Title 16 — Vehicles

(a) Registration expires on transfer by owner. Whenever the owner of a registered vehicle transfers or assigns her/his title, or interest thereto, the registration of such vehicle shall expire. The owner shall remove the registration plates therefrom and forward the same to the D…

(a) Upon receipt of a properly endorsed certificate of ownership and the proper registration card, and upon receipt of the required transfer tax, the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall re-register the vehicle under its registration number in the name of the new owner, and n…

Whenever application is made to the Department of Revenue and Taxation for a transfer or registration of a vehicle to a new owner or legal owner and the applicant is unable to present the certificate of ownership or registration card issued for such a vehicle by reason of the sam…

(a) A legal owner may assign her/his title or interest in or to a vehicle registered under this Title to a person other than the owner without the consent of and without affecting the interest of such owner. Upon receiving a certificate of ownership endorsed by the legal owner an…

Whenever the title or interest of any owner or legal owner in or to a vehicle registered under this Title passes to another otherwise than by voluntary transfer, the new owner or legal owner may obtain a transfer of registration upon application therefor, and upon presentation of…

A chattel mortgage on any vehicle registered under this Title, irrespective of whether such registration was effected prior or subsequent to the execution of such mortgage, is not valid as against creditors or subsequent purchasers or encumbrances until the mortgagee or her/his s…

When the chattel mortgagee, her/his successor or assignee, has deposited with the Department a copy of the chattel mortgage as provided in this Title, such deposit constitutes constructive notice of the mortgage and its contents to creditors and subsequent purchasers or encumbran…

(a) Upon the deposit of any such chattel mortgage and application for registration, and upon the payment of the fees as provided in this Title, the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall register the mortgagee, her/his successor or assignee as legal owner in the manner provided…

The Department of Revenue and Taxation may suspend, cancel, or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of ownership, registration card or license plate or other permit in any of the following events: (a) When the Department is satisfied that such registration or tha…

(a) The Department of Revenue and Taxation after notice and hearing may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a certificate or the special plates issued to a dealer or distributor upon determining that any such person is not lawfully entitled thereto, has made or knowingly or neglig…

(a) Upon refusal of the Department of Revenue and Taxation to issue a certificate or special plates to a dealer or distributor, the applicant shall be entitled to demand in writing a hearing before the Director of Revenue and Taxation or her/his representative within sixty (60) d…

Whenever the Department of Revenue and Taxation, as authorized under this Code, cancels, suspends or revokes the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of ownership, registration card or license plate or plates, or the certificate of a dealer or distributor, or other permit, …

No vehicle shall be operated upon the highways of Guam for the transportation of persons for hire unless such vehicle is insured under general or public liability policy of insurance issued by a qualified insurance company for a minimum coverage of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.0…

Except in the case of vehicles expressly exempted under this Title, an annual license and registration fee is imposed for the registration of and for the privilege of operating upon the public highways in Guam any vehicle which is subject to registration under this Title. SOURCE:…

(a) The amount of the annual license and registration fee shall be determined by the gross weight of the vehicle in accordance with the following table: Gross Weight of Vehicle in Pounds License and Registration Fees Under 1000 $20.00 1,000 to 1,499 $22.00 1,500 to 1,999 $24.00 2…

(a) There is established within the Treasury of Guam a fund to be known as the Street Light Fund, which shall be maintained separate and apart from any other funds, including the General Fund of the Government and independent records and accounts shall be maintained in connection…

Upon application for registration or renewal of registration of any vehicle subject to registration under this Title, the Director of Revenue and Taxation or her/his designated representative shall determine the gross weight of such vehicle. For the purpose of determining license…

The Director of Revenue and Taxation is authorized to compile or have compiled tables of the gross weights as defined in § 7162 of this Chapter, of vehicles classified according to make, model, and year of manufacture. He may compile or have compiled tables of the weights of vehi…

Notwithstanding §§ 7162 and 7163, the Director of Revenue and Taxation, or her/his authorized representative, is authorized to accept, in determining the amount of the annual license and registration fees, the statement made under oath by the owner in her/his application for regi…

(a) Any owner, and any person acting on behalf of an owner, who shall submit an application for registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle, knowing that the gross weight of such vehicle is understated in such application, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Where the …

The fees imposed by this Title are payable annually at the time of application for registration or renewal of registration. SOURCE: GC § 23357, enacted by P.L. 1-088 (Nov. 29, 1952).

When the registration of a vehicle takes place between registration periods, the license and registration fees shall be prorated one-twelfth (1/12) of the annual rate for each full month or fraction thereof remaining in the registration period. SOURCE: GC § 23358, enacted by P.L.…

The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall collect all fees imposed by this Title and give to each person paying them a receipt which shall sufficiently designate and identify the vehicle upon which the fees are paid. SOURCE: GC § 23359, enacted by P.L. 1-088 (Nov. 29, 1952). 2…

(a) Except fees for duplicate license plates, certificates or cards, the fees specified in this Title need not be paid for any vehicle of a type subject to registration under this Title owned by any foreign government or by a consul or other official representative thereof, or by…

For each special plate issued to a dealer or distributor, or renewed by a dealer or distributor, the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall collect a fee of Forty Dollars ($40.00). SOURCE: GC § 23361, enacted by P.L. 1-088 (Nov. 29, 1952) as amended by P.L. 4-007:8 (Mar. 8, 195…

(a) Whenever any vehicle is operated upon any highway of Guam without the registration and license fees having first been paid as required by this Title, such fees are delinquent. (b) If any fee becomes delinquent, a penalty shall be added thereto in the amount of twenty-five per…

(a) Every fee imposed by this Title and any penalty added thereto from the date the same becomes due constitutes a lien upon the vehicle for which due. (b) The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall collect such fee and any penalty by seizure of such vehicle from the person or …

The fee for any duplicate certificate of ownership, registration card, equipment identification receipt, duplicate license plate, operator’s or chauffeur’s licenses, is as follows: Duplicated Documents Fee Registration Card $10.00 Certificate of Ownership $20.00 Equipment Identif…

Whenever a license, permit or registration applied for is refused, rejected, or the fees paid are in excess of those required by this Title, the fees or overcharge paid shall be refunded to the applicant upon application therefor. The Director of Revenue and Taxation shall make a…

Any unexpired license plate issued to a vehicle which has been salvaged or junked shall be returned to the Director of Revenue and Taxation. SOURCE: GC § 23368 enacted by P.L. 4-097:11 (Aug. 1, 1958).

The Director of Revenue and Taxation is authorized to provide documentation at the request of the registered or legal owner of a vehicle as proof of the ownership or status of said vehicle at a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00). SOURCE: Added by P.L. 29-002:V:I:47 (May 18, 2007).

The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall issue license plates or decalcomania (one (1) or the other) and/or placards to individuals with speech and/or hearing disabilities. The licenses plates, COL 2026-04-23 decalcomania and placards shall be easily and readily identifiable …

The Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall, unless there exists legitimate reason not to, by contract, authorize any motor vehicles, motorcycles or commercial vehicles dealer licensed to do business on Guam to issue registration certificates and temporary licens…

(a) The Department may authorize a dealer or distributor of motor vehicles, motorcycles or commercial vehicles to issue temporary registration license plates. The Department shall require that all authorized dealers or distributors submit proof of status that the dealer or distri…

(a) The owner or joint owners of a motor vehicle may apply to the Department of Revenue and Taxation (Department) to issue a certificate of title in beneficiary form for the motor vehicle which includes a directive to the Department to transfer the certificate of title for the ve…