In the event a private citizen incurs injury or property damage in preventing the commission of a crime within Guam, in apprehending a person who has committed a crime within Guam, or in materially assisting a peace officer who is engaged in the prevention or attempted prevention of such a crime or the apprehension or attempted apprehension of such a person, the Commission may, in its discretion, upon an application, order the payment of compensation in accordance with this Chapter: (a) to or for the benefit of the private citizen; or
(b) to any person responsible for the maintenance of the private citizen, where that person has suffered pecuniary loss or incurred expenses as a result of the private citizen’s injury. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 20-155:2 (Mar. 21, 1990) as 9 GCA § 86.75; amended and moved to this title and chapter by P.L. 27-138:4 (Dec. 30, 2004).