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19 GCA § 5120

Penalties for Violation by an Adult

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 19 — Personal Relations
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Any adult who willfully violates, neglects or refuses to obey or perform any lawful order of the court or who violates any provisions of this Chapter may be proceeded against for contempt of court, unless another penalty is provided in this Chapter. Any adult found in contempt of court may be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not to exceed to fifty

(50)days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. This Section shall not limit the inherent power of the court to enforce its orders through civil contempt.

§ The story of this section

  1. Affected by P.L. 17-12 § 2 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.