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

8 GCA § 20.65: Right of Arrestee to see Lawyer; Penalty for Refusal.

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  1. Title 8: Criminal Procedure
  2. Chapter 20: Arrest
  3. ARTICLE 1: ARREST

(a) After arrest, any attorney at law entitled to practice in the courts of record in Guam, may, with the consent of the person arrested and at the request of the person arrested or any relative or friend of such person, visit the person arrested.

(b) Any person, immediately after he is arrested or otherwise detained has the right to make, in the presence of a public officer or employee, at least one completed telephone call to his attorney, employer or a relative.

(c) Any officer having charge of an arrested person, who refuses to allow an attorney to visit the person arrested pursuant to Subsection (a) or deprives a person arrested of his right under Subsection (b), shall forfeit and pay to the person arrested the sum of five hundred dollars ($500).

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