9 GCA § 34.50
Criminal Mischief; Defined
View official PDF ↗A person commits criminal mischief if:
(a)under circumstances not amounting to arson he damages or destroys property with the intention of defrauding an insurer; or
(b)he intentionally tampers with the property of another or forest land and thereby:
(1)recklessly endangers human life; or
(2)recklessly causes or threatens a substantial interruption or impairment of any public utility service; or
(c)he intentionally damages the property of another or forest land; or
(d)he intentionally damages the motor vehicle of another.
§ The story of this section
- Amended by P.L. 20-98 § 1 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Amended by P.L. 22-149 § 1 — introduced as Bill 628-22 · introduced by Elizabeth P. Arriola + 2 cosponsors
- Amended by P.L. 23-27 § 2 — introduced as Bill 98-23 · introduced by Alberto C. Lamorena V + 2 cosponsors
- Amended by P.L. 35-134 § 5 — introduced as Bill 314-35 · introduced by Sabina Flores Perez + 2 cosponsors
Interpreted by the courts:
- 2002 Guam 9 — People of Guam vs. Jimmy Cedino Palisoc (2002) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (d) at ¶45
- 2022 Guam 2 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. Emmanuel Manny Reselap, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (d) at ¶6
- 2022 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jordan Saul Rachulap, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (d) at ¶13
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.