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Terms Used In 2 Guam Code Ann. § 3102

  • 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.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
The Committee and I Liheslaturan Guåhan itself shall have the authority to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum in order to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents before it, or both. The Committee and I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall have the standing, authority and jurisdiction to determine and impose Legislative Contempt and to make such further orders as it deems appropriate to effectuate its powers under this Chapter, and additionally to apply to the Superior Court of Guam for an order to compel the attendance or the production of documents, or both, before it.
The Committee and I Liheslaturan Guåhan may continue the requirement of attendance of a witness, to provide testimony or to provide for additional, supplementary document production by that witness, or both, at the hearing at which the witness was ordered to attend.

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2 Guam Code Ann. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CH. 3 LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIVE POWERS