Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 30202

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
The Office of the Attorney General is authorized to bill and recover from agencies, autonomous and semi-autonomous instrumentalities and public corporations of the government of Guam its legal services and related costs (1) for the review of contracts where public law and/or federal law require the review and approval of the Attorney General as to form and legality; and (2) for its legal services and costs involving related administrative hearings or litigation and review of the procedures, documents and instruments relating to the requirements of Title 5 Guam Code Ann. § 5150; provided that for both (1) and (2) the sources of funding for the contract or procurement, or for reimbursing the legal services and costs of the Office of the Attorney General, are not the General Fund or a Special Fund of the government of Guam line agencies. The billable hourly rate of the Office of the Attorney General for recovery of its legal services and costs shall be Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per hour.