Reporting Requirements

(a)Progress Reports. The Commission shall submit progress reports to the Chief Justice, I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan, and the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan each quarter; and these reports shall be a summary of Commission activities during the prior quarter.

(b)Final Report. The Commission shall submit comprehensive criminal code reform recommendations as required by § 25.03(c) of this Chapter, which shall include proposed legislation for the revision of Title 8 and Title 9 of the GCA, and other provisions in the statutory code relating to criminal law and procedure. The report and proposed legislation should:

(1)use clear and plain language;

(2)apply consistent definitions;

(3)describe all elements, including mental states, that must be proven;

(4)reduce unnecessary overlap and gaps between criminal offenses;

(5)eliminate archaic and unused offenses;

(6)adjust penalties, fines, and the gradation of offenses to provide for proportionate penalties;

(7)organize existing criminal statutes in a logical order;

(8)identify any crimes defined in common law that should be codified, and propose recommended language for codification;

(9)identify criminal statutes held to be unconstitutional and recommend their removal or amendment;

(10)propose such other amendments as the Commission believes are necessary; and CH. 25 GUAM CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE REVIEW COMMISSION

(11)articulate specific steps for implementing the recommendations.