{"data":{"id":"us-gu/2-gca-5111","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"2 GCA § 5111","heading":"Powers.","body":"The Suruhanu shall have the following powers:\n(a) To investigate, on complaint of a person but not an agency or on his own motion, any act of an agency without regard to its finality.\n(b) To adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind rules and regulations required for the discharge of his duties, including procedures for receiving and processing complaints, conducting investigations and reporting his findings. However, he may not levy any fees for the submission or investigation of complaints.\n(c) To examine the records and documents of any agency except those records and documents privileged from inspection because of their confidential nature, including but not limited to juvenile court records, tax records and other records specifically made confidential by law.\n(d) To enter and inspect without notice the premises of any government agency.\n(e) To subpoena any employee or agent of the government of Guam to appear, give sworn testimony or to produce documentary or other evidence that is reasonably material to his inquiry and to administer oaths and affirmations in all matters incident to his duties.\n(f) To undertake, participate in or cooperate with persons and agencies in such conferences, inquiries, meetings or studies as might lead to improvements in the functioning of agencies\n(g) To obtain such information and make such inquiries from any agency or person as he shall require for the discharge of his duties.\n(h) To maintain secrecy in respect to all matters and the identities of the complainants or witnesses coming before him.\n(i) To concern himself with the strengthening of procedures and practices which lessen the risk that objectionable administrative acts will occur.\n(j) To bring civil proceedings in any appropriate court to enforce the provisions of this Chapter and to retain legal counsel to effectuate the intent of this Subsection and this Chapter.","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":"762a227a29a38bf706a6824a8f74a157ff515e853ab7797bbdd473281db02968","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/2-gca-5110","next":"us-gu/2-gca-5112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}