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Terms Used In 3 Guam Code Ann. § 17111

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
(a) No person shall make a contribution of his or her own money or property or money of another person of more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to any candidate, political party or committee in connection with a nomination for election, or election, anonymously; nor shall any candidate, political party, or committee knowingly receive, accept, or retain the contribution or enter or cause the same to be entered in its accounts as an anonymous contribution or in another name than that of the person who made the contribution.

(b) This Chapter shall not apply to amounts that aggregate less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) when obtained through multiple contributions made by ten (10) or more persons at the same event, nor shall

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CH. 17 ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS & EXPENDITURES

it apply to money received from fund-raising or testimonial dinners, functions, food sales, raffles and fund-raising activities, the ticket or cost for which is not more than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) per person or per ticket. Each such aggregate contribution shall be reported accompanied by a description of the means, method, place, and date of receipt.

(c) Any anonymous contributions received by a candidate, political party, or committee and not allowed by this Section shall not be used or expended, but shall be returned to the donor. If the donor cannot be identified, the contribution shall escheat to the government of Guam.

SOURCE: Added by P.L. 18-030:54 (Feb. 19, 1986) as 3 Guam Code Ann. § 19109. Amended by P.L. 27-161:4 (Dec. 30, 2004). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 28-150:V:32 (Sept.
30, 2006). Repealed and reenacted to this section by P.L. 31-255:2 (Dec. 11, 2012).