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8 GCA § 160.60

Responsibility for Rights and Services

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 8 — Criminal Procedure
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(a)The courts shall fashion all decisions and orders to enhance the recognition of the rights and the provision of the services set out in this Chapter, to the extent that they will not conflict with the constitutional rights of the defendant.

(b)Neither the failure of any government employee to carry out the requirements of this Section, nor compliance with it, shall subject any territorial officer or employee to liability in any civil action. However, such failure may provide a basis for such disciplinary action as may be deemed by appropriate authority.

§ The story of this section

  1. Enacted by P.L. 21-96 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
  2. Amended by P.L. 27-138 § 2 — introduced as Bill 375-27 · introduced by Carmen Fernandez

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.