Charges for Copying Government Documents

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department, agency or instrumentality of the government of Guam, including all autonomous agencies and instrumentalities, shall charge another branch, department or agency of the government of Guam, including the Guam Legislature and members thereof, for copies of requested documents, so long as the documents are requested in an official capacity.

(b)Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any department, agency or instrumentality of the Executive Branch of the government of Guam, including all autonomous agencies and instrumentalities, except for the Department of Land Management and the Department of Revenue and Taxation, may charge the media or the general public a copying fee for documents not to exceed ten cents (10¢) for the first page of any requested document, and two cents (2¢) each for any remaining pages. The Department of Land Management and the Department of Revenue and Taxation may set their charges for documents by rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law.

(c)Any department, agency or instrumentality of the Executive Branch of the government of Guam, including all autonomous agencies and instrumentalities, may choose not to charge the media COL5/8/2020 CH. 10 SUNSHINE REFORM ACT OF 1999 or the general public a copying fee for requested documents; however, they shall not charge more than indicated in Subsection

(b)of this Section.