Guam § 2217 - Offenses and Penalties.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 2217 — Offenses and Penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2217. Offenses and Penalties.
Any person who requests a licensed public weighmaster to weigh
any property, produce, commodity or article falsely or incorrectly, or
who requests a false or incorrect weight certificate, or any person who
issues a weight certificate simulating the weight certificate prescribed in
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CH. 2 WEIGHTS & MEASURES
the Chapter and who is not a public weighmaster, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction for the first offense shall be punished
by a fine in any sum not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) or more
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and upon a second or subsequent
conviction such person shall be punished by a fine in any sum not less
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days or more
than ninety (90) days or by both fine and imprisonment.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Guam § 2217
What does Guam Code Annotated § 2217 cover?
Section 2217 ("Offenses and Penalties.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
How do I cite Guam § 2217?
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Is this the official text of Guam law?
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