Restriction of Activities on Persons Engaging in, Transacting, Conducting, Continuing,

Doing, or Carrying on a Business Without Licenses. (a) It is the policy of the government of Guam that all persons engaging in, transacting, conducting, continuing, doing, or carrying on a business have business licenses. (b) Unless otherwise specifically exempted by law, no person shall engage in, transact, conduct, continue, do, or carry on a business in Guam until it obtains a business license. The requirement to obtain a business license shall be independent of and in addition to a requirement for a certificate of authority from the Director of Revenue and Taxation or other applicable regulating agency or board, pursuant to applicable Guam laws, including, but not limited to, 22 GCA § 15307, 22 GCA § 15102, 18 GCA § 7102 and 11 GCA § 106213. SOURCE: GC § 16027, as added by P.L. 19-010:XI:18 (Nov. 14, 1987). Amended by P.L. 27-057:7 (Dec. 18, 2003) effective 90 days after enactment pursuant to P.L. 27-057:24. 2015 NOTE: Subsection designations added pursuant to authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606. CROSS-REFERENCES: See 11 GCA § 104109 specifically regulating the bringing of actions by real estate brokers and salesmen for their compensation. COURT DECISIONS: Dismissal of a complaint because Plaintiff did not have a Business License did not violate Due Process and was a valid means of enforcing a Territorial interest, that businesses obtain business licenses. Pacific Equity & Capital Enterprises, Inc., and Segundo A. Unpingco v. Baba Corporation, et al., D.C. App.Div. D.C. Civ. Case No. 90-00068A, May 11, 1991. In conclusion, because Alice was neither the owner of the premises nor in possession of a business license at the time of the alleged breaches and had made no effort to secure a business license until well after a significant period of time had elapsed from the date of her succession to the lease in question, and there were no genuine issues of material fact, we hold that it was not error to grant Kim’s motion for summary judgment. Taijeron v. Kim, Guam Supreme Court, 1999 Guam 16 ¶ 29.