Title 10 — Health and Safety

For purposes of this Chapter: (a) Explosives means gun powders, dynamite, blasting powder, all forms of high explosives, initiating or priming explosives, blasting caps, ammunition for cannon, explosive projectiles, bombs, torpedoes, mines, grenades, detonating fuses or any other…

No person shall receive or possess any explosives without first having secured a permit therefore from the Director of Revenue and Taxation, and it is unlawful for any person to sell, give away or deliver explosives to any person who does not present such a permit. SOURCE: GC § 8…

COL120106 No explosives shall be sold, given or delivered to any person under twenty- one (21) years of age, whether such person is acting for himself or for another person, nor shall any such person be eligible to obtain any permit to receive explosives. SOURCE: GC § 8927.

Application for a permit to receive explosives shall be made by filing a sworn statement with the Director of Revenue and Taxation, upon a form prescribed by the Director showing: (a) The name and address of the applicant; (b) The place where and the purpose for which the explosi…

The Director shall, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, deny a permit to any person if the handling or use of explosives by such person would be hazardous to property or dangerous to any person, or if he proposes to transport the explosives in a vehicle which is not reasona…

(a) Every person who sells, gives away, delivers, uses or otherwise disposes of explosives shall keep an accurate journal or record book in which shall be noted at the time it is made, each sale, delivery, gift, use or other disposition of an explosive by him, whether in the cour…

COL120106 No person shall be licensed to engage in the business of manufactur- ing, transporting, storing, selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of explosives, except upon certification by the Director of Revenue and Taxation that such person, his agents and employees, are…

Vehicles when used for transporting explosives upon the public highways shall be marked or placarded and equipped in accordance with '23114 of the Government Code of Guam. SOURCE: GC § 8932.

Lawful possession of an explosive means the possession of an explosive in any of the following: (a) In the course of the business of manufacturing, storing, selling or transporting explosives. (b) In the course of legitimate blasting operations when authorized by a permit issued …

The Director of Revenue and Taxation is authorized to adopt regula- tions in implementation of this Chapter, subject to approval by the Governor by Executive Order. SOURCE: GC § 8934.

Every person not in lawful possession of an explosive who knowingly has any explosive in his possession is guilty of a third degree felony. SOURCE: GC § 8935, as amended by P.L. 14-143.

COL120106 Every person who violates any provision of this Chapter, for which another penalty is not otherwise provided, including any regulation issued pursuant hereto, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. SOURCE: GC § 8937, as amended by P.L. 13-187. ---------- COL120106 COL120106…

Any person who is an expert in the art of karate or judo, or any similar physical are in which the hands and feet are used as deadly weapons, is required to register with the Department of Revenue and Taxation. SOURCE: GC § 8960, as renumbered by P.L. 10-101.

This Chapter shall not apply to duly authorized and appointed peace and law enforcement officers, nor to members of the Armed Forces of the United States. SOURCE: GC § 8961, as renumbered by P.L. 10-101.

The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall register each karate or judo expert who applies therefor and shall keep a roster of such experts. On issuance of the registration certificate by the Department of Revenue and Taxation, the applicant shall bring such certificate to the …

The fee for the registration of a karate or judo expert shall be Five Dollars ($5.00). Such registration shall be perpetual and need not be renewed. COL120106 SOURCE: GC § 8963, as renumbered by P.L. 10-101.

A karate or judo expert required to register by the provisions of this Chapter shall be a person trained in the arts of karate, judo or other hand-to- hand fighting technique, whereby the hands, feet or other parts of the body are used as weapons, who shall have completed at leas…

Any person required by this Chapter to register who fails to do so, or who registers but fails to pay the fee, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. SOURCE: GC § 8965, as renumbered by P.L. 10-101; amended by P.L. 13-187.

Any registered karate or judo expert who thereafter is charged with having used his art in a physical assault on some other person, shall upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of aggravated assault. SOURCE: GC § 8966, as renumbered by P.L. 10-101; amended by P.L. 13-187. ----…

(a) There is within the government of Guam the Department of Military Affairs. The administrative and executive head of the Department shall be the Adjutant General. The government of Guam shall provide adequate office space for the Department of Military Affairs. COL 2026-04-23 …

As used in this Division: (a) “Enlisted person” means all members of the Guam Army or Air National Guard who are not officers. (b) “Federal recognition” means enrollment in the Army National Guard of the United States and Reserve of the Army or Air National Guard of the United St…

The Department of Military Affairs shall be responsible for the management of all elements of the Guam National Guard not in active service of the United States. SOURCE: GC § 40002. Amended by P.L. 24-298:4 (Dec. 3, 1998), P.L. 28-046:2 (June 10, 2005).

