) An action upon a law for a penalty or forfeiture, when the action is given to an individual, or to an individual and the government, except when the law imposing it prescribes a different limitation;

(b) An action upon a law, or upon an undertaking in a criminal action, for a forfeiture or penalty to the government of Guam.

(c) An action for libel or slander, or by a depositor against a bank for the payment of a forged or raised check, or a check that bears a forged or unauthorized endorsement.

SOURCE: CCP § 340; subsection (3) amended by P.L. 13-116:3, P.L.
15-106:6.

2016 NOTE: Subsection designations were altered to adhere to the Compiler’s codification and alpha-numeric schemes pursuant to authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.

COMMENT: See Pederson v. U.S., (1961) 191 F.Supp. 95.