Attorney's Note

Under the Guam Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $1,000
For details, see 9 Guam Code Ann. § 80.34

Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 8115

  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce any action brought as a result of a violation of this Chapter. Any person shall have standing to sue for the enforcement of this Chapter.

(b) Each member of a public agency who attends a meeting of a public agency where action is taken in violation of any

provision of this Chapter, with knowledge of the fact that the meeting is in violation thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) Any interested persons may commence an action by mandamus, injunction or declaratory relief for the purpose of stopping or preventing a violation or threatened violation of this Chapter by members of an agency or to determine the applicability of this Chapter to actions or threatened future action of an agency.

(d) In each suit brought under the Chapter, the court shall file a written Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and final judgment which shall also be recorded in the minutes of body involved.

(e) The court shall permanently enjoin any person adjudged to have violated this Chapter from further violating this Chapter. Each separate action taken which is not in accordance with this Chapter shall constitute a separate violation.

(f) The final judgment or decree in each suit shall state that the court shall retain jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter for a period of one (1) year from date of entry and the court shall order the defendants to report in writing twice annually to the court of their compliance with this Chapter.

SOURCE: GC § 3239 added by P.L. 13-35.