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7 GCA CIVIL PROCEDURE CH. 9.6 JUDICIAL CLIENT SERVICES FUND 1 CHAPTER 9.6 JUDICIAL CLIENT SERVICES FUND SOURCE: This Chapter was added by P.L. 27-055:2 (Dec. 17, 2003). § 9600. Judicial Client Services Fund § 9601. Fund Sources. § 9602. Separation of Accounts. § 9603. Reporting Requirements. § 9604. Legislative Appropriations. § 9605. Line of Credit Authorized. § 9600. Judicial Client Services Fund . There is hereby created a Judicial Client Services Fund for the Courts of Guam. All money collected for the Fund shall be deposited in interest- earning bank accounts as provided in § 9602 and § 9 604 of this Chapter. § 9601. Fund Sources. All increase in fees, fines or revenues approved by the Supreme Court of Guam or the Judicial Council and collected by th e Courts of Guam, which are over and above the fee schedules in existence a s of September 12, 2002, for the filing of documents, or imposition of fines , except as otherwise mandated by 7 GCA Chapter 9, Article 2 and 8 GCA Ch apter 161, relative to the Guam Law Library and the Criminal Injuries Comp ensation, respectively, shall be deposited into the Judicial Client Services Fund. 2016 NOTE: P.L. 27-138:4 (Dec.

d 8 GCA Ch apter 161, relative to the Guam Law Library and the Criminal Injuries Comp ensation, respectively, shall be deposited into the Judicial Client Services Fund. 2016 NOTE: P.L. 27-138:4 (Dec. 30, 2004) amended and moved 9 G CA Chapter 86 (Criminal Injuries Compensation) to 8 GCA Chapter 1 61, and the reference were changed to correspond to the new citation. Reference to the 'Territorial Law Library' changed to 'Guam Law Library' pursuant to 1 GCA § 420 (added by P.L. 24-089 (Oct. 7, 1997) ). § 9602. Separation of Accounts. The Superior Court of Guam shall establish an account or accounts for the Judicial Client Services Fund, separate and apa rt from that of the government of Guam General Fund accounts, the Judic ial Building Fund, and the existing accounts of the Superior Court. Th e new account or accounts established for the Fund together with the interest earned thereon shall be for the following activities: COL2220177 GCA CIVIL PROCEDURE CH. 9.6 JUDICIAL CLIENT SERVICES FUND 2 (a) Appointment of Counsel of Indigent Defendants i ncluding, but not limited to, attorney fees, investigator fees, inte rpreter fees, expert fees, jury fees, and any other related expen ses

S FUND 2 (a) Appointment of Counsel of Indigent Defendants i ncluding, but not limited to, attorney fees, investigator fees, inte rpreter fees, expert fees, jury fees, and any other related expen ses approved by the Superior Court of Guam or the Supreme Court of Guam ; (b) Law Enforcement Escort Costs; (c) Operations of Erica’s House; and (d) Language Assistance Services. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 27-055:2 (Dec. 17, 2003) and amended by P.L. 33-100:2 (Dec. 1, 2015). § 9603. Reporting Requirements . The Judicial Client Services Fund shall be under th e stewardship of the Judicial Council. The Judicial Council shall prepa re, or cause to be prepared, full statements of accounts of all money received and expended out of the account or accounts of the Judicial Clie nt Services Fund, and shall transmit such report to I Liheslatura each fiscal y ear, together with the Budget Request of the Superior Court for the ensuin g fiscal year. § 9604. Legislative Appropriations. I Liheslatura may, from time to time, appropriate f unds from the General Fund for deposit in the Judicial Client Ser vices Fund. Such funds, when appropriated, shall be paid directly to the Ju dicial Client Services Fund.

time to time, appropriate f unds from the General Fund for deposit in the Judicial Client Ser vices Fund. Such funds, when appropriated, shall be paid directly to the Ju dicial Client Services Fund. § 9605. Line of Credit Authorized. The Judicial Client Services Fund may be encumbered as collateral for a line of credit to pay for court appointed attorne y fees and any other expense approved by the Judicial Council of Guam or the Supreme Court of Guam, which may be entered into by the Superior Cou rt of Guam, through its Judicial Council, and a lending institution cho sen under its procurement regulations. ---------- COL222017