Guam § 63724 - Payment of Fines, Costs, and Disposition Thereof.

§ 63724. Payment of Fines, Costs, and Disposition Thereof.

(a) All fines and forfeitures imposed by general or special courts-martial, shall be paid to the officer

ordering such court, and/or to the officer commanding at the time being and by said officer, within five (5)

days from receipt thereof, paid to the Adjutant General, who shall cause said monies to be placed in the

fund for the Department of Military Affairs to be used to defray the cost of the administration of military

justice for the Guam National Guard.

(b) All fines and forfeitures imposed by a summary court-martial or a Commanding Officer under §

63715 shall be paid to the officer ordering said court-martial, or the officer commanding for the time being,

and by such officer, within five (5) days from the receipt thereof, placed to the credit of the military unit

fund of the unit of which the person fined was a member when the fine was imposed.

(c) When a fine is imposed by a Commanding Officer under § 63715 or the sentence of a court-martial

adjudges a fine against any person, and such fine has not been fully paid within ten (10) days after the

confirmation thereof, the convening authority or the Adjutant General may issue a warrant of commitment

directed to a peace officer directing him to take the body of the person so convicted and confine him in a

confinement facility for one (1) day for any fine not exceeding One Dollar ($1) and one (1) additional day

for every dollar above that sum. However, if the Adjutant General so requests, the fine shall be enforced by

the office of Attorney General in the same manner as a money judgment in a civil case or by the withholding

of any funds due the accused from Guam or any of its agencies in accordance with regulations prescribed

by the Adjutant General. To the extent not prohibited by federal laws or regulations, a fine may be enforced

by withholding federal funds due the accused.

2017 NOTE: The reference to “Territory” removed and/or altered to “Guam” pursuant to 1 GCA § 420.