§ 7101 Legislative Intent
§ 7102 Standards Established for Handling Money
§ 7103 Taxpayer Standing to Sue
§ 7104 Plaintiff\’s Bond
§ 7105 Government May Intervene
§ 7106 Minimum Amount of Suit
§ 7107 Entities Included within Scope of Chapter
§ 7108 Limitation on Actions
§ 7109 Who May Collect Judgment
§ 7110 Limits on Garnishment
§ 7111 Representation of Individual Defendants
§ 7112 Award of Attorney\’s Fees
§ 7113 Claims Act Not Applicable
§ 7114 Failure to Bond not a Defense
§ 7115 Standing; Legislative Counsel May Represent Senators and the Guam Legislature as Plaintiffs
§ 7116 Expedited Schedule of Discovery
§ 7117 Chapter Prospective Only
§ 7118 Lobbying Permittted
§ 7119 Lobbying Prohibited
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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 5 > Chapter 7 - Enforcement of Proper Government Spending

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.