Guam § 34 - Destruction of Property; Penalty.

§ 34. Destruction of Property; Penalty.

A person commits a misdemeanor if, he without the written permission of the owner or of the owner’s

agent or of the person in lawful possession:

(a) Maliciously tears down, damages, mutilates or destroys any sign, signboard or notice placed

upon, or affixed to any property that belongs to the government of Guam, which sign, signboard or

notice is intended to indicate or designate a road or highway or is intended to designate speed limits

or a traffic hazard or is intended to direct travelers from one point to another or is intended to advise

of prohibited entry or relates to fires, fire control, trespassing or other matters involving the protection

of the property;

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(b) Willfully opens, tears down or otherwise destroys any fence on the land of another or willfully

removes, injures, cuts or tampers with any lock or any locked gate or any locked chain or any other

locked barrier on any road, track or trail leading into lands of another or maliciously tears down,

mutilates or destroys any sign, signboard or other notice forbidding shooting on public or private

property; or

(c) Enters any lands, whether unenclosed or enclosed by fence, for the purpose of injuring any

property or property rights or with the intention of interfering with, obstructing or injuring any lawful

business or occupation carried on by the owner of such land, his agent or by the person in lawful

possession; or

(d) Enters any lands under cultivation or enclosed by fence, belonging to, or occupied by, any

other or enters upon uncultivated and unenclosed lands belonging to, or occupied by, any other where

signs forbidding trespass are displayed at intervals not less than three to the mile along all exterior

boundaries on all roads and trails entering such lands:

(1) For the purpose of hunting, shooting, killing or destroying any animal or bird upon such

lands; or

(2) Discharges any firearms upon such land or lands; or

(3) Refuses or fails to leave such lands immediately upon being requested to leave by the

owner of such land, his agent or by the person in lawful possession; or

(4) Tears down, mutilates or destroys any sign, signboard or notice forbidding entry on such

lands.

(e) Enters upon any lands declared closed to public entry by the Government where such closed

lands are posted with notices declaring such closure at intervals not greater than one mile along the

exterior boundaries or along roads and trails passing through such lands declaring the lands closed to

public entry or stating “no trespassing.” The Director of the Department of Land Management, in

compliance with the Administrative Adjudication Act, is authorized to designate as closed to public

entry and post “no trespassing” signs on any portion or portions of property belonging to the

Government upon his determination that such designation is reasonably necessary for the purpose of

public safety, preservation of government property, conservation of resources, fire prevention, safety

of adjoining property owners or prevention of nuisances.