Guam § 10203 - Charges for Copying Government Documents.

§ 10203. Charges for Copying Government Documents.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department,

agency or instrumentality of the government of Guam, including all

autonomous agencies and instrumentalities, shall charge another

branch, department or agency of the government of Guam,

including the Guam Legislature and members thereof, for copies of

requested documents, so long as the documents are requested in an

official capacity.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any

department, agency or instrumentality of the Executive Branch of

the government of Guam, including all autonomous agencies and

instrumentalities, except for the Department of Land Management

and the Department of Revenue and Taxation, may charge the media

or the general public a copying fee for documents not to exceed ten

cents (10¢) for the first page of any requested document, and two

cents (2¢) each for any remaining pages. The Department of Land

Management and the Department of Revenue and Taxation may set

their charges for documents by rules and regulations pursuant to the

Administrative Adjudication Law.

(c) Any department, agency or instrumentality of the Executive

Branch of the government of Guam, including all autonomous

agencies and instrumentalities, may choose not to charge the media

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or the general public a copying fee for requested documents;

however, they shall not charge more than indicated in Subsection

(b) of this Section.