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      • CAN AN AGENCY REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION TO COMPLY WITH MY REQUEST?
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Open Government Law.

In brief, the Open Government Law of Guam law gives the public the right to attend meetings of public agencies, listen to deliberation and watch the decision making process in action.  It requires public agencies to provide notice of the times and places of meetings, and keep minutes of all action taken.

​As stated in the legislative declaration in the Open Government Law of Guam (5 GCA § 8102): “…it is the policy of this Territory that the formation of public policy and decisions is public and shall not be conducted in secret. The people of Guam do not yield their individual rights to the public agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created." 
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  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • OUR MISSION
    • CONTACT US
    • REFERENCES
  • PRIORITIES
    • OPEN GOVERNMENT LAW >
      • WHAT IS A MEETING?
      • WHAT IS COVERED BY THE LAW?
      • WHAT IS REQUIRED OF PUBLIC NOTICES OF MEETINGS?
      • WHEN CAN A MEETING BE CLOSED?
      • WHERE CAN I GET MEETING MINUTES?
      • WHO ENFORCES THE LAW?
      • WHAT RIGHTS ARE AFFORDED TO THE PUBLIC?
    • SUNSHINE REFORM ACT >
      • WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO INSPECT GOVGUAM DOCUMENTS?
      • WHEN CAN I INSPECT GOVGUAM RECORDS?
      • HOW LONG DOES AN AGENCY HAVE TO COMPLY?
      • CAN AN AGENCY REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION TO COMPLY WITH MY REQUEST?
      • CAN I REQUEST TO INSPECT GOVGUAM DOCUMENTS THROUGH EMAIL?
      • WHAT GOVGUAM DOCUMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THE RIGHT OF INSPECTION?
      • WHAT IS THE FINE FOR THE NONDISCLOSURE OF RECORDS?
      • WHERE DOES THE $1,000.00 FINE GO?
      • WHAT IS THE PENALTY FOR WITHHOLDING PUBLIC RECORDS?
  • OUR WORK
    • FOIA REQUEST BY AGENCY >
      • ANCESTRAL LANDS COMMISSION
      • DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
      • GUAM ETHICS COMMISSION
      • GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
      • GUAM VISITORS BUREAU
    • IN THE NEWS
    • CITIZEN PARTICIPATION