Title 16 — Vehicles

Upon registering a vehicle, the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall issue a certificate of ownership to the legal owner and a registration card to the owner, or both to the owner if there is no legal owner of the vehicle. SOURCE: GC § 23314, enacted by P.L. 1-088 (Nov. 29, 1…

The registration card shall contain upon the face thereof the date issued, the name and address of the owner and of the legal owner, if any, the registration number assigned to the vehicle and a description of such vehicle as complete as that required in the application for regis…

(a) The certificate of ownership shall contain upon the face thereof the identical information required upon the face of the registration card. (b) The certificate of ownership shall contain upon the reverse side, forms for notice to the Department of a transfer of the title or i…

The certificate of ownership and registration card issued upon registration of a vehicle previously registered outside Guam and every renewal and issue thereof shall give the name of the state or territory in which vehicle was last previously registered outside Guam. SOURCE: GC §…

(a) Every owner upon receipt of a registration card shall write her/his signature thereon with pen and ink in the space provided and shall place and thereafter maintain the same or a facsimile copy thereof in the registered vehicle. (b) The provisions of this Section shall not ap…

(a) Upon registering a vehicle, the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall issue to the owner two (2) license plates (one front and one rear) for a motor vehicle. (b) Every license plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it i…

(a) Definitions. Terms used in this section are defined as follows: (1) “International Symbol of Accessibility” means the symbol adopted by Rehabilitation International in 1969 at its Eleventh World Congress on Rehabilitation of the Disabled. (2) “Qualified person with a disabili…

(a) The purpose of this Section is to provide a veteran license plate(s) for veterans who reside on Guam. (b) Definitions. The term as used in this Section is defined as follows: (1) “Veteran,” as it applies to this law, means a person who served in the active duty military servi…

(a) The Motor Vehicle Division of the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall, upon application, issue gold star license plates. The type and style of the gold star license plates shall be determined by the Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation and the Office of Vet…

(a) The purpose of this Section is to provide license plates recognizing firefighters who reside on Guam. COL 2026-04-23 (b) Definition. Firefighter means any person who is currently employed as a firefighter with the government of Guam or the United States government, or any per…

(a) The purpose of this Section is to provide a special recognition veterans license plate for active duty members and veterans of the United States Armed Forces who are recipients of a military award for: (1) acts of valor and have been awarded a Medal of Honor, Distinguished Se…

(a) Any person holding an unexpired amateur or citizens radio station license, other than a novice license, issued by the Federal Communications Commission may, upon registering a vehicle, also apply to the Department for a special license plate, to be fixed to the vehicle, on wh…

In carrying out the issuance of license plates pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, the Director of Revenue and Taxation shall issue special licenses bearing the following numbers to the following officials of the government of Guam for use on their privately-owned vehicle…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to provide revenue for the Drivers Education Fund. (b) Application. Any person who is the registered owner or lessee of a passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle or trailer registered with the Department or who makes application for an or…

The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall register and issue to the owner of a bicycle equipped with a motor a license plate. The fee for initial registration and issuance of the license plate is Twenty Dollars ($20.00). The vehicle shall be registered annually and the annual …

The Department of Revenue and Taxation may issue one (1) or more stickers or other suitable devices in lieu of the license plates provided under this Title. Except for the physical differences between such stickers or devices and license plates by their nature rendering the provi…

License plates issued for trailers, semi-trailers, bicycles with motor attached, pole and pipe dollies and such vehicles as are exempt from the payment of registration fees under this Title shall display suitable marks or symbols, and the registration numbers assigned to each suc…

A dealer or distributor owning any vehicle of a type otherwise required to be registered under this Title may operate or move such vehicle upon the highways solely for the purpose of testing, demonstrating, repairing, delivering, servicing, storing or selling such vehicle without…

(a) A dealer or distributor applying for a special dealer plate or plates shall make written application to the Department of Revenue and Taxation setting forth such information, and accompanied by such proof of her/his status as a bona fide dealer or distributor as may reasonabl…

(a) The license plates issued for all vehicles required to be registered under this Title shall be attached to the front and rear thereof and shall not be covered with plastic or other coverings if thereby the license numbers and letters are not clearly visible. (b) Every license…

(a) Every vehicle registration under this Title and every registration card issued shall be renewed annually. Upon payment of proper fees, the Department of Revenue and Taxation may renew the registration of vehicles. (b) A portion of all registered vehicles shall be required to …

Certificate of ownership shall not be renewed annually but shall remain valid until suspended, revoked or canceled by the Department of Revenue and Taxation for cause or upon a transfer of any interest shown therein. SOURCE: GC § 23326, enacted by P.L. 1-088 (Nov. 29, 1952).

An owner applying for renewal of vehicle registration shall make application to the Department of Revenue and Taxation during the month in which her/his registration expires by presenting the registration card issued by the department for use at the time of renewal and by payment…

(a) The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall initiate a Mail Order Vehicle Registration Notification Program, which shall consist of notification annually to all vehicle owners of Guam of the time an owner shall register and license her/his vehicle as provided in this Title. …

Payments for registration fees and license plates may be made by the applicant’s personal or company check or U.S. Postal Service Money Order which shall be made payable to the Treasurer of Guam and may be mailed to the Department of Revenue and Taxation or may be paid in cash to…

(a) Every license plate and special plate issued under this Title expires at midnight on the last day of the month in which the registration expires each year. Upon application to the Department of Revenue and Taxation and payment of the fee provided in this Title, the person to …

The registration requirements of this Title apply to every vehicle owned by the government of Guam, except in the following particulars: (a) A license plate issued for any such vehicle while publicly owned need not display the year number for which it is issued, but shall display…

Upon renewing registrations of vehicles, the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall issue new registration cards and plates or as an alternative, provide for validation and continued use of existing registration cards and license plates. (a) In lieu of issuing a new registratio…

Whenever by reason of the theft of a vehicle, the owner or legal owner is not in possession of such vehicle at the time penalties accrue for failure to obtain annual renewal of registration, the owner or legal owner may secure the re-registration of such vehicle within thirty (30…

(a) In the event any registration card or license plate is stolen, lost, mutilated or illegible, the owner of the vehicle for which the same was issued as shown by the records of the Department of Revenue and Taxation, shall immediately make application for and may, upon furnishi…

Upon receiving a report of a stolen vehicle, the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall file and appropriately index the same and shall immediately suspend the registration of the vehicle so reported, and shall not transfer the registration of vehicle until such time as it is n…

No person shall drive, move, or use, nor shall any owner knowingly permit to be driven, moved, or used, upon a highway a vehicle which does not bear either a motor number or other identifying number assigned by the manufacturer, or distinguishing motor number or other special ide…

The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall assign a distinguishing motor number to the motor in a motor vehicle or a special identifying number to a vehicle whenever the motor or other identifying number thereon is destroyed or obliterated. (a) A special identifying number shal…

The Director of Revenue and Taxation may adopt and enforce such registration regulations as are necessary and compatible with the public interest with respect to the substitution of one motor in place of another in a motor vehicle. SOURCE: GC § 23336, enacted by P.L. 1-088 (Nov. …

Upon a transfer of the title or any interest of the legal owner or owners in or to a vehicle registered under this Title, the person whose title or interest is to be transferred shall write her/his signature and write the date of transfer after her/his signature, and the transfer…

A person shall not fail, neglect or refuse to endorse and deliver the certificate of ownership to a transferee who is lawfully entitled to a transfer of registration. COL 2026-04-23 SOURCE: GC § 23338, enacted by P.L. 1-088 (Nov. 29, 1952). 2025 NOTE: Former title “Same” replaced…

(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:…