Guam § 9142 - Investigation by the Commission.

§ 9142. Investigation by the Commission.

(a) The Commission shall make studies and investigations

with respect to safety provisions and the causes of injuries in

employments covered by this Title, and shall from time to time

make to the Legislature and to employers and carriers such

recommendations as it may deem proper as to the best means of

preventing such injuries.

(b) In making such studies and investigations, the

Commission is authorized (1) to cooperate with any agency

charged with the duty of enforcing any law, securing safety

against injury in any employment covered by this Title, or with

any agency engaged in enforcing any laws to assure safety for

employees, and (2) to permit any such agency to have access to

the records of the Commission. In carrying out the provisions of

this section the Commission or any officer or employee of the

commission is authorized to enter at any reasonable time upon

any premises, tracks, wharf, dock, or to enter any building,

where an employment covered by this Title is being carried on,

and to examine any tool, appliances, or machinery used in such

employment.

(c) Civil Penalties. The Commission shall impose a civil

penalty of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250) and

not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), per

violation, on any employer found in violation of the statutory

obligations required in this Chapter or any applicable

administrative rules and regulations, unless the statute requires

criminal penalties, in which case the Commission shall

investigate the matter, document its findings and refer the matter

to the Office of the Attorney General for prosecution. The

employer may appeal any assessed civil penalties within fifteen

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(15) calendar days from the issuance of a Notice of Violation to

the Commissioner who shall be the Hearing Officer.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c) of this Section, all civil

penalties enumerated under this Chapter shall remain in full

force and effect.