Possession of Gambling Devices Prohibited; Penalty

(a)A person commits a misdemeanor when he possesses a gambling device, whether operable or not, unless the gambling device is located upon or is being transported by a vessel regularly operating and engaged in domestic or foreign commerce and is located in a locked compartment of the vessel and is not accessible for use and is not used or operated within the jurisdiction of this territory. COL6/5/2019 CH. 64 GAMBLING

(b)As used in this Section gambling device has the same meaning as set forth in § 64.20 of this Chapter.

(c)Any person possessing a gambling device in violation of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be subject to imprisonment, for not more than one year, a fine not to exceed one Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each gambling device, or with imprisonment or fine.

(d)In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any illegal gambling device in violation of this Section shall be subject to the same seizure and forfeiture provisions for illegal importation under Section 64.20 of this Chapter.

(e)Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, any poker machine now on Guam which was on Guam on the day immediately preceding the effective date of this Act and which complied with territorial law as to possession on the day immediately preceding the effective date of this Act may be shipped off-island or destroyed or disposed of within six months of the effective date of this Act, without seizure or criminal penalties provided that such Poker Machine is not used for gambling or entertainment purposes after the effective date of this Act. The Guam Police Department shall monitor the shipment or disposal of such gambling devices. The Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall cooperate fully with the Guam Police Department in providing all pertinent records relative to poker machines in the territory. Any poker machines not shipped off-island within six months or otherwise disposed of shall be subject to seizure in accordance with subsection

(d)of this Title.