9 GCA § 55.35

Resisting Arrest of Self or Others; Defined & Punished

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 9 — Crimes and Corrections

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor when, with intent to prevent or delay the arrest of himself of another person by one whom he knows or reasonably should know to be a peace officer acting in an official capacity, he prevents or delays that arrest by the COL3/1/2019 CH. 55 INTERFERENCE WITH GOVT. OPERATIONS use or threat of force or by physical obstruction. For purposes of this Section, a peace officer shall include apprehending officers designated under Article 2 of 10 GCA Chapter 51, as well as peace officers as defined under 9 GCA § 1.70.

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Amended by P.L. 17-87 § 8 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)

Interpreted by the courts:

1998 Guam 25 — People of Guam vs. Anthony C. Flores (1998) · per Janet Healy Weeks, J. · pinpoints (1993) at ¶11
2020 Guam 17 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charley Wia, aka Charlie Wia, aka John Mirah, aka Tom Tom, aka Jeremy Ludwig, aka (2020) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · cited at ¶37

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