(a) There shall be within the government of Guam, an autonomous and independent commission to be known as the
‘Guam Ethics Commission.’ The Commission shall consist of
seven (7) members to be appointed by I Maga’håga. Each appointee shall be a United States citizen and a bona fide resident of Guam. No person who has ever been convicted of a felony shall be eligible to serve on the Commission. Members of the Commission shall not be an employee, as defined herein, or have any member of their immediate family employed by the government of Guam. All appointments to the Guam Ethics Commission shall be confirmed by I Liheslatura.

(b) The Chair of the Commission shall be elected by the
majority of the Commission. The term of office of each member shall be for four (4) years, provided that of the original members, two (2) shall hold office for two (2) years, two (2) shall hold office for three (3) years, and one (1) shall hold office for four (4) years. The determination of these members’ length of office shall be by lot drawn by the members at their initial meeting. No person shall be appointed consecutively to more than two (2) terms as a member of the Commission.

(c) Members shall serve without compensation, except that they shall receive a stipend of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per meeting not to exceed four (4) meetings per calendar month, and shall be compensated for all normal expenses of travel, and for the cost of meals while in session.

(d) Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointments. I Maga’håga may remove or suspend any member of the Commission for cause, upon the filing of a written finding with the Commission and upon service of a copy of the written findings on the member removed or suspended.

SOURCE: Amended by P.L. 27-141:3. Amended by P.L. 36-028:2 (June
11, 2021).

2021 NOTE: Subsection designations added pursuant to authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.

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ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT