§ 31.70 Leaving Children Unattended or Unsupervised in Motor Vehicles; Penalty; Authority of Law Enforcement Officer
§ 31.10 Bigamy; Defined & Punished
§ 31.15 Incest: Defined & Punished
§ 31.20 Abortion
§ 31.20 v2 Abortion: Defined
§ 31.21 Providing or Administering Drug or Employing Means to Cause an Abortion
§ 31.22 Soliciting and Taking Drug or Submitting to an Attempt to Cause an Abortion
§ 31.23 Soliciting to Submit to Operation, Etc
§ 31.30 Child Abuse; Defined & Punished
§ 31.35 Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse to Department of\r\nPublic Health and Social Services
§ 31.40 Abuse of An Incompetent; Defined & Punished
§ 31.45 Failure to Provide; Defined & Punished
§ 31.50 Surety for Support
§ 31.55 Fine Imposed May be Used for Support
§ 31.60 In an apparent typographical error, Section 3 of P
§ 31.65 Curfew Hours for Minors
§ 31.70 v2 Leaving Children Unattended or Unsupervised in Motor Vehicles; Penalty; Authority of Law Enforcement Officer
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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 9 > Chapter 31 - Offenses Against the Family

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