5 GCA GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS CH. 10 SUNSHINE REFORM ACT OF 1999 is an important provision
of our law. It provides:
"Public
records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of
the agency and every person has a
right to inspect any public record..." If you want to see a public record you can inspect it during working hours. You can save yourself some time though by giving a little advance notice. Check out some all of the act at Chapter 10 or a little more below.
5 GCA GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
CH. 10 SUNSHINE REFORM ACT OF 1999
§ 10101. Short Title. This
Chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Sunshine Reform Act of 1999.”
Definitions. As used in this
Chapter:
(a) Agency means any authority of
the government and includes a department, institution, board, bureau,
commission, council, committee of Guam government, branch, autonomous
instrumentality, public corporation funded by public taxes or funds, or other
public entity of the government of Guam, whether or not it is within or subject
to review by another agency.
(b) Director means the person
directly responsible for overseeing the daily operations of an agency, or the
person serving in an acting capacity as director at the time of any request for
copies of public records.
(c) Person includes any natural
person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm or
association.
(d) Public records includes any
writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business
prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency in any format,
including electronic format; and any out-of-court settlement records.
§ 10103. Right of Inspection of
Public Documents.
(a) Every person has the right to inspect and take a
copy of any public document on Guam, except as otherwise expressly prohibited
in law, and except as provided in § 10108 of this Chapter.
(b) Public records are open to inspection at all times during
the office hours of the agency and every person has a right to inspect any public record,
except as hereafter provided. Any segregable portion of a record shall be
available for inspection by any person requesting the record after deletion of
the portions that are exempted by law.
(c) Except with respect to public
records exempt from disclosure by express provisions of the law, each agency,
upon a request for a copy of records that reasonably describes an identifiable
record or records, shall
make the records promptly available to any person, upon payment of fees
covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee, if applicable. Upon
request, an exact copy shall be provided, unless impracticable to do so.
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