Criminal Liability of Business Entities

(a)Any business entity, including a corporation, partnership, association, government body, municipal corporation or any other legal entity, that aids or participates in any crime defined in section 26.02 of this article shall be COL 6/21/2023 CH. 26 HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CRIMINAL EXPLOITATION criminally liable for the offense and shall be subject to a fine or loss of business license, or both.

(b)If a business entity is convicted of violating any section of this article, the court may, when appropriate, order, but is not limited to the following:

(1)order its dissolution or reorganization;

(2)order the suspension or revocation of any license, permit, or prior approval granted to it by local government agencies; or

(3)order the surrender of its charter if it is organized under Guam law or the revocation of its certificate to conduct business on Guam if it is not organized under Guam law.

(c)Any business, or criminally culpable employee, officer, director, owner, co-owner or shareholder of such business, convicted of a violation of this Chapter, or a conviction of a human trafficking crime in another jurisdiction or country, is ineligible for any type of Alcoholic Beverage License. Any business composed of, or employing in any capacity, an employee, officer, director, owner, co-owner or shareholder, who has been convicted of a violation of this Chapter, or a conviction of a human trafficking crime in another jurisdiction or country, is ineligible for any type of Alcoholic Beverage License.