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​WHO ENFORCES THE LAW?

What can be done if a public agency holds a secret meeting? What if a public agency makes a decision in private that should have been made in public? Any person or "aggrieved" person shall have standing to sue for the enforcement of the Open Government Law of Guam.  Since the law says that meetings are open to the general public, a person may be aggrieved if improperly excluded from a meeting or if an executive session was improperly held.
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Upon a judicial challenge, the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce any action brought as a result of a violation of the Open Government Law of Guam. (5 GCA § 8115).
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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