§ 8101 Short Title
§ 8102 Definitions and Index of Definitions
§ 8103 Issuer\’s Lien
§ 8104 Effect of Over Issue; Over Issue
§ 8105 Securities Negotiable; Burden of Proof
§ 8106 Applicability
§ 8107 Delivery of Equivalent of Securities; Recovery by Seller
§ 8201 Issuer
§ 8203 Staleness as Notice of Defects or Defenses
§ 8204 Effect of Issuer\’s Restrictions on Transfer
§ 8205 Effect of Unauthorized Signature on Issue
§ 8206 Completion or Alteration of Instrument
§ 8207 Rights of Issuer with Respect to Registered Owner
§ 8208 Effect of Signature of Authenticating Trustee, Registrar or\r\nTransfer Agent
§ 8320 Transfer or Pledge by Book Entry
§ 8302 Bona Fide Purchaser
§ 8303 Broker
§ 8304 Notice to Purchaser of Adverse Claims
§ 8305 Staleness as Notice of Adverse Claims
§ 8306 Warranties on Presentment and Transfer
§ 8307 Effect of Delivery Without Indorsement; Right to Compel\r\nIndorsement
§ 8308 Indorsement, How Made; Special Indorsement; Indorser Not a Guarantor; Partial Assignment
§ 8309 Effect of Indorsement Without Delivery
§ 8310 Indorsement of Security in Bearer Form
§ 8311 Effect of Unauthorized Endorsement
§ 8312 Effect of Guaranteeing Signature or Indorsement
§ 8313 When Delivery to the Purchaser Occurs; Purchaser\’s Broker as Holder; Notice of Adverse Claim
§ 8314 Duty to Deliver, When Completed
§ 8315 Action Against Purchaser Based upon Wrongful Transfer
§ 8316 Purchaser\’s Right to Requisites for Registration of Transfer on Books
§ 8317 Attachment or Levy upon Security
§ 8318 No Conversion by Good Faith Delivery
§ 8319 Statute of Frauds
§ 8320 v2 Transfer or Pledge by Book Entry
§ 8401 Duty of Issuer to Register Transfer
§ 8402 Assurance that Indorsements are Effective
§ 8403 Limited Duty of Inquiry
§ 8404 Liability and Non-Liability for Registration
§ 8405 Lost, Destroyed and Stolen Securities
§ 8406 Duty of Authenticating Trustee, Transfer Agent or Registrar

Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 13 > Division 8 - Investment Securities

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC