Guam § 31 - Abuse of An Incompetent; Defined & Punished.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 31 — Abuse of An Incompetent; Defined & Punished., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31. Abuse of An Incompetent; Defined & Punished.
(a) A person is guilty of abuse of an incompetent when:
(1) he subjects an incompetent to cruel mistreatment; or
(2) having an incompetent in his care of custody or
under his control, he:
(A) deserts that incompetent with intent to abandon
him;
(B) subjects that incompetent to cruel
mistreatment; or
(C) unreasonably causes or permits the physical or
emotional health of that incompetent to be endangered.
COL7/19/2022
(b) As used in this Section, incompetent means a person who
is unable to care for himself because of old age, or because of
physical or mental illness, disease or defect.
(c) Abuse of an incompetent is a felony of the third degree
when it is committed under circumstances likely to result in death
or serious bodily injury. Otherwise, it is a misdemeanor.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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