{"data":{"id":"us-gu/2-gca-3103","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"2 GCA § 3103","heading":"Legislative Contempt.","body":"For purposes of this Chapter, a witness shall be deemed in Legislative Contempt against a Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan for any of the following reasons:\n(a) disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior toward the Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan while holding a hearing or Session, tending to interrupt the due course of the legislative proceeding;\n(b) a breach of the peace, boisterous conduct or violent disturbance, tending to interrupt the due course of a legislative proceeding;\n(c) abuse of the process or proceedings of a Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan, or falsely pretending to act under authority of a resolution, an order or process of the Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan;\n(d) disobedience to any lawful order or process of a Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan;\n(e) any other unlawful interference with the process or proceedings of a Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan;\n(f) failing or refusing to appear in compliance with a subpoena, or to produce documents when requested, or, having appeared, fails or refuses to testify under oath or affirmation or to produce documents;\n(g) failing or refusing to answer any relevant question, or failing or refusing to furnish any document subpoenaed; or\n(h) intentionally misrepresenting the truth or a fact while under oath before a Committee or I Liheslaturan Guåhan.","path":["Title 2: Legislative Branch","Chapter 3: Legislative Investigative Powers"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/2gc003.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:07:48Z","sha256":"ca00c8e37d56034999348a6d0f9ab996a6e28f7162f62e966fb4784772d56dcc","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/2-gca-3102","next":"us-gu/2-gca-3104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}