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
For details, see 9 Guam Code Ann. § 80.34
(a) A person who violates any provisions of this Chapter, or rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this Chapter, or who refuses or neglects to comply with an order issued by the Administrator to require compliance with this Chapter, shall be guilty of a civil violation and shall be subject to a penalty of up to Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for each tank for each day of each violation.

(b) Any person with an interest that may be adversely affected by a violation of this Chapter may intervene as a matter of right in any civil action brought by the Administrator to require compliance with this Chapter.

(c) A person who knowingly fails to notify the Administrator pursuant to §§ 76205 or 76212 of this Chapter, or who makes any false statement or representation in any AST notification, permit application, or other document filed, maintained, or used for compliance with this Chapter, shall be guilty of a civil violation.

(d) Any person who denies, obstructs, or hampers the entrance, inspection, or conduct or release response activity by a representative of the Agency at any building, place, site, facility, vehicle, or structure that the representative is authorized to enter or inspect, or who fails to provide information requested by the Agency representative pursuant to § 76210 of this Chapter shall be guilty of a civil violation and shall be subject to a penalty of up to Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for every day the person denies, obstructs or hinders the acquisition of, or fails to provide, the

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information requested, as determined in a civil action in the Superior Court of Guam.

(e) Each separate civil violation shall be subject to the following penalties: for the first, second, and third offense, the violator shall be subject to a penalty of up to Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) per tank per day for each separate violation. Second, third, and fourth offenses are defined as offenses within twelve (12) months from the first, second, and third offenses respectively. For any fourth violation of this Chapter, the violator shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be subject to imprisonment for up to twelve (12) months, and fined up to Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) per day for each violation, or both.