Title 1, General Provisions

The Laws in force in Guam constitute those portions of the Constitution, treaties and laws of the United States of America applicable to Guam; Acts of I Liheslaturan Guåhan; the Guam Code Annotated; Executive Orders of I Maga’lahen Guåhan promulgated pursuant to the Organic Act o…

(a) The laws embraced in this Code constitute the “Guam Codes Annotated”. The laws as set out in this Code and in any then-current supplement as certified by the Compiler of Laws establish the permanent laws of Guam relating to and in force in Guam, other than the general and per…

(a) Every law enacted by the Guam Legislature shall go into effect at midnight of the day of its approval by the Governor, unless otherwise provided therein. (b) If a bill passed by the Legislature becomes a law without the signature of the Governor by lying before him for ten (1…

(a) The general and permanent laws of Guam shall be: (1) The Guam Code Annotated shall be the publication of the permanent codes of Guam and the publications thereof, when certified by the Compiler of Laws, shall be legal evidence of the laws contained therein; (2) Electronic pub…

(a) All acts temporary in nature shall have termination dates as specified herein. (b) Temporary acts shall terminate on midnight of the first anniversary of their passage unless the activity authorized by such act has commenced within that period. (c) If the activity authorized …

(a) Any statute, law, or rule which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Title (or other Titles of the Guam Code Annotated as the same are enacted into law) on the same subject is repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. (b) This repeal or abrogation does not revive a…