16 Guam Code Ann. § 3349
Attorney's Note
Under the Guam Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| misdemeanor | up to 1 year | up to $1,000 |
Terms Used In 16 Guam Code Ann. § 3349
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
16 Guam Code Ann. VEHICLES
CH. 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway in Guam while knowing or having reason to know that his or her driver’s license is suspended.
(b) As used in this Section, suspended driver’s license means an operator’s license, chauffeur’s license, or driving privilege that has been suspended or revoked by judicial or administrative action, or seized by a police officer pursuant to law.
(c) In any prosecution for driving while license suspended, competent evidence that defendant‘s license was surrendered to a police officer, or was suspended or revoked by order of a judge in open court, or that written notice of the suspension was mailed to defendant’s last known address by the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall be prima facie evidence of defendant’s knowledge of the suspension or revocation.
(d) Driving while license suspended is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both. In addition to any other penalty imposed upon a conviction, the sentencing court may order the defendant’s driver’s license to be suspended for an additional consecutive period of up to five (5) years.
SOURCE: Originally added as 16 Guam Code Ann. § 18124.1 by P.L. 24-124:1 (Feb.
16, 1998). Transferred to Chapter 3, Article 3 by P.L. 34-107:4 (June 5,
2018) and codified to this section by the Compiler.
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