinion or memorandum until such has been signed by the Attorney General or persons authorized by him and delivered to the person or agency requesting such opinion or memorandum. The Attorney General shall be personally responsible for insuring that all opinions and memoranda are delivered to the Legislative Secretary and the Compiler of Laws pursuant to this Section and shall be subject to a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each opinion or memorandum which is not delivered to both the Legislative Secretary and the Compiler of Laws within the time period prescribed by this Section. Government funds shall not be used to pay such fine.
SOURCE: GC § 7006 amended by P.L. 17-006:1 (May 5, 1983). Amended by P.L. 19-015:1 (Apr. 8, 1988).
NOTES: Public officials desiring legal opinions are directed by 5 Guam Code Ann. § 30107 to the Attorney General.