Guam § 26 - Criminal Liability of Business Entities.
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§ 26. Criminal Liability of Business Entities.
(a) Any business entity, including a corporation,
partnership, association, government body, municipal
corporation or any other legal entity, that aids or participates in
any crime defined in section 26.02 of this article shall be
criminally liable for the offense and shall be subject to a fine or
loss of business license, or both.
(b) If a business entity is convicted of violating any section
of this article, the court may, when appropriate, order, but is not
limited to the following:
(1) order its dissolution or reorganization;
(2) order the suspension or revocation of any license,
permit, or prior approval granted to it by local government
agencies; or
(3) order the surrender of its charter if it is organized
under Guam law or the revocation of its certificate to
conduct business on Guam if it is not organized under
Guam law.
(c) Any business, or criminally culpable employee, officer,
director, owner, co-owner or shareholder of such business,
convicted of a violation of this Chapter, or a conviction of a
human trafficking crime in another jurisdiction or country, is
ineligible for any type of Alcoholic Beverage License. Any
business composed of, or employing in any capacity, an
employee, officer, director, owner, co-owner or shareholder, who
has been convicted of a violation of this Chapter, or a conviction
of a human trafficking crime in another jurisdiction or country, is
ineligible for any type of Alcoholic Beverage License.
2015 NOTE: Pursuant to the authority of 1 GCA § 1606 to correct
manifest errors, subsection (c) has been included in this section, as it was
erroneously omitted in past publications of the GCA.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26 ("Criminal Liability of Business Entities.") 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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