10 Guam Code Ann. § 12453
Terms Used In 10 Guam Code Ann. § 12453
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(a) the applicant is currently an active, competent practitioner;
(b) the applicant has practiced at least three (3) years out of the five (5) years immediately proceeding his application;
(c) the applicant currently holds a valid certificate in a state of the United States;
(d) no disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint is pending at the time a certificate is to be issued by Guam; and
(e) the certificate requirements in the jurisdiction are substantially similar to or higher than those required by Guam.
2022 NOTE: References to “”Territory”” replaced with “”Guam”” pursuant to
1 Guam Code Ann. § 420.
2013 NOTE: Pursuant to the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606, numbers and/or letters were altered to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme.