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9 GCA § 89.10

Duties of the Judiciary of Guam in Managing the

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 9 — Crimes and Corrections
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Sex Offender Registry. COL1/24/2020 CH. 89 CRIMES AGAINST MINORS AND SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY The Judiciary of Guam shall:

(a)supervise, upkeep, and maintain the Crimes Against Minors and Sex Offender Registry;

(b)inform the registrant of his/her registration duties under this Chapter;

(c)ensure that any person required to register under this Chapter has read and signed a form stating that the registrant’s duty to register under this Chapter has been explained;

(d)receive and obtain initial registration and registration verification information from all persons required to register under this Chapter, and enter such information into the Sex Offender Registry database;

(e)supervise the release of verified information, as required in this Chapter;

(f)perform all other duties necessary to ensure the proper maintenance of the Sex Offender Registry and to ensure that all registrants comply with their registration duties as set out in this Chapter; and

(g)publish, every year, a notification in any publication of general circulation informing all persons required to register pursuant to this Chapter of their duty of register. Such notification shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1)the provision requiring the duty to register;

(2)the provision stating the information that is required to be registered;

(3)the physical address of location in which persons required to register must report to;

(4)the provisions stating the penalties for failure to register; and

(5)the contact information and name of the person from whom persons required to register can COL1/24/2020 CH. 89 CRIMES AGAINST MINORS AND SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY receive further information regarding registration requirements.

(h)Local Appropriations to Fund Sex Offender Registry. I Liheslaturan Guahan shall hereby appropriate a reasonable amount from the General Fund as part of the budget of the respective agency who is assigned to implement, maintain, and operate the Sex Offender Registry. Such budget shall be used by the respective agency for the implementation, maintenance, and support of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program.

§ The story of this section

  1. Enacted by P.L. 25-75 § 2 — introduced as Bill 299-25 · introduced by John C. Salas
  2. Amended by P.L. 28-77 § 2 — introduced as Bill 86-28 · introduced by Ray Tenorio
  3. Amended by P.L. 29-30 — introduced as Bill 105-29 · introduced by Frank Ishizaki + 2 cosponsors
  4. Affected by P.L. 30-223 § 2 — introduced as Bill 428-30 · introduced by Adolpho B. Palacios, Sr + 2 cosponsors

Interpreted by the courts:

  • 2015 Guam 30The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frankie Garrido Blas, Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-010 (2015) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (b), (c), (f) at ¶44

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