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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

8 GCA § 140.40: Request for Rendition.

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  1. Title 8: Criminal Procedure
  2. Chapter 140: Extradition
  3. ARTICLE 4: RENDITION

(a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c), Guam may grant a written request by an issuing authority of another state for the rendition of a person in Guam.

(b) The request may be refused if the requested person is:

1. Being prosecuted or is imprisoned in Guam for a criminal offense;

2. The subject of a pending proceeding in the juvenile court brought for the purpose of adjudicating the person to be a delinquent; or

3. In the custody of the Department of Youth Affairs pursuant to an order of disposition of the juvenile court as a delinquent child; or

4. Under the supervision of the juvenile court pursuant to informal adjustment or an order of disposition of the court.

(c) The request must allege that the person:

1. Is charged with a crime punishable in the requesting state by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one (1) year in the requesting state; or

2. Having been charged with or convicted of a crime in the requesting state, has escaped or violated any term of bail, probation, parole, or an order arising out of a criminal proceeding in the requesting state.

(d) Upon application of the Attorney General of Guam, an issuing authority may request rendition of a person from another state and may comply with requirements of that state for the granting of the request. A corrections official who is also an issuing authority may request rendition from another state of a person described in Subsection (c)(2), and subject to the jurisdiction of the correction official.

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