Guam § 40 - How Surety May be Exonerated; Deposit Sum With
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 40 — How Surety May be Exonerated; Deposit Sum With, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40. How Surety May be Exonerated; Deposit Sum With
Clerk.
A person released pursuant to this Chapter on the condition
that an appearance bond secured by a qualified surety be
furnished, may, at any time before declaration of forfeiture,
deposit with the clerk of the court a sum equal to the amount of
the bond, and upon the deposit being made the surety on such
bond is exonerated.
NOTE: Section 40.35 continues the substance of former § 1296 and a
portion of former Rule 46(g).
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40 ("How Surety May be Exonerated; Deposit Sum With") 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.
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