Guam Rules of Evidence

Chapter 1A74

• 6 GCA § 101Scope
• 6 GCA § 102Rules of Evidence as adopted by the Supreme Court of Guam through
• 6 GCA § 103Rulings on Evidence
• 6 GCA § 104Preliminary Questions
• 6 GCA § 105Limited Admissibility
• 6 GCA § 106Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements
• 6 GCA § 201Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
• 6 GCA § 301Presumptions in General in Civil Actions and Proceedings
• 6 GCA § 302(RESERVED)
• 6 GCA § 401Definition of “Relevant Evidence”
• 6 GCA § 402Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant
• 6 GCA § 403Exclusion of Relevant Evidence on Grounds of Prejudice,
• 6 GCA § 404Character Evidence Admissible to Prove Conduct;
• 6 GCA § 405Methods of Proving Character
• 6 GCA § 406Habit; Routine Practice
• 6 GCA § 407Subsequent Remedial Measures
• 6 GCA § 408Compromises and Offers to Compromise
• 6 GCA § 409Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses
• 6 GCA § 410Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related
• 6 GCA § 411Liability Insurance
• 6 GCA § 412Sex Offense Cases; Relevance of Alleged Victim’s Past Sexual
• 6 GCA § 413Evidence of Similar Crimes in Criminal Sexual Conduct
• 6 GCA § 414(RESERVED)
• 6 GCA § 415Evidence of Similar Acts in Civil Cases Concerning Criminal
• 6 GCA § 416Records of Medical Studies of In-Hospital Staff Committees
• 6 GCA § 417Review of Quality Care, Health Care Provider Peer Review
• 6 GCA § 501General Rule
• 6 GCA § 502Traditional Privileges
• 6 GCA § 503Waiver of Privilege
• 6 GCA § 504Particular Privileges
• 6 GCA § 504.1Privileged Communications and Information to Crime
• 6 GCA § 504.2Confidentiality of the Mediation Process
• 6 GCA § 601General Rule of Competency
• 6 GCA § 602Lack of Personal Knowledge
• 6 GCA § 603Oath or Affirmation
• 6 GCA § 604Interpreters
• 6 GCA § 605Competency of Judge as Witness
• 6 GCA § 606Competency of Juror as Witness
• 6 GCA § 607Who May Impeach
• 6 GCA § 608Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness
• 6 GCA § 609Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime
• 6 GCA § 610Religious Beliefs or Opinions
• 6 GCA § 611Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation
• 6 GCA § 612Writing Used to Refresh Memory
• 6 GCA § 613Prior Statements of Witnesses
• 6 GCA § 614Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses by Court
• 6 GCA § 615Exclusion of Witnesses
• 6 GCA § 701Opinions Testimony by Lay Witnesses
• 6 GCA § 702Testimony by Experts
• 6 GCA § 703Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts
• 6 GCA § 704Opinion on Ultimate Issue
• 6 GCA § 705Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion
• 6 GCA § 706Court Appointed Experts
• 6 GCA § 801Definitions
• 6 GCA § 802Hearsay Rule
• 6 GCA § 803Hearsay Exceptions; Availability of Declarant Immaterial
• 6 GCA § 804Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable
• 6 GCA § 804.1Protection of Child Witnesses
• 6 GCA § 805Hearsay Within Hearsay
• 6 GCA § 806Attacking and Supporting Credibility of Declarant
• 6 GCA § 807Residual Exception
• 6 GCA § 901Requirement of Authentication or Identification
• 6 GCA § 902Self-authentication
• 6 GCA § 903Subscribing Witness’ Testimony Unnecessary
• 6 GCA § 1001Definitions
• 6 GCA § 1002Requirement of Original
• 6 GCA § 1003Admissibility of Duplicates
• 6 GCA § 1004Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents
• 6 GCA § 1005Public Records
• 6 GCA § 1006Summaries
• 6 GCA § 1007Testimony or Written Admission of Party
• 6 GCA § 1008Functions of Court and Jury
• 6 GCA § 1101Applicability of Rules
• 6 GCA § 1102Applicability of Rules

