Guam § 16218 - Police and Court Clearances.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 16218 — Police and Court Clearances., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16218. Police and Court Clearances.
At the time of filing of an initiative, any person, and all shareholders
and or members of any organization, partnership, corporation, committee, or
business, which receives funds or makes expenditures in an effort to directly
support or put forward any initiative must be registered with the Commission
and shall submit:
(a) a clearance from the Guam Police Department;
(b) a clearance from the Judiciary of Guam;
(c) a clearance from United States District Court; and
(d) a signed affidavit attesting that the proponent, shareholder or
member of any organization, partnership, corporation, committee, or
business, has not been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, as
described herein, in any state or territory of the United States or foreign
country.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to put forward an
initiative, any person, and all shareholders and or members of any
organization, partnership, corporation, committee, or business must not have
been convicted of a felony, and must not have been convicted of a
misdemeanor involving criminal sexual conduct or crime of moral turpitude.
Initiatives forwarded by proponents listed with such crimes herein shall be
disqualified from further action by the Commission.
The cost for the police clearance and the court clearances required by
this Section shall be borne by the person/s seeking to propose the initiative.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Guam Code Annotated § 16218 cover?
Section 16218 ("Police and Court Clearances.") 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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