Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 5704

  • 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.
(a) Any determination of an issue or a finding of fact by the Public Auditor shall be final and conclusive unless arbitrary, capricious, fraudulent, clearly erroneous, or contrary to law.

(b) Any decision of the Public Auditor, including any determination regarding the application or interpretation of the procurement law or regulations, shall be entitled to great weight and the benefit of reasonable doubt, although it shall not be conclusive on any court having competent jurisdiction.

2017 NOTE: Subsection designations added by the Compiler pursuant to authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.