(a) Publication Defined. The terms ‘publish, published, publishing, and publication’ as used in this Chapter mean any printed or duplicated material, regardless of format, which is produced, purchased for distribution, or authorized by the Compiler of Laws for distribution and purchase to the public, including the Guam Code Annotated, Legislature Session Laws, Attorney General Opinions, Executive Orders, Administrative Rules and Regulations, and Court cases. The offer to distribute printed or duplicated materials to a group of persons for purposes of further distribution or public display constitutes publication. The distribution to other agencies or instrumentalities of the government of Guam constitutes publication. The term ‘publication’ shall include the authority to create or enable any text-based searchable or researchable database of such printed or duplicated materials.

(b) Distribution Defined. The term ‘distribute or distribution’ shall mean to sell, lease, assign or otherwise transfer published materials, or offer to sell, lease, assign or otherwise transfer published materials.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 27-077:1 (April 26, 2004). Amended by P.L.
28-179:1 (Jan. 29, 2007) and P.L. 34-027:3 (July 13, 2017).

2019 NOTE: This section was originally codified in the GCA by P.L.
15-104:1 (Mar. 5, 1980), entitled Compiler of Laws Responsibilities. Amended by P.L. 17-006:7 (May 5, 1983). Repealed and reenacted as 1
GCA § 1602 by P.L. 27-077:1 (Apr. 26, 2004).