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2023 Guam Statutes
Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 18 - Statutes Applicable to Entire Government of Guam

Universal Citation: 1 Guam Code §§ 1800 - 1840 (2023)
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1 GCA GENERAL PROVISIONS CH. 18 STATUTES APPLICABLE TO ENTIRE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM CHAPTER 18 STATUTES APPLICABLE TO ENTIRE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Privatization Approval of Settlements Standardized Type-Face for the Government of Guam Electronic Reporting by All Government of Guam Entities ARTICLE 1 PRIVATIZATION § 1800. Requirement of Approval by Legislature for Privatization. § 1800. Requirement of Approval by I Liheslatura [the Legislature] for Privatization. No office, department, agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, authority, committee of territorial government, branch, or the Guam Visitors Bureau, of the government of Guam may privatize any function or transfer any real property of the government of Guam without the approval of I Liheslatura [the Legislature]. Any plan or action taken by an office, department, instrumentality, agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, authority, committee of territorial government, branch, or the Guam Visitors Bureau purporting to privatize any function or transfer any real property of the government of Guam shall be transmitted to I Liheslatura [the Legislature] which, by statute, may amend, approve, or disapprove the plan or the action taken within forty-five (45) days or said plan or action shall be deemed approved. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 19-005:125 (Aug. 21, 1987). Amended by P.L. 27-034:3 (Oct. 31, 2003). 1 COL 12/29/2023 1 GCA GENERAL PROVISIONS CH. 18 STATUTES APPLICABLE TO ENTIRE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM ARTICLE 2 APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENTS § 1820. Legislative Approval of Settlements. § 1820. Legislative Approval of Settlements. No office, department, instrumentality, agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, authority, committee of territorial government, or branch of the government of Guam may enter into any consent decree, stipulated order or other settlement agreement with any party seeking a claim against the government of Guam that requires the payment of cash, financing, or future financing by the government of Guam without the approval of I Liheslatura (the Legislature), or a specific appropriation for that claim. Any proposed settlement agreement, supra, that requires legislative appropriation or authorization, by an office, department, instrumentality, agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, authority or branch, purporting a consent decree, stipulated order or other settlement with the government of Guam shall be transmitted to I Liheslatura which, by statute, may amend, approve, or disapprove the plan or the action taken within forty-five (45) days, or said plan or action shall be deemed disapproved. This Section shall not apply to claims against the government arising from the provisions of the Government Claims Act (Chapter 6, 5GCA), the actions authorized by public law of the Civil Service Commission, or other settlements expressly authorized by public law. No settlement in legal proceedings or threatened legal proceedings concerning the government of Guam shall be sealed from public review. SOURCE: Added as § 18201 by P.L. 30-020:1 (May 1, 2009). Recodified to this section by the Compiler in accordance with the authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606, to maintain numbering scheme of this Title. Amended by P.L. 32-076:7 (Nov. 27, 2013). 2 COL 12/29/2023 1 GCA GENERAL PROVISIONS CH. 18 STATUTES APPLICABLE TO ENTIRE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM ARTICLE 3 STANDARDIZED TYPE-FACE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM § 1830. Adoption of Standardized Typeface for the Government of Guam. § 1830. Adoption of Government of Guam. Standardized Typeface for the The government of Guam shall adopt a standardized typeface for use on all official documents, reports, and electronic mail generated after enactment of this Act. Each entity shall utilize typeface that is Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant such as Sans Serif, Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, Seaford, or other. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 37-035:1 (Aug. 11, 2023), effective Jan. 1, 2024 pursuant to P.L. 37-035:4. ARTICLE 4 ELECTRONIC REPORTING BY ALL GOVERNMENT OF GUAM ENTITIES § 1840. Electronic Reporting by All Government of Guam Entities. § 1840. Electronic Reporting by All Government of Guam Entities. Except for reports or information that would violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and/or the disclosure of which is otherwise restricted by law, such as, but not limited to, victims report of suspected child abuse, sexual assault, elderly abuse, and family violence, all government of Guam line agencies, including autonomous and semiautonomous agencies and the Judiciary of Guam, shall submit reports required by law to I Maga'hågan Guåhan, I Liheslaturan 3 COL 12/29/2023 1 GCA GENERAL PROVISIONS CH. 18 STATUTES APPLICABLE TO ENTIRE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM Guåhan, the Public Auditor, and the Attorney General of Guam via electronic mail. Electronic reporting shall mean posting the report on the agency’s respective website with a notification sent via email, with the report attached, to I Maga'hågan Guåhan, the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, the Public Auditor, the Attorney General of Guam, and any other entity as mandated by law.” SOURCE: Added by P.L. 37-046:2 (Nov. 10, 2023). ---------- 4 COL 12/29/2023
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