Guam § 32104 - Board Appointments; Terms.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 32104 — Board Appointments; Terms., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32104. Board Appointments; Terms.
A Guam Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, Architect
and Land Surveyors is created whose duty shall be to administer the
provisions of this Chapter.
(a) The Board shall consist of seven (7) members, at least two (2)
being female, to be constituted as follows: the Director of Public
Works, five (5) members who shall be registered under the provisions
of this Chapter and one (1) member of the general public who shall not
have been registered under the provisions of this Chapter, or practicing
in any of the professions covered by this Chapter. Except for the
Director of Public Works, a member shall be appointed by I
Maga’lahen Guåhan (Governor) for a term of four (4) years. Of the
five (5) registered professional members, two (2) shall be registered
architects (of which one (1) may be a landscape architect), two (2) shall
be professional engineers, and one (1) shall be a professional land
surveyor.
(b) The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer shall
be elected annually by majority vote of the Board members at the first
regular meeting of the Board after January 1.
(c) Each member of the Board shall receive a notice of his
appointment from I Maga’lahen Guåhan (Governor) and shall take an
oath for the faithful discharge of his duties. Appointments to the Board
shall be in such manner so that the term of each member shall expire at
a different time. On the expiration of the term of any member, I
Maga’lahen Guåhan (Governor) shall appoint a successor. A member
may be reappointed to succeed himself but for not more than two (2)
consecutive terms. Each member may hold office until the expiration of
the term for which appointed or until his successor has been duly
appointed and qualified.
(d) In the event of a vacancy on the Board for any reason,
resulting in an unexpired term and I Maga’lahen Guåhan (Governor)
fails to appoint a successor within three (3) months after the vacancy
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occurs, the Board may appoint a provisional member to serve in the
interim until I Maga’lahen Guåhan (Governor) makes an appointment.
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Section 32104 ("Board Appointments; Terms.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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