{"data":{"id":"us-gu/5-gca-6210","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"5 GCA § 6210","heading":"Settlement of Suit.","body":"(a) Subject to the approval of the court in which the case is pending, the Attorney General is authorized to settle a suit at any time before final judgment; provided, that if government funds are to be paid in excess of the balance in the Government Claims Fund, an appropriation for that purpose or authorization to transfer resources of the government for that purpose shall have been previously authorized by law.\n(b) In the case of autonomous agencies, the attorney repre-senting such agency is authorized to settle a suit against the agency he represents subject to the approval of the governing board of the agency, or if no board exists, to the approval of the chief executive officer of said agency.\n(c) Settlement of any claims concerning the government of Guam shall not be sealed and shall be open for public inspection. A copy of each settlement shall be sent to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan.","path":["Title 5: Government Operations","Division 1 - Laws Applicable to Executive Branch","Chapter 6: Government Claims Act","ARTICLE 2: PROCEDURE FOR FILING CLAIMS AND ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/5gc006.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:17:28Z","sha256":"d5ee4dd77030e311b1b74168f1332c54cbfb0e0d278e9b69d0841d53853aefd9","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/5-gca-6209","next":"us-gu/5-gca-6211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}