Copying and Disposition of Court Records

(a)The clerk of the Superior Court and of the Supreme Court, respectively, may cause any record, paper or document in their care and custody, to be photographed, microphotographed, or otherwise CH. 7 POWERS OF JUDGES, JUSTICES AND OF THE SUPERIOR COURT reproduced on film or in digitized form. The storage media shall be durable and the document as recorded shall be one which accurately reproduces the original thereof in all material details.

(b)Such photograph, or microphotograph, or digitized reproduction shall be deemed to an original record for all purposes, including introduction in evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A transcript, exemplification, facsimile, or certified copy thereof shall, for all purposes recited herein, be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification, facsimile, or certified copy thereof shall for purposes recited herein, be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification, facsimile, or certified copy of the original record.

(c)Such photograph, or microphotograph or reproduction shall be placed in safe, conveniently accessible files, or in safe computer storage, and the clerk shall make provisions for preserving the same, and for the public’s examining, copying, and using of the same. The original record, paper, or document shall be preserved or disposed of in accordance with court rules of court and policies promulgated by the Supreme Court of Guam and applicable law.

(d)The Supreme Court of Guam may promulgate rules to effectuate this Section; provided, that any existing rule promulgated by the Supreme Court of Guam shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section and no additional rules need to be promulgated to enforce this Section