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It shall be the responsibility of the Compiler of Laws, through outsourcing, privatization, or other means, to:

(a) cause to be published annually, together with an adequate index, all laws enacted by any given legislature in the form in which the laws were enacted, commonly known as the Legislature Session Laws;

(b) cause to be published, periodic revisions and updates of the Guam Code Annotated, as determined by the Compiler of Laws, including available annotations thereto, such as Attorney General Opinions, Executive Orders, and Court cases, and distributed at least annually, or more often if practical, to I Liheslatura, the Courts of Guam, the Executive Branch, and other interested individuals or entities as determined by the Compiler of Laws;

(c) undertake the publication of the continuing Administrative Rules and Regulations, Opinions of the Attorney General, Executive Orders of I Maga’låhi, and reports of cases decided in the Superior and Supreme Courts of Guam; and

(d) make available on the Compiler of Laws’ website and other mediums, the publications of the Compiler of Laws and monthly interim updates of the published material promulgated between regular publications thereof.

SOURCE: GC § 42102, as added by P.L. 14-093:2 (Dec. 31, 1977), entitled Responsibilities. Codified as 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1603 by P.L. 15-104:1 (Mar. 5, 1980) entitled Compiler of Laws Responsibilities, and amended
by P.L. 17-006:7 (May 5, 1983). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 27-077 (Apr. 26, 2004). Amended by P.L. 34-027:2 (July 13, 2017).

2019 NOTE: This section was originally codified in the GCA by P.L. 15-104:1 (Mar. 5, 1980), entitled Qualifications of Compiler of Laws. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 17-006:6 (May 5, 1983), and repealed by P.L. 27-077:1 (Apr.
26, 2004).