Guam § 17113 - Limitation on Amount of Contributions.
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§ 17113. Limitation on Amount of Contributions.
(a) No person shall make aggregate contributions in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($l,000.00) for
any one (1) candidate in any calendar year for any primary election, and no person shall make aggregate
contributions in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for any one (1) candidate in any general or special
election.
(b) It is unlawful for any bank or labor organization, whether or not authorized to do business on
Guam, to make a contribution or expenditure in connection with any election to any political office, or in
any primary election. A corporation, whether or not authorized to do business on Guam, may purchase no
more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) worth of tickets for each fundraising dinner or function for any
political party or candidate, but not to exceed the aggregate contributions allowed under Subsection (a) of
this Section. Such corporate contributions shall be reported to the Election Commission regardless of
amount. Every bank, corporation, or labor organization which makes any contribution in violation of this
Section shall be fined not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and every officer or director of
any bank, corporation, or labor organization as the case may be, and any person who accepts or receives
any contribution in violation of this Section, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($l,000.00)
or imprisoned no more than one (1) year, or both.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17113 ("Limitation on Amount of Contributions.") 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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