Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§1424–4 Criminal Offenses; Procedure; Definitions
Title 48 › CHAPTER 8A — GUAM › SUBCHAPTER IV — THE JUDICIARY › § 1424–4
Summary
Federal rules under Titles 11, 18 (Part II), and 28 must apply in Guam District Court and on appeals, despite Rule 54(a) on prosecution by information. When those rules call a government lawyer in Guam cases (including Guam Territorial income tax), they mean the Guam Attorney General or others Guam law allows.
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Title 48, §1424–4
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Where appropriate, the provisions of part II of title 18 and of title 28, United States Code, and notwithstanding the provision in rule 54(a) Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure relating to the prosecution of criminal offenses on Guam by information, the rules of practice and procedure heretofore or hereafter promulgated and made effective by the Congress or the Supreme Court of the United States pursuant to titles 11, 18, and 28, United States Code, shall apply to the District Court of Guam and appeals therefrom; except that the terms, “Attorney for the government” and “United States attorney”, as used in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall, when applicable to cases arising under the laws of Guam, including the Guam Territorial income tax, mean the Attorney General of Guam or such other person or persons as may be authorized by the laws of Guam to act therein.
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References in Text
The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in text, are set out in the Appendix to Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on ninetieth day following Oct. 5, 1984, see section 1005 of Pub. L. 98–454, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1984 Amendment note under section 1424 of this title.
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48 U.S.C. § 1424–4
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102