Guam § 39103 - Definitions.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 39103 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39103. Definitions.
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(a) A person shall be deemed to have the unbroken chain of title to an
interest in land as such term is used in this Chapter when the official public
records in the possession of the recorder of the Territory of Guam disclose a
conveyance or other title transaction dated and recorded prior to January 1,
1935, which conveyance or other title transaction purports to create such
interest in such person or his immediate or remote grantors, with nothing
appearing or record purporting to divest such person and his immediate or
remote grantors of such purported interest.
(b) Title transaction as used herein means any transaction affecting
Title to real property, including the issuance of a certificate of title or
certificate of guaranteed claim, title by will or descent from any person who
held title of record at the time of his death, title by a decree or order of any
court, title by tax deed, and title by trustee's, referee's, guardian's executor's,
master's in chancery, and marshal's or similar officer's deed, as well as by
direct conveyance.
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Section 39103 ("Definitions.") 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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