3 GCA § 12119
Costs of Contest Proceedings
View official PDF ↗If the proceedings under this Chapter are dismissed for insufficiency of evidence to support any of the bases for the claims, or for want of prosecution, or the election is confirmed by the Court without any claims 07312013 CH. 12 ELECTION CONTESTS proven, judgment may be rendered against the contestant, for costs and attorney’s fees, in favor of the defendant. If the election is annulled or set aside, judgment for costs may be rendered against the defendant, in favor of the contestant.
§ The story of this section
- Amended by P.L. 25-146 § 72 — introduced as Bill 227-25 · introduced by Simon A. Sanchez II
- Amended by P.L. 31-255 § 2 — introduced as Bill 413-31 · introduced by Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr + 2 cosponsors
Interpreted by the courts:
- 2000 Guam 22 — Joseph F. Ada, Felix P. Camacho, and Fred Castro v. Carl T.C. Gutierrez and Madeleine Z. Bordallo (2000) · per Benjamin J.F. Cruz, J. · cited at ¶28
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.