Guam § 6402 - Payments for Line Agency Obligations.
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§ 6402. Payments for Line Agency Obligations.
(a) The Director of Administration shall pay from the
Government Claims Fund for tort claims made against any line
agency of the government, or the government of Guam in
general, in order of the date of approved settlement or final
judgment. In the event funds are insufficient to fully pay a
claim, the claim shall be paid pro rata until the total claim is paid
in full. All tort payments under this Chapter not made on
account of the liability of autonomous agencies shall be made
out of the Government Claims Fund only.
(b) Payments pursuant to Subsection (a) of Section 6105
of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Division 1 of Title 5, Guam Code
Annotated, shall be paid from the funds certified for payment of
the contract pursuant to the budget of the agency or
appropriation against which the contract claim is made.
(c) Payments pursuant to Subsection (b) of Section 6105
of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Division 1 of Title 5, Guam Code
Annotated, shall be paid from the Government Claims Fund.
(d) Compensation for back wages shall come from the
employee=s agency=s personnel budget and not from the
Government Claims Fund.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Guam Code Annotated § 6402 cover?
Section 6402 ("Payments for Line Agency Obligations.") 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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