Title 21 — Real Property

The International Building Code (IBC), 2009 edition, including Appendices C, E, F, G, H, I, J, and K, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted and enacted as the building code for Guam. The IBC shall be recognized as the standard for the furtherance of th…

The International Fuel Gas Code, 2009 edition, including all Appendices, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as amended. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-199:4 (Sept. 21, 2010). 2021 NOTE: P.L. 35-145 (Jan. 22, 2021) adopted the new Guam Tropical Energy Code…

The International Mechanical Code, 2009 edition, including Appendix A, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as amended. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-199:4 (Sept. 21, 2010). 2021 NOTE: P.L. 35-145 (Jan. 22, 2021) adopted the new Guam Tropical Energy Code. …

The International Plumbing Code, 2009 edition, including Appendices C, E, and F, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as amended. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-199:4 (Sept. 21, 2010). 2021 NOTE: P.L. 35-145 (Jan. 22, 2021) adopted the new Guam Tropical Ene…

Adopted. The International Private Sewage Disposal Code, 2009 edition, including Appendices A and B, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as amended. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-199:4 (Sept. 21, 2010).

The International Residential Code, 2009 edition, including Appendices A, B, C, D, G, I, J, K, M, O, P, and Q, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as amended. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-199:4 (Sept. 21, 2010). 2021 NOTE: P.L. 35-145 (Jan. 22, 2021) ado…

The International Existing Building Code, 2009 edition, including all Appendices, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as amended. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-199:4 (Sept. 21, 2010). 2021 NOTE: P.L. 35-145 (Jan. 22, 2021) adopted the new Guam Tropical En…

[Repealed, reserved, or text not separately stated.]

Amendments and exemptions made to the International Fire Code, as well as amendments and exemptions made to any codes adopted by this Chapter, shall be made available to the public, at no cost, through the appropriate divisions within the Department of Public Works and the Guam F…

(a) Purpose. In order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, the Guam Building Code Council shall serve a dual role as a Review Board for proposed updates and amendments to the Guam Building Code, and as an Appeals Board for disputes related t…

SOURCE: GC § 35800. Repealed by P.L. 14-122. Enacted again in this form by P.L. 17-076:3. The only change from the former section was to refer to the Alatest@ edition of the UMC. Repealed by P.L. 30-025:3 (June 16, 2009), effective, one hundred eighty-one (181) calendar days from…

The current edition of the National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Association, 60 Battermarch Street, Boston, Massachusetts, shall be accepted as the generally recognized standard for the design and construction of electrical installations. SOURCE: GC § 36100; a…

SOURCE: GC § 36200; amended by P.L. 11-177 (10/10/72). Repealed by P.L. 30-025:3 (June 16, 2009), effective, one hundred eighty-one (181) calendar days from date of enactment. This effective date was extended to June 30, 2010, pursuant to P.L. 30-084:2 (Feb. 8, 2010). 2010 NOTE: …

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 23-128:IV:28 (a). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 24-059:IV:3 Repealed by P.L. 30-025:3 (June 16, 2009), effective, one hundred eighty-one (181) calendar days from date of enactment. This effective date was extended to June 30, 2010, pursuant to P.L. 30-084:2…

For the purposes of this Article the following terms shall have the meanings indicated herein: (a) All definitions contained in the American standard Safety Code for Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks and Manlifts shall be applicable to this Article. (b) Director me…

(a) All new and existing installations of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, moving walks and manlifts shall be reasonably safe to persons and property and in conformity with the American National Standards set forth in ASME A17.1, ASME A17.3 and ASME A18.1. (b) Conformity of al…

When it is intended to discontinue the service of an elevator or other hoisting device covered by this Article, the Department shall be so notified by the owner or user. The hoistway doors or entrance shall be permanently boarded up or barricaded. The cables shall be removed and …

The following elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, moving walks or manlifts are exempt from the requirements of this Article: (a) Those under the jurisdiction of the United states Government. (b) Those serving only a private residence and not accessible by the general public. SOUR…

(a) No person shall install, construct, reconstruct, relocate or make major alteration to any elevator. dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or manlift without first obtaining an installation permit from the Department. (b) Installation permit as required under subsection (a) above…

(a) The owner or lessee of any sidewalk elevator or manlift operating in Guam shall report to the Department in writing the location thereof within 90 days of the effective date of this Article. (b) The owner or lessee of any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or manlif…

(a) When the Department finds that a variation from the terms set forth in this Article will not impair the safety of employees, which would otherwise be secured by compliance with the terms of said Article, the Department, upon written application, after investigation and such h…

(a) Any person making inspections of elevators as required by this Article shall first secure from the Department, a commission to make such inspections. (b) Applicants for commissions as elevator inspectors shall be mentally and physically sound; citizens of the United States; a…

Permits, Certificates; Appeal. (a) Any commission, permit or certificate may be revoked, cancelled or denied for cause at any time by the Director after affording a; interested parties reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing. Cause shall mean violation of any provision of this …

Safety inspections of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, moving walks and manlifts, as required under this Article, may be made by authorized employees of the Department; individuals providing inspection services for a fee; or by employees of insurance companies upon the followi…

(a) No elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or manlift shall be operated in any place of employment in Guam unless a permit for the operation thereof is issued by the Department, and unless such permit remains in effect. (b) A permit to operate an elevator, dumbwaiter, es…

(a) All elevators coming within the following descriptions shall be operated only by designated operators who have received instruction in the proper operation thereof: (1) All elevators intended for public use and having operating devices of the car switch, constant pressure pus…

(a) The owner or lessee of an elevator required by this Article to be inspected shall, if the inspection is performed by an inspector other than those employed by insurance companies, pay the inspection fee directly to the inspector or his employer, upon demand. (b) No charge sha…

An elevator installed for permanent use may be used before completion. during construction of the building, for carrying workmen and materials, if: (a) Such elevator and its hoistway are provided with the following minimum equipment: (1) An approved type governor and car safety; …

All fees received by the Department under this Article shall be deposited with the Director of Administration to the credit of the General Fund of the Government of Guam. SOURCE: GC § 36014. Director of Finance changed to Director of Administration to conform to current law.

The Director may issue notices or orders to enforce the provisions of this Article. SOURCE: GC § 36015.

Any owner or lessee who violates or fails to comply with any notice or order made under or by virtue of this Article, or who defaces, destroys or removes, without the authority of the Department, any notice or order issued under this Article, shall be fined in an amount not to ex…

If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Article is held unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this Article. SOURCE: GC § 35017.

Because of the frequent power outages and earthquakes on island: (a) each elevator car shall be equipped with retainer plates and counterweight guide shoes to prevent the car or counterweight from leaving the rail; and (b) each elevator car shall be equipped with a detection devi…

As used in this Article, boiler means any fired or unfired pressure vessel, subject to this Article, used to generate steam pressure by the application of heat. SOURCE: GC § 36300 added by P.L. 4-082 (eff. 1/1/59). This entire Article was added by the same public law unless other…

The Director of Public works, pursuant to the provisions of § 66116 and § 66117 of this Title, shall formulate and promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the inspection of boilers in Guam not specifically exempted from the provisions of this Article. SOURCE: GC § 36302.

The Director, in furtherance of the intent of this Chapter and Chapter 66 of this Title, shall have the authority to prescribe and enforce safety orders which shall establish minimum standards for the design, construction, installation, inspection, operation and repair of all boi…

The provisions of this Article do not apply to the following: (a) Boilers under the jurisdiction or inspection of the United States Government. (b) Boilers used exclusively in household service. (c) Automobile boilers and boilers used exclusively to operate highway vehicles. (d) …