4 Guam Code Ann. § 15402
Terms Used In 4 Guam Code Ann. § 15402
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) Whoever is convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of the crime of perjury under this section, in addition to any other punishment prescribed by law thereof, shall be required by court order to reimburse the person against whom the false charge was
filed for all of the person’s legal expenses and court costs incurred in relation to that person’s defense against the false complaint.
(c) If such charge is filed within six months prior to an election in which the accused’s name appears on the ballot, the person filing the false complaint shall pay to the accused the amount set out above, and shall also pay an equal amount to the general fund of Guam.
(d) This section shall not supersede or preclude any other right or remedy at law available to the person falsely accused.
2021 NOTE: Reference to “”Territory”” replaced with “”Guam”” pursuant to
1 Guam Code Ann. § 420.