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GuamBill No. 162-38 (COR)38th Guam Legislature (2025-2026)legislature
AN ACT TO AMEND § 19.50 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 9, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO ADDING FINES AND STRONGER PENALTIES TERRORISTIC CONDUCT INCLUDING BOMB SCARE THREATS.
Sponsored By: V. Anthony Ada (Republican)
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Guam threat victims can seek damages
If you or your business are affected by a terroristic-conduct violation in Guam, you can sue the violator or violators. Affected people, businesses, and other parties can seek payment for actual damages, costs, and attorney's fees.
Expanded penalties for threats in Guam
Guam's law covers violent threats intended to cause evacuations or serious public inconvenience, including reckless disregard of those risks. Evacuations include buildings, gathering places, and public transportation facilities. It also covers willful threats and malicious reports known to be false about attempts to kill, injure, or intimidate someone. Reports about unlawful property damage by fire or explosives are also covered. Covered channels include mail, phone, telegraph, computers, social media, artificial intelligence, automated messages, deepfakes, and other digital or interstate communications. The offense is a third-degree felony carrying up to 10 years in prison and mandatory fines. Knowing false reports to police or emergency services can face other charges even without the required intent or recklessness. Prosecutors retain authority to bring any other applicable charges.
Stronger penalties for disrupting Guam services
Enhanced penalties apply to covered conduct targeting public buildings, public facilities, businesses, healthcare facilities, or public or private schools. The conduct must substantially disrupt public services, public safety, or government operations and is treated as a crime against the community. Public buildings include structures owned, leased, or operated by Guam's government or its subdivisions. Public facilities include schools, hospitals, transportation terminals, utility installations, and similar public infrastructure. Prosecutors can also bring charges under Guam's separate criminal law, Section 43.31, when it applies.
Mandatory Guam fines fund safety services
People convicted of terroristic conduct must pay $2,500 to $25,000 per affected location. Mandatory fines cannot be suspended or replaced with community service, and the cited minimum-fine exception does not apply. The first $2,500 collected per location funds the Flame Fund ($1,000), Police Services Fund ($1,000), and Enhanced 911 Fund ($500). Collections above $2,500 per location go to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund. These collections are automatically available for the designated public-safety and victim-assistance purposes.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
V. Anthony Ada
Republican • legislature
Cosponsors
Chris “Malafunkshun” Barnett
Democrat • legislature
Christopher M. Dueñas
Republican • legislature
Frank F. Blas Jr.
Republican • legislature
Jesse A. Lujan
Republican • legislature
Joe S. San Agustin
Democrat • legislature
Sabina F. Perez
Democrat • legislature
Sabrina Salas Matanane
Republican • legislature
Shelly V. Calvo
Republican • legislature
Tina Rose Muña-Barnes
Democrat • legislature
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 1/29/2026
Floor Vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Public Law 38-96 — lapsed
2/11/2026GovernorCommittee report filed
12/22/2025legislaturePublic hearing held
9/11/2025legislatureFiscal note filed
7/17/2025legislatureFiscal note requested
7/7/2025legislatureReferred to committee
7/7/2025legislatureIntroduced as Bill No. 162-38 (COR)
6/26/2025legislatureTransmitted to Governor
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Bill Text
Introduced
6/26/2025
Committee Report
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