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9 GCA § 90.208

Same: Eligibility and Oath

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 9 — Crimes and Corrections
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(a)No person shall be a volunteer member of the CCRP established under this Article who advocates a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the Government of the COL11/30/2021 CH. 90 CORRECTIONS United States or of Guam, or the overthrow of any government in the United States by force, or who has been convicted of or is under indictment or information charging any subversive act against the United States.

(b)Every volunteer shall, entering upon his duties, take an oath, in writing, before a person authorized to administer oaths in Guam, which oath shall be substantially as follows: “I _____________________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the laws of Guam, against all enemies, foreign or domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter and I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of Guam by force or violence; and that during such time as I am a member of the Civilian Corrections Reserve Program I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or Guam by force or violence.”

§ The story of this section

  1. Enacted by P.L. 35-64 § 1 — introduced as Bill 183-35 · introduced by Jose Terlaje + 2 cosponsors

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