Guam § 10201 - Inspection of Public Records; Certified Copies.

§ 10201. Inspection of Public Records; Certified Copies.

Every person has a right to inspect any public

writing on record in Guam and every public officer

having the custody thereof is bound to permit such

inspection, and to give on demand and on payment of

the legal fees therefor a certified copy of such writing

or record.

The common law rules of statutory construction apply in Guam pursuant

to 1 GCA § 700. “Under the common law rules of interpretation, the

repeal of a repealing statute revives the original enactment where such

repeal is accomplished by express provision. However, where the repeal

of the repealing statute is achieved by specific provision or by

implication with new additional legislation, the original legislation is

revived only to the extent to which it is consistent with the new

legislation.” Sutherland Statutory Construction, 7th ed., § 23:32 (2000).

Because P.L. 19-005 enacted § 10103 governing the right of inspection of

public documents, § 10201 was not revived.