Guam § 52 - Intimidation of Witnesses by Extortion; Defined & Punished.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 52 — Intimidation of Witnesses by Extortion; Defined & Punished., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 52. Intimidation of Witnesses by Extortion; Defined & Punished.
A person is guilty of a felony of the third degree if, by any threat which
would constitute a means of committing the offense of theft by extortion
under this Code if such threat were employed to obtain property, he:
(a) attempts to induce any person to refrain from reporting to law
enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of
any offense or information relating to an offense; or
(b) attempts to induce any person who has been or may be
properly called as a witness in any official proceeding to give false
testimony in, to withhold testimony or information from, or to fail to
attend, any such proceeding.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 52 ("Intimidation of Witnesses by Extortion; Defined & Punished.") 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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