Guam § 8115 - Penalties and Court Jurisdiction.
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§ 8115. Penalties and Court Jurisdiction.
(a) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce any action brought as a result of a violation
of this Chapter. Any person shall have standing to sue for the enforcement of this Chapter.
(b) Each member of a public agency who attends a meeting of a public agency where action is taken
in violation of any provision of this Chapter, with knowledge of the fact that the meeting is in violation
thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) Any interested persons may commence an action by mandamus, injunction or declaratory relief for
the purpose of stopping or preventing a violation or threatened violation of this Chapter by members of an
agency or to determine the applicability of this Chapter to actions or threatened future action of an agency.
(d) In each suit brought under the Chapter, the court shall file a written Findings of Fact and
Conclusions of Law and final judgment which shall also be recorded in the minutes of body involved.
(e) The court shall permanently enjoin any person adjudged to have violated this Chapter from further
violating this Chapter. Each separate action taken which is not in accordance with this Chapter shall
constitute a separate violation.
(f) The final judgment or decree in each suit shall state that the court shall retain jurisdiction over the
parties and subject matter for a period of one (1) year from date of entry and the court shall order the
defendants to report in writing twice annually to the court of their compliance with this Chapter.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Guam Code Annotated § 8115 cover?
Section 8115 ("Penalties and Court Jurisdiction.") 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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