Attorney's Note

Under the Guam Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $1,000
petty misdemeanorup to 60 daysup to $500
For details, see 9 Guam Code Ann. § 80.34

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Terms Used In 10 Guam Code Ann. § 69129

  • 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.
) Any person who violates any provision of ”69102,
69104, 69113, 69115, 69117 and 69121 of this Chapter or the implementing regulations shall be guilty of a violation and shall
be subject to a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor
more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each such violation.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of ”69114 and
69119 of this Chapter or the implementing regulations shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine of not less than
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) for each such violation.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of ”69116,
69120 and 69122 of this Chapter or the implementing regulations shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
(d) Any person convicted of reckless or negligent operation or manipulation of any water skis, aquaplane, surfboard, or similar device while under the influence of intoxicating liquids, narcotic drugs, barbiturates or marijuana may, in addition to the above penalties, be prohibited by the court having jurisdiction of such violation, from operating any water skis, aquaplane,

10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH. 69 BOATING

surfboard, or similar device on any waters of this Territory for a period of not more than two (2) years.
SOURCE: GC § 8995.21, as amended by P.L. 13-187; renumbered to
‘8995.30 by P.L. 15-54. Subsection (d) repealed and reenacted by P.L.
24-87:4.

2019 NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 35-005:4, marijuana was “”declassified as a
Schedule 1 Controlled Substance.”” See Compiler’s annotation to § 69116, infra.