Guam § 43 - Unauthorized Reception of Cable Service.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 43 — Unauthorized Reception of Cable Service., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43. Unauthorized Reception of Cable Service.
(a) Unauthorized Interception or Receipt or Assistance in
Intercepting or Receiving Service; Definition of >Assist in
Intercepting or Receiving.’
(1) No person shall intercept or receive or assist in
intercepting or receiving any communications service
offered over a cable system, unless specifically authorized to
do so by a cable operator or as may otherwise be specifically
authorized by law.
(2) For the purpose of this Section, the term >assist in
intercepting or receiving’ shall include the manufacture or
distribution of equipment intended by the manufacturer or
distributor (as the case may be) for unauthorized reception of
any communications service offered over a cable system in
violation of Subparagraph (1).
(b) Penalties for Willful Violation.
(1) Any person who willfully violates Subsection (a)(1)
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a
fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or
imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both, for the
first such offense and shall be guilty of a felony of the third
degree and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Three
Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or imprisoned for not more than
three (3) years, or both, for any subsequent offense.
(2) Any person who violates Subsection (a)(1) willfully
and for purposes of commercial advantage or private
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financial gain shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree
and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Three
Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) or imprisoned for not more
than three (3) years, or both, for the first such offense and
shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree and shall be
punished by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than five (5) years,
or both, for any subsequent offense.
(3) For purposes of all penalties and remedies
established for violations of Subsection (a)(1), the prohibited
activity established herein, as it applies to each such device,
shall be deemed a separate violation.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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