5 Guam Code Ann. § 9230
Terms Used In 5 Guam Code Ann. § 9230
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(b) If a contested case is heard by a hearing officer alone, he shall prepare a proposed decision in such form that it may be adopted as the decision in the case. A copy of the proposed decision shall be filed by the agency as a public record. The agency may adopt the proposed decision in its entirety, or may reduce the proposed penalty and adopt the balance of the proposed decision.
(c) If the proposed decision is not adopted as provided in Subsection (b) each party shall be furnished with a copy of the proposed decision. The agency may decide the case upon the record, including the transcript, with or without taking additional evidence, or may refer the case to the same or another hearing officer to take additional evidence. If
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the case is so assigned to a hearing officer he shall prepare a proposed decision as provided in Subsection (b) upon the additional evidence and the transcript and other papers which are part of the record of the prior hearing. A copy of such proposed decision shall be furnished to each party. The agency shall not decide any case provided for in this Subsection without affording the parties the opportunity to present either oral or written argument before the agency. If additional oral evidence is introduced before the agency, an agency member may not vote unless he heard the additional oral evidence.
SOURCE: GC § 24130.