5 Guam Code Ann. § 66114
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- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- 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 Department, acting by the Attorney General, may enforce any provision of this Chapter or any rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto by bringing an action in the Superior Court for an injunction.
(b) If the court issues an injunction under this section, it shall retain jurisdiction, and the action shall be continued, and in such cases the Attorney General acting in the name of the Territory may upon a violation of the terms of an injunction, petition the court for recovery of civil penalties in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each day in violation of the injunction.
SOURCE: GC § 12513. Reference to Island Court changed to Superior Court by authority of P.L. 12-85.