Title 9 — Crimes and Corrections
48 chapters · 842 sections in this title.
9 GCA § 17.01 Title
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This Act may be cited or referred to as “The Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2016.”
9 GCA § 17.02 Legislative Statement and Intent
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(a) I Liheslaturan Guåhan understands that the physical harm or death of an expectant woman could equally result in the physical harm and death to the unborn child in her womb. For the woman who desires to carry and care for her unborn child to term, the protection and safety of …
9 GCA § 17.03 Definitions
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For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms are defined to mean: (a) person shall not include the pregnant woman whose unborn child is harmed; (b) unborn child shall mean a child in utero, and the term “child in utero” or “child, who is in utero” means a member of the s…
9 GCA § 17.04 Application
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(a) This Chapter shall not apply to acts that cause bodily harm to an unborn child if those acts were committed during any legal abortion, in accordance with Guam law. (b) This Chapter shall not apply to acts that were committed under usual and customary standards of medical prac…
9 GCA § 17.05 Murder of an Unborn Child
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(a) A person commits the offense of murder of an unborn child if, in performing acts which cause the death of an unborn child without lawful jurisdiction, the person: (1) either intended to cause the death of, or cause serious bodily injury to, the pregnant woman or her unborn ch…
9 GCA § 17.06 Manslaughter of an Unborn Child
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COL292017 (a) A person who kills an unborn child without lawful justification commits manslaughter of an unborn child if, at the time of the killing, the person was acting under a sudden and intense passion resulting from serious provocation by another who the offender endeavors …
9 GCA § 17.07 Aggravated Assault of an Unborn Child
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(a) A person commits aggravated assault of an unborn child when, in committing assault against a pregnant woman, he or she causes serious bodily injury to an unborn child. (b) Aggravated assault of an unborn child is punishable to the same extent and manner as the offense of aggr…
9 GCA § 17.08 Assault of an Unborn Child
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(a) A person commits assault of an unborn child if he or she, without legal justification and by any means, commits assault on a pregnant woman as defined in § 19.30 of Chapter 19, Title 9, Guam Code Annotated. (b) It is not a defense that no injury was caused to the unborn child…
9 GCA § 17.09 Knowledge Not a Defense
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An offense committed under this Act does not require proof that: (a) the person committing the offense had knowledge or should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying offense was pregnant; or (b) the person committing the offense did not intend to cause the death of,…
9 GCA § 17.10 No Prohibition
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COL292017 The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to prohibit the prosecution of any person under any other provision of law. ---------- COL292017