Guam § 61 - Creation of Hazards on Land: Penalty.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 61 — Creation of Hazards on Land: Penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 61. Creation of Hazards on Land: Penalty.
A person is guilty of a petty misdemeanor when he:
(a) abandons, keeps or knowingly permits to remain on
premises under his control an unused refrigerator, icebox,
deep freeze locker or similar container having a capacity of
one and one-half (1/2) cubic feet or more from which the
door or the hinges and latch mechanism has not been
removed. This Subsection shall not apply to a person
engaged in the business of selling refrigerators, iceboxes or
deep freeze lockers who keeps them for sale, if he takes
reasonable precautions to secure the door of any such
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refrigerator, icebox or deep freeze locker so as to prevent
entrance by children small enough to fit therein.
(b) being the owner or otherwise having possession of
property upon which an abandoned well or cesspool is
located, fails to cover the same with suitable protective
construction.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Guam Code Annotated § 61 cover?
Section 61 ("Creation of Hazards on Land: Penalty.") 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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