Chapter 2C18

• 6 GCA § 2101Division 1 to Control
• 6 GCA § 2102Definition of Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2103Definition of Proof
• 6 GCA § 2104Definition of Law of Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2105Degree of Certainty Required to Establish Facts
• 6 GCA § 2106Kinds of Evidence Specified
• 6 GCA § 2107Primary Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2108Secondary Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2109Direct Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2110Indirect Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2111Prima Facie Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2112Partial Evidence Defined
• 6 GCA § 2113Indispensable Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2114Conclusive Evidence Defined
• 6 GCA § 2115Cumulative Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2116Corroborative Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2117Trial of Questions of Fact
• 6 GCA § 2118Questions of Law Addressed to the Court

Chapter 2C24

• 6 GCA § 2501One Witness Sufficient
• 6 GCA § 2502Testimony to be in Presence of Persons Affected
• 6 GCA § 2503Witness Presumed to Speak the Truth
• 6 GCA § 2504Rights of One Not Affected by Another
• 6 GCA § 2505Declarations of Predecessor in Title Evidence
• 6 GCA § 2506Declarations Which Are a Part of the Transaction
• 6 GCA § 2507Evidence Relating to Third Persons
• 6 GCA § 2508Declaration of Decedent Evidence in Pedigree
• 6 GCA § 2509Declaration of Decedent Evidence Against His Successor in
• 6 GCA § 2510Proof of Contents of Lost Public Records
• 6 GCA § 2511An Agreement Reduced to Writing Deemed the Whole
• 6 GCA § 2512Construction of Language Relates to Place Where Used
• 6 GCA § 2513Construction of Laws and Instruments; General Rule
• 6 GCA § 2514The Intention of the Parties
• 6 GCA § 2515The Circumstances to be Considered
• 6 GCA § 2516Terms to be Considered in Their General Acceptation
• 6 GCA § 2517Written Words Control Printed Words in Blank Forms
• 6 GCA § 2518Persons Skilled May Testify to Decipher Characters
• 6 GCA § 2519Of Two Constructions, Which Preferred
• 6 GCA § 2520Written Instrument Construed as Understood by the Parties
• 6 GCA § 2521Construction of Natural Right Preferred
• 6 GCA § 2522Material Allegation Only to be Proved
• 6 GCA § 2523Affirmative Only to be Proved
• 6 GCA § 2524One Witness Sufficient

Chapter 2C13

• 6 GCA § 3101Persons Who Cannot Testify
• 6 GCA § 3102Confidential Communications
• 6 GCA § 3103Subpoenaed Witnesses Bound to Attend
• 6 GCA § 3104Witnesses Bound to Answer Questions
• 6 GCA § 3105Right of Witnesses to Protection
• 6 GCA § 3106Witnesses Protected From Arrest
• 6 GCA § 3107Arrest Void and Arresting Party Liable
• 6 GCA § 3108Affidavit Required If Arrested
• 6 GCA § 3109Court May Discharge Witness From Arrest
• 6 GCA § 3201Officers Authorized to Administer Oaths
• 6 GCA § 3202Form of Oath
• 6 GCA § 3203Form May Vary to Suit Witness' Belief
• 6 GCA § 3204Witnesses of Non-Christian Belief

Chapter 2C33

• 6 GCA § 4101Public and Private Writings
• 6 GCA § 4102Public Writings Defined
• 6 GCA § 4103Private Writings
• 6 GCA § 4205Laws, Written and Unwritten
• 6 GCA § 4206Other Evidence of Laws of Any States
• 6 GCA § 4207Extent of Recitals in Laws as Evidence
• 6 GCA § 4208Oral Evidence of a Foreign Record
• 6 GCA § 4209Effect of Judgment or Final Order
• 6 GCA § 4210Effect of Other Judicial Orders; When Conclusive
• 6 GCA § 4211Where Parties Deemed the Same
• 6 GCA § 4212What Is Adjudged in a Judgment
• 6 GCA § 4213Principal Bound With Sureties
• 6 GCA § 4214Effect of State Record
• 6 GCA § 4215Effect of Foreign Judgments
• 6 GCA § 4216Records of Courts of Admiralty
• 6 GCA § 4217Impeaching a Record
• 6 GCA § 4218Jurisdiction Required for a Judgment
• 6 GCA § 4219Church Records As Evidence
• 6 GCA § 4220Proof of Church Records
• 6 GCA § 4221Entries Prima Facie Evidence
• 6 GCA § 4222Contents of Certificates
• 6 GCA § 4223Applicability to Territories, etc
• 6 GCA § 4224Certificates of Title Primary Evidence
• 6 GCA § 4225Entries By Officers, etc
• 6 GCA § 4226Deeds As Evidence
• 6 GCA § 4301Coverage of this Article
• 6 GCA § 4302Seals of No Effect
• 6 GCA § 4303Execution of an Instrument Defined
• 6 GCA § 4304Subscribing Witness Defined
• 6 GCA § 4305Entries of Decedents
• 6 GCA § 4306Removal of Public Records
• 6 GCA § 4307Court May Order Old Exhibits Destroyed
• 6 GCA § 4308Unsworn Declarations under Penalty of Perjury