Except when on active duty in the service of the United States, the Guam National Guard, or any part thereof, shall not leave Guam with arms or equipment without consent of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi. SOURCE: GC § 40003. 2026 NOTE: Reference to the “Governor” replaced with I Maga’håga…

No member of the Guam National Guard shall use her/his position in, or affiliation with the Guam National Guard to promote or endorse any commercial venture, product or service not connected with the Guam National Guard, or to sponsor or support a political candidate, political p…

Any person who deprives a member of the National Guard of Guam of her/his employment, or attempts to prevent her/his being employed by herself/himself or another, because said member of the Guam National Guard is such a member, or dissuades any person from enlisting in, or joinin…

[Repealed.] SOURCE: GC § 40006; Amended by P.L. 21-146:2 (Jan. 12, 1993). Repealed by P.L. 23-041:2 (Sept. 29, 1995). CROSS-REFERENCE: 4 GCA § 4119 (Military Leaves of Absence: National Guard or Reserves) ARTICLE 2 ORGANIZATION, POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi is ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and shall have command of the Guam National Guard when not in active Federal service. During the absence of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, or a vacancy in the Office of I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, the person legally acting I Maga’håga/Mag…

The Adjutant General shall be appointed by I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan, subject to the advice and consent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, and shall have such rank and qualifications as I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan may prescribe, and he/she shall: (a) be, or have been, a Federally …

The Assistant Adjutant General for Army shall be recommended by the Adjutant General to I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan, and he shall: (a) be a citizen of the United States and shall have Guam as his or her Home of Record or served in the Guam National Guard for a term of not less…

The Assistant Adjutant General for Air shall be appointed by the Adjutant General and she/he shall: (a) Be a citizen of the United States and shall have Guam as his or her Home of Record or served in the Guam National Guard for a term of not less than five (5) years prior to appo…

The headquarters staff of the Department of Military Affairs shall consist of the Adjutant General, the Assistant Adjutants General for Army and Air, and such other offices as the Adjutant General, with the approval of I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan, shall establish. SOURCE: GC §…

The Guam National Guard shall consist of the Federally recognized commissioned officers, warrant officers and enlisted members, organized, armed and equipped as prescribed by the laws of the United States, and the regulations and tables of organization in conformity therewith, pu…

No member of the Guam National Guard shall wear any Army or Air Force uniform unless Federally recognized and no member shall wear the insignia other than that of her/his Federally recognized grade, nor other badges, emblems, decorations, awards or evidences of qualification unle…

No person shall be appointed and commissioned or warranted as an officer of the Guam National Guard unless he shall be qualified for immediate Federal recognition in the grade to which he is to be appointed and approved by the Adjutant General. If a person so appointed shall fail…

Every officer in the Guam National Guard shall at the time of accepting her/his commission, and before entering upon the duties of her/his office, take and subscribe to the following oath of office: “I _______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend …

Officers of the Guam National Guard shall be promoted only when eligible for Federal recognition in the grade to which promoted, upon recommendation of their commander and approval of the Adjutant General. SOURCE: GC § 40202. COL 2026-04-23

Commissions of officers of the Guam National Guard may be vacated: (a) By resignation if accepted by the Commander-in-Chief; (b) Be qualified for immediate Federal recognition as a colonel or lieutenant colonel; and (c) Pursuant to the sentence of a General Court-Martial; (d) Upo…

Any able-bodied person of good character who is capable of immediate Federal recognition shall be eligible for enlistment in the Guam National Guard, provided in a position is available for which he is qualified. SOURCE: GC § 40300.

Each person enlisting in the Guam National Guard shall take and subscribe to the following oath: “I, _______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Organic Act of Guam against all enemies, foreign and do…

Enlisted persons of the Guam National Guard shall be promoted only when eligible for Federal recognition in the grade to which promoted, upon recommendation of their commander and approval of the Adjutant General. COL 2026-04-23 SOURCE: GC § 40302.

Terms of enlistment of enlisted persons of the Guam National Guard may be terminated by: (a) Expiration of enlistment; (b) Withdrawal of Federal recognition in accordance with Federal law or regulations; (c) Pursuant to the sentence of a General or Special Court-Martial; (d) Upon…

(a) The Commander-in-Chief may in time of war, insurrection, rebellion, riot or imminent danger thereof, or in time of any state emergency, order the Guam National Guard, or any part thereof, into active military service of Guam, except when such members of the Guam National Guar…

In no case shall the Guam National Guard, or any part thereof, be used against any labor organization, or for the purpose of strike breaking within Guam except such as shall be necessary in an emergency proclaimed by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi to maintain law and order. SOURCE: GC § 4…

When in the actual service of Guam under orders of the Commander-in-Chief, officers of the Guam National Guard, except officers on permanent duty receiving regular pay, and enlisted personnel shall receive for each day’s service, or fraction thereof, the same basic pay and allowa…

Transportation for all members of the Guam National Guard on duty and receiving pay under § 63502 of this Chapter shall be furnished by Guam either in-kind or by reimbursement. Lodging and subsistence will be furnished in-kind or by reimbursement when it is determined by the Adju…

The service of all officers and enlisted persons of the Guam National Guard, while on Guam duty and lawfully performing the same, shall be deemed to be “public employment” within the terms of 22 GCA § 9103(p), the Worker’s Compensation Law. SOURCE: GC § 40404. 2026 NOTE: Referenc…

Whenever a claim is to be computed under the Worker’s Compensation Law, as provided in § 63504 of this Article, because of injury or death of any officer or enlisted person of the Guam National Guard as such, it shall be computed on the basis of the active duty pay of such person…

Physicians attending cases of injury or illness incurred by a member of the Guam National Guard in the line of duty under § 63500 of this Article shall receive reasonable compensation for each case as the circumstances may warrant and as approved by the Adjutant General. SOURCE: …

The government of Guam shall maintain adequate armories, shops, ranges and sites suitable for training, assembly, maintenance, storage and other purposes as may be required for each unit of the Guam National Guard; such buildings and sites may be leased, constructed or financed o…

Each facility shall be subject to the order of the Adjutant General and under direct charge of the commanding officer of the unit occupying the same; such facility may house all property, arms or equipment issued to the unit occupying the same. SOURCE: GC § 40501.