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Terms Used In 4 Guam Code Ann. § 4404

  • 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.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
The Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission or the Executive Director, upon his own initiative, upon the request of any member of the Commission, or upon the request of any party before the Commission, may summon in writing any person to attend before a meeting of the Commission as a witness and in a proper case, to bring with him any book, record or paper which may be deemed material as evidence in the case.

(a) The fees for such attendance shall be the same as the fees of witnesses before the Superior Court, except that if the witness is a government employee no witness fees shall be given.

(b) The subpoena shall issue in the name of the Civil Service Commission, and shall be directed to the person and shall be served in the same manner as subpoenas to appear and testify before the court.

(c) If any person or persons summoned to testify shall refuse or neglect to obey said subpoena, upon petition, the court may

(1) compel the attendance of such person or persons before the Commission, or

(2) punish said person or persons for contempt in the same manner provided by law for securing the attendance of witnesses or their punishment for neglect or refusal to attend in the Superior Court.

SOURCE: § 4173 Guam Code Ann., as reenacted by P.L. 16-023; amended by P.L.
16-104.

2018 NOTE: Subsection/subitem designations added pursuant to 1 Guam Code Ann.
§ 1606.