Attorney's Note

Under the Guam Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $1,000
petty misdemeanorup to 60 daysup to $500
For details, see 9 Guam Code Ann. § 80.34

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(a) The Department may issue written permits, as provided in this
Chapter, authorizing the permittee to do any of the following acts:

(1) Making an opening or excavation for any purpose in a highway.

(2) Place, change or renew an encroachment.

(3) Place or display in, under, or over any highway, any kind of advertising sign or device. Any such sign or device placed or displayed contrary to the provisions of this Section is a public nuisance, and the Department may immediately remove it.

(4) Plant, remove, cut, cut down, injure, or destroy any tree, shrub, plant, or flower growing within any highway.

(5) Place in, under or over any highway, and perform routine maintenance and emergency repairs on utility equipment and facilities.

(b) Any person who does any of the acts specified in this Section, without the authority of a valid permit, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

SOURCE: GC § 10251 added by P.L. 10-40. Amended by P.L. 13-187:96. Subsection (a)(5) added by P.L. 31-085:5 (Sept. 30, 2011).