§ 10113 Judicial Records
§ 10101 Short Title
§ 10102 Definitions
§ 10103 Right of Inspection of Public Documents
§ 10104 Electronic Communications
§ 10104 v2 Limitation on Right of Inspection
§ 10105 Efficient Disclosure of Records
§ 10106 Posting Guidelines
§ 10107 Annual Report
§ 10108 Limitation on Right of Inspection
§ 10108.1 Disclosure of Privileged Information to Legislative\r\nOversight Committee
§ 10109 Disclosure to Proper Officials
§ 10110 Purpose of Request Irrelevant
§ 10111 Court Proceedings
§ 10112 Penalties for Nondisclosure
§ 10113 v2 Judicial Records
§ 10201 Inspection of Public Records; Certified Copies
§ 10202 Fees for Certified Copies of Public Records
§ 10203 Charges for Copying Government Documents
§ 10315 Special Requirement for Medical Licenses
§ 10301.1 Information Not Stored on Magnetic Media\r\nFormat
§ 10302 Magnetic Media Defined
§ 10303 Formats for Magnetic Media
§ 10304 Fees and Timeframes for Information Available on\r\nMagnetic Media
§ 10306 Information Required
§ 10307 Formats for Home Pages
§ 10308 Special Requirements for Telephone Directory
§ 10309 Special Requirements for Legislation
§ 10312 Special Requirement for Government of Guam\r\nAccounts with the Guam Power Authority
§ 10313 Special Requirement for Non-Immigrant Alien Temporary Labor Certifications approved by I Maga\’lahi (the Governor)
§ 10314 Acceptance of Applications, Filings and Forms for\r\nServices Via the Internet
§ 10315 v2 Special Requirement for Medical Licenses

Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 5 > Chapter 10 - Freedom of Information

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • 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.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.