{"data":{"id":"us-gu/2-gca-5102","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"2 GCA § 5102","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Chapter:\n(a) Agency means any department, organization, board, commission, council, institution or other governmental entity of the government of Guam, and any official, officer, employee or member thereof acting or purporting to act by reason of his connection with the government of Guam, except:\n(1) any court, judge and pertinent judicial staff;\n(2) the Legislature, its members, its committees, its staff\nand its employees;\n(3) the Governor and his personal staff; and\n(4) the Lieutenant Governor and his personal staff.\n(b) An Act of an Agency means any action, decision, failure to act, omission, rule or regulation, interpretation, recommendation, policy, practice or procedure of any agency.\n(c) Person means any individual, aggregate of individuals, corporation, partnership or unincorporated association.\n(d) Suruhanu also means Suruhana. In the case that the person elected is female, reference to the office shall be in the feminine, that is to the Suruhana.","path":["Title 2: Legislative Branch","Chapter 5: Office of Suruhanu (Ombudsman)"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/2gc005.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:08:08Z","sha256":"6e681afb8530cad488167983f13acfd4735b9481f0543856e6214cc19e54c9c4","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/2-gca-5101","next":"us-gu/2-gca-5103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}