Chapter 2C7

• 6 GCA § 5101Indirect Evidence Classified. [Omitted]
• 6 GCA § 5102Inference Defined
• 6 GCA § 5103Presumption Defined
• 6 GCA § 5104When an Inference Arises
• 6 GCA § 5105When Presumptions May be Controverted
• 6 GCA § 5106Specification of Conclusive Presumptions
• 6 GCA § 5107All Other Presumptions May be Controverted

Chapter 2C4

• 6 GCA § 6101Transfer of Real Property to be in Writing
• 6 GCA § 6102Previous Section Not to Extend to Certain Cases
• 6 GCA § 6103When Agreements Must be in Writing
• 6 GCA § 6104Representation of Credit by Writing

Chapter 2C29

• 6 GCA § 7101Whom to Explain Altered Writing
• 6 GCA § 7102Proof of Citizenship or Residence
• 6 GCA § 7201Subpoenas, How Issued
• 6 GCA § 7202Subpoenas Served if Witness Concealed
• 6 GCA § 7203Person Present Compelled to Testify
• 6 GCA § 7204Disobedience to Subpoena for Out-of-Court Appearance
• 6 GCA § 7205Forfeiture for Disobeying Subpoena
• 6 GCA § 7206When Warrant May Issue to Bring Witness
• 6 GCA § 7207Content of Warrant
• 6 GCA § 7208How Prisoner Brought to Court
• 6 GCA § 7209Motion to be Made by Party
• 6 GCA § 7301Modes of Testimony
• 6 GCA § 7302Affidavit Defined
• 6 GCA § 7303Deposition Defined
• 6 GCA § 7304Oral Examination Defined
• 6 GCA § 7401Use of Affidavits
• 6 GCA § 7402Affidavit to be Used in Guam
• 6 GCA § 7403Affidavit Taken Out of Guam
• 6 GCA § 7404Affidavits Taken in Foreign Countries
• 6 GCA § 7405Certificate of the Clerk of Court
• 6 GCA § 7501Taking Deposition of Witness Out of Guam
• 6 GCA § 7502Trial Not to be Postponed
• 6 GCA § 7503Notice Dispensed with in Certain Circumstances
• 6 GCA § 7601Depositions in Guam for use Elsewhere
• 6 GCA § 7602How to Procure Witness Upon Commission
• 6 GCA § 7603Compelling Witnesses to Appear and Testify
• 6 GCA § 7604How, if Commission Not Issued
• 6 GCA § 7605Deposition, How Taken
• 6 GCA § 7606Acknowledgment of Deeds

Chapter 2C14

• 6 GCA § 8101Effect of Evidence; What Judges are to Consider
• 6 GCA § 8201An Offer Equivalent to Payment
• 6 GCA § 8202Whoever Pays Entitled To Receipt
• 6 GCA § 8203Objections To Tender Must Be Specified
• 6 GCA § 8204Rules For Construing Land Descriptions
• 6 GCA § 8205Compromise Offer of No Avail
• 6 GCA § 8206In Divorce Admission Not Sufficient
• 6 GCA § 8207Certain Evidence of Criminal Sexual Conduct
• 6 GCA § 8301Evidence May Be Perpetuated
• 6 GCA § 8302Manner of Application for Order
• 6 GCA § 8303Taking Depositions
• 6 GCA § 8304Manner of Taking
• 6 GCA § 8305Papers Prima Facie Evidence
• 6 GCA § 8306When Deposition Used

Chapter 2C2

• 6 GCA § 9101News Media: Protection of Sources
• 6 GCA § 9102Victim and Crime Victim Advocate Communication