16 Guam Code Ann. § 3208
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Terms Used In 16 Guam Code Ann. § 3208
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
(a) Any motor vehicle which is so constructed or loaded, or when towing any vehicle which is so constructed or loaded, as to obstruct the driver’s view to the rear thereof from the driver’s position, shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet to the rear of such vehicle.
(b) Any motor vehicle registered after March 31, 1955, shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet to the rear of such vehicle.
SOURCE: GC § 23109, enacted by P.L. 1-088, repealed and reenacted by
P.L. 3-016.
COURT DECISIONS: D.C. Guam, 1953. U.S., under the Federal Tort Claims Act, was negligent where driver of armed forced truck violated Guam Vehicle Code by failing to have rear-view mirror when a collision was proximate cause of the violation. Walters v. U.S., 110. F.Supp. 0631.