Guam § 9107 - Same: Reckless Driving.

§ 9107. Same: Reckless Driving.

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(a) Every person who drives any vehicle upon a highway in

willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is

guilty of reckless driving. Every person convicted under this Section

shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor upon a first conviction. Upon

a second or any subsequent conviction of the violation of this

Section within a period of five (5) years of the date of commission

of the first offense the offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Whenever such reckless driving of a vehicle proximately

causes bodily injury to any person, the person so driving such

vehicle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) Where a person drives in wanton disregard of persons or

property, or whenever such reckless driving of a vehicle proximately

causes a collision in which bodily injury or property damage result,

the person so driving such vehicle shall, upon conviction or filing,

without contest, of an official investigation report that the person

committed the offense of reckless driving, and in addition to the

penalties provided in Subsections (a) and (b), be required to attend a

course in driver education not less than six (6) weeks in length, and

to obtain a certificate of attendance at the satisfactory completion of

such course, and/or a defensive driving program at the discretion of

the court, for a first offense. Such course or program shall be

provided by a company/provider certified by the Department of

Revenue and Taxation, and shall be attended by the convicted

reckless driver after serving his sentence or paying his fine, or both.

Failure of such convicted reckless driver to attend such course or

program shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable

as a petty misdemeanor.

(1) In addition to the penalties provided in Subsections (a)

and (b) of this Section, when the person driving the vehicle has

one (1) or more prior convictions for the offense of reckless

driving, which may or may not have resulted in bodily injury or

property damage, shall upon conviction of filing, without

contest, of an official investigation report that the person

committed the offense of an additional violation of reckless

driving, within eighteen (18) months of the first violation,

require the driver to take and complete a defensive driving

program, in addition to taking, or retaking, a driver education

course.

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(2) All costs for the taking of a defensive driving course,

as ordered by the court, shall be paid by the person convicted

of the offense of reckless driving.