Guam § 80 - Deadly Weapons Used in Felonies; Sentence.
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§ 80. Deadly Weapons Used in Felonies; Sentence.
(a) Whoever unlawfully possesses or uses a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony punishable
under the laws of Guam shall,
(1) in addition to the punishment imposed for the commission of such felony, be imprisoned for
a term of not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty-five (25) years; and whoever unlawfully
possesses or uses a firearm, as that term is defined in Title 10 Guam Code Annotated § 60100(a), in
the commission of a felony punishable under the laws of Guam shall, in addition to the punishment
imposed for the commission of such felony, be imprisoned for a term of not less than ten (10) years
nor more than twenty-five (25) years; and
(2) shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), but not more than five-thousand
($5,000), which fine shall be payable to the Criminal Injuries Compensation fund.
(b) The sentence shall include a special parole term of not less than three (3) years in addition to such
term of imprisonment.
(c) No person convicted and sentenced hereunder shall be eligible for parole or probation until he shall
have served at least five (5) years in prison.
(d) No person convicted or sentenced hereunder shall be eligible to participate in any work release
program until he shall have served at least five (5) years.
(e) The term required to be imposed by this Section shall not run concurrently with any term of
imprisonment imposed for the commission of any other felony.
(f) Whoever possesses or uses an explosive device as defined in 10 GCA, Chapter 61, § 61100, or an
improvised explosive device (defined as those devices that are placed or fabricated in an improvised manner
incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and designed to destroy,
incapacitate, harass, or distract, which may incorporate military weapons, but are normally devised from
non-military components) in the commission of a felony punishable under the laws of Guam shall, in
addition to the punishment imposed for the commission of such felony, be imprisoned for a term of not less
than ten (10) years nor more than twenty-five (25) years.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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