(a) The amount of the annual license and registration fee shall be determined by the gross weight of the vehicle in accordance with the following table:

Gross Weight of Vehicle in
Pounds
License and Registration
Fees
Under 1000 $20.00
1,000 to 1,499 $22.00
1,500 to 1,999 $24.00

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2,000 to 2,499 $26.00
2,500 to 2,999 $28.00
3,000 to 3,499 $30.00
3,500 to 3,999 $32.00
4,000 to 4,499 $34.00
4,500 to 4,999 $36.00
5,000 to 5,499 $38.00
5,500 to 5,999 $40.00
6,000 to 6,499 $42.00
6,500 to 6,999 $44.00
7,000 to 7,499 $56.00
7,500 to 7,999 $58.00
8,000 and Over $58.00

plus Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3.50) for each five hundred (500) pounds or fraction thereof in excess of seven thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (7,999) pounds, provided that in computing fees, the above table shall be applied on a percentage based according to the model year of the vehicle with respect to vehicles whose gross weight is not in excess of seven thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (7,999) pounds, as follows:

Model Year Percent of Fee as
Shown on Table

1949 and earlier 50%
1950 through 1953 75%
1954 and subsequent 100%

(b) Vehicles having a gross weight of one hundred forty thousand (140,000) pounds or more, and which are used temporarily or intermittently, may be issued a permit, in lieu of the annual license and registration, for a period not to exceed thirty (30) consecutive days or any portion thereof and shall be charged Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).

(c) In lieu of all other license and registration fees, implements of husbandry and road building and construction equipment other than motor trucks, trailers, semi-trailers, and pole or pipe dollies, operated on highways only in moving from one

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site to another, shall be subject to annual registration.

(1) The fee for such registration shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) for each one thousand (1,000) pounds of gross weight of said vehicles.

(2) The fees prescribed by this Subsection shall be subject to proration under 16 Guam Code Ann. § 7167.

(d) For the initial registration of the motor vehicle in accordance with this Section, the registrant shall pay an additional fee of Eighteen Dollars ($18.00) for the costs of license plates and tags.

(e) (1) The annual license and registration fee in § 7160(a) shall be waived upon the initial issuance and the subsequent renewal of the vehicle license and registration for:

(A) any Veteran determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) to be one hundred percent (100%) disabled or individually unemployable due to military service connected injuries, with certification from the Guam Office of Veterans Affairs;

(B) the spouse, legal guardian, or surviving spouse, as defined in § 67101 of Chapter 67, Title 10, Guam Code Annotated, and as authorized by § 4B101 of Article 1B of Chapter 4, Title 4, Guam Code Annotated, and to Gold Star parents who are eligible pursuant to § 7120.3(b) of this Chapter;

(i) eligible persons in Subsections (A) or (B) shall verify their status with a military identification card, to include the DD Form 214, DD Form 1173, DD Form 2765, National Guard Bureau 22 (NGB22), Armed Forces Retirement Certificate, Armed Forces Statement of Personnel Record, or other accepted forms used to verify eligibility status and certified by the government of Guam Office of Veterans Affairs (OVA);

(ii) the eligibility period for persons in
Subsection (B) shall be consistent with §§ 4B103,

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4B104, or 4B105 of Article 1B of Chapter 4, Title
4, Guam Code Annotated, and the eligibility period for Gold Star parents shall be the same as the eligibility period for a surviving spouse; and

(C) the recipients of at least one of the following military awards: the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross (U.S. Army), the Navy Cross (U.S. Navy and Marine Corps), the Coast Guard Cross (U.S. Coast Guard), the Distinguished Flying Cross (U.S. Air Force), the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with “”V”” Device, or the Purple Heart Medal.

(2) The fee shall be waived for one (1) non- commercial passenger vehicle, which includes sedans, coupes, pick-up trucks, motorcycles, and station wagons manufactured primarily for the purpose of carrying passengers, and including those passenger cars pulling other light trailers, registered to the Veteran, or eligible persons applying for benefits under this Section.

(3) A document issued by the USDVA or a U.S. military ID card, with certification from the Guam Office of Veterans Affairs, which certifies the disability rating, must be furnished to the Department of Revenue and Taxation in order to waive the annual Motor Vehicle License and Registration Assessment.

(f) A “”motorized utility vehicle”” may operate in accordance
with, and in furtherance of, legitimate Mayoral duties.

(1) Mayors, Vice-Mayors, and/or their respective staff may operate motorized utility vehicles, such as mules, gators, golf carts, and riding mowers on non-routed public roadways, so long as said vehicles are permanently marked with the Mayor’s official logo of that municipality, where

(A) passage on the shoulder of a roadway is impossible or otherwise unsafe, and

(B) the operator of said vehicle is engaged in the performance of Mayoral duties as prescribed by Title 5
GCA § 40101 et seq., and is otherwise acting in

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accordance with Guam law; provided, that the motorized utility vehicle may operate on routed roadways for the purpose of crossing to get from one non-routed roadway to another.

(2) For the purposes of this Subsection, a “”motorized utility vehicle”” is any motorized vehicle primarily manufactured for off-roadway use, which is sixty-three inches (63″”) or less in width, has an unladen dry weight of one thousand eight hundred fifty pounds (1,850 lbs) or less, travels on less than six (6) wheels, and can travel up to maximum speeds of 20 miles per hour.

(3) The registration fee of subject utility vehicles, that are the property of the Mayoral offices, shall be waived.

SOURCE: GC § 23354, enacted by P.L. 1-088 (Nov. 29, 1952) as amended by P.L. 4-007 (Mar. 8, 1957) and 4-097 (Aug. 1, 1958). Subsection (c) as amended by P.L. 15-011:4 (Mar. 20, 1979). Amended by P.L. 29-002:V:I:44 (May 18, 2007). Subsection (e) added by P.L. 30-
144:2 (May 17, 2010), effective, Apr. 1, 2010, pursuant to P.L. 30-144:6;
amended by P.L. 31-177:3 (Feb. 3, 2012), and P.L. 33-096:3 (Nov. 9,
2015). Subsection (f) added by P.L. 32-102:2 (Nov. 28, 2013). Subsection
(e) amended by P.L. 37-028:4 (July 12, 2023).

2018 NOTE: Subsection/subitem designations altered/added pursuant to
1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.

CROSS REFERENCE: 4 Guam Code Ann. § 4B101; 5 Guam Code Ann. § 54102