Relationship Between this Code and Other Permanent Laws

(a)The general and permanent laws of Guam shall be:

(1)The Guam Code Annotated shall be the publication of the permanent codes of Guam and the publications thereof, when certified by the Compiler of Laws, shall be legal evidence of the laws contained therein;

(2)Electronic publications authorized and certified by the Compiler of Laws shall have the same validity as paper publications of the same or similar subject matter.

(3)Public Laws, which may be found in the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Speaker of the Legislature, the Office of Compiler of Laws (commencing with the laws of the 13th Guam COL 3/18/2024 CH. 1 THE LAWS OF GUAM Legislature), and any other location declared an official depository by the laws of Guam. Copies contained in the above shall be legal evidence of the laws contained therein;

(4)Commencing with the 13th Guam Legislature, the Session Laws as published by the Compiler of Laws, which publication contains the laws of the stated Legislature, the Resolutions passed by it and the Executive Orders of the Governor promulgated during its term. The Session Laws shall be legal evidence of the laws and Executive Orders contained therein;

(5)The Current Laws published by the Compiler of Laws, containing the Laws of Guam and Executive Orders of the Governor promulgated during the term of the sitting Legislature. The current edition of the Current Laws shall be legal evidence of the laws and Executive Orders contained therein and shall continue to be used as a supplement to the Guam Codes Annotated between supplements thereto;

(b)If there is shown to be a difference, not permitted by this Code, in contents between the Public Laws described in subsection (3), above, and any of the laws described in subsections (1), (2),

(4)and

(5)above, the Public Laws shall take precedence.