Title 21 — Real Property

As used in this Chapter: (a) Board means the Contractors License Board. COL 2026-04-23 (b) Contractor means any person who undertakes to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other st…

This Chapter shall not apply to: (a) An officer or employee of the United States, the Territory or any political subdivision, if the project or operation is performed by employees thereof; (b) Any person acting as a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, administrator or executor, or a…

(a) There shall be a Contractors License Board compose of seven (7) members; two (2) of which shall be appointed by I Maga’lahi from the construction industry; three (3) of which shall be appointed by I Maga’lahi from the general public and who shall have no interest in the const…

In addition to any other duties and powers granted by this Chapter, the Contractors License Board shall: (a) Grant licenses to contractors pursuant to this Chapter; (b) Make, amend or repeal such rules and regulations as it may deem proper to fully effectuate this Chapter and car…

(a) The Contractors License Board shall employ an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be employed with due regard to his or her fitness, thorough administrative ability and knowledge of and experience in the business of contracting. The Executive Director shall act o…

The Executive Director shall provide suitable quarters for meetings of the Contractors License Board and for the transaction of its other business.

(a) For the purpose of classification, the contracting business includes any or all of the following branches: (1) General Engineering Contracting; (2) General Building Contracting; (3) Specialty Contracting; and (4) Responsible Management Employee (R.M.E.). (b) A General Enginee…

(a) The Contractors License Board may adopt rules and regulations necessary to effect the classification of contractors and shall require a written examination in a manner consistent with established usage and procedure as found in the construction business, and may limit the fie…

(a) No person within the purview of this Chapter shall act, or assume to act, or advertise, as a general engineering contractor, a general building contractor or a specialty contractor without a license previously obtained under and in compliance with this Chapter and the rules a…

A Contractor may advertise in print or broadcast medium only if the contractor includes in the advertisement or listing the contractor’s applicable and current license number, and provides proof of the number’s validity to the publisher or producer of the advertising medium. Viol…

The Contractors License Board may investigate, classify and qualify applicants for contractor’s licenses, and investigate for compliance with the rules and regulations of the Board and the provisions of this Chapter.

COL 2026-04-23 (a) In addition to any other remedy available, the investigator of the Contractors License Board may issue citations to acting contractors, licensed or unlicensed, in violation of the provisions of this Chapter and rules promulgated pursuant to the requirements of …

The investigator may issue an immediate cease work order to any person’s construction activity where serious safety concerns are present.

The Executive Director may issue a cease work order to any person’s construction activity if found to be in violation of this Chapter and/or of any Contractors License Board rules and regulations.

No license hereunder shall be issued to: (a) Any person unless said person has filed an application and paid the applicable fees therefore; COL 2026-04-23 (b) Any person who does not possess a good reputation for honesty, truthfulness, financial integrity and fair dealing; (c) An…

(a) Every applicant for a license under this Chapter shall file an application with the Contractors License Board in such form and setting forth such information as may be prescribed or required by the Board, and shall furnish such additional information bearing upon the issuance…

The form of every license shall be prescribed by the COL 2026-04-23 Contractors License Board and shall be issued in the name of the Board.

A licensed contractor shall have and maintain a definite place of business in the Territory and shall display therein a personal contractor's license.

(a) The annual fees for each license thereof prescribed by this Chapter shall be as follows: (1) License Fee License to act as specialty contractor .............$400 License to act as general engineering contractor $400 License to act as general building contractor ....... $400 (…

Within forty-five (45) days after the filing of a proper application for a license and the payment of the required fees, the Contractors License Board shall: (a) Conduct an investigation of the applicant and in such investigation may post pertinent information, including, but not…

(a) The Contractors License Board may revoke any license issued hereunder, or suspend the right of the licensee to use such licenses, or refuse to renew any such license for any of the following causes: (1) Conviction of any felony or misdemeanor COL 2026-04-23 involving moral tu…

(a) In every case where it is proposed to refuse to grant a license or to revoke or suspend a license or to refuse to renew a license, the Contractors License Board shall give the person concerned notice and hearing in conformity with the Administrative Adjudication Law. The noti…

An applicant who has been refused a license and every licensee whose license has been suspended, revoked or not renewed may appeal the Contractors License Board's decision to the Superior Court in the manner provided in the Administrative Adjudication Law. COL 2026-04-23

(a) Notwithstanding the Central Accounting Act, all fees and money collected under the provisions of this Chapter shall be deposited in a special fund known as the Contractors License Board Fund. This Fund shall be kept in a bank licensed to do business on Guam and funds shall be…

No co-partnership, joint venture or corporation shall be deemed to have violated any provision of this Chapter by acting or assuming to act as a contractor after the death or dissociation of a licensee who had the direct management of the contracting business thereof prior to fin…

Any person who violates or omits to comply with any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be fined an amount no less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200) but not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the value of the project.

The Contractors License Board may, in addition to any other remedies available, apply to a judge of the Superior Court for a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person from acting or assuming to act or advertising as general engineering contractor, general buildin…

Any contractor who obtained a valid contractor's license under the existing license statute prior to July 1, 1977, shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter relative to application, investigations and examinations. Any contractor with a valid license issued prior to Jul…

Electrical inspections for the purpose of ensuring safety and code compliance, including the inspection of weatherheads, shall be performed by a qualified inspector employed or designated by the Department of Public Works or by a licensed electrician holding a current and valid l…