Guam § 78116 - Testimony.

§ 78116. Testimony.

(a) The Commission shall cause a record to be made of all proceedings

in which testimony or other evidence is received or adduced, which record

shall include rulings of the chair, questions of the Commission and its

authorized representative, the testimony or responses of witnesses, sworn

written statements which the Commission authorizes a witness to submit

and such other matters as the Commission or its Chairperson may direct.

(b) All testimony given at a hearing shall be under oath or affirmation,

unless the requirement is dispensed with in a particular instance by majority

vote of the Commission members present at the hearing.

(c) Any member of the Commission may administer an oath or

affirmation to a witness.

(d) The Chairperson or a designated presiding officer at a hearing or an

investigative hearing may direct a witness to answer any relevant question

or furnish any relevant book, paper or other document. Unless the direction

is overruled by majority vote of the Commission members present,

disobedience shall constitute grounds for citation for contempt, except that

production of any book, paper or other document may be required only by

subpoena.

(e) A witness at a hearing, or his counsel, with the consent of a

majority of the Commission members present at the hearing, may file with

the Commission for incorporation into the record of the hearing sworn

written statements relevant to the purpose, subject matter and scope of the

Commission's investigation or inquiry.