Guam § 9140 - Penalty for Failure to Secure Payment of Compen-

§ 9140. Penalty for Failure to Secure Payment of Compen-

sation.

(a) Any employer required to secure the payment of

compensation under this Title who fails to secure such

compensation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and in any case

where such employer is a corporation, the president, secretary,

and treasurer thereof shall be also severally liable to such fine or

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imprisonment as herein provided, for the failure of such

corporation to secure the payment of compensation; and such

president, secretary, and treasurer shall be severally personally

liable, jointly with such corporation, for any compensation or

other benefit which may accrue under the said Title in respect to

any injury which may occur to any employee of such corporation

while it shall so fail to secure the payment of compensation as

required by § 9133 of this Title.

(b) Any employer who knowingly transfers, sells,

encumbers, assigns, or in any manner disposes of, conceals,

secretes, or destroys any property belonging to such employer,

after one of his employees has been injured within the purview

of this Title and with intent to avoid the payment of

compensation under this Title to such employee or his

dependents, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and in case where

such employer is a corporation, the president, secretary, and

treasurer thereof shall be also severally liable to such penalty of

imprisonment as well as jointly liable with such corporation for

such fine.

(c) This section shall not affect any other liability of the

employer under this Title.