{"data":{"id":"us-gu/1-gca-25.07","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"1 GCA § 25.07","heading":"Reporting Requirements.","body":"(a) Progress Reports. The Commission shall submit progress reports to the Chief Justice, I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan, and the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan each quarter; and these reports shall be a summary of Commission activities during the prior quarter.\n(b) Final Report. The Commission shall submit comprehensive criminal code reform recommendations as required by § 25.03(c) of this Chapter, which shall include proposed legislation for the revision of Title 8 and Title 9 of the GCA, and other provisions in the statutory code relating to criminal law and procedure. The report and proposed legislation should:\n(1) use clear and plain language;\n(2) apply consistent definitions;\n(3) describe all elements, including mental states, that must be proven;\n(4) reduce unnecessary overlap and gaps between criminal offenses;\n(5) eliminate archaic and unused offenses;\n(6) adjust penalties, fines, and the gradation of offenses to provide for proportionate penalties;\n(7) organize existing criminal statutes in a logical order;\n(8) identify any crimes defined in common law that should be codified, and propose recommended language for codification;\n(9) identify criminal statutes held to be unconstitutional and recommend their removal or amendment;\n(10) propose such other amendments as the Commission believes are necessary; and\n(11) articulate specific steps for implementing the recommendations.","path":["Title 1: General Provisions","Chapter 25: Guam Criminal Law and Procedure Review Commission"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/1gc025.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:07:18Z","sha256":"382b5fb5f1f8c5ea860029b5ee35ee740e553bd7e5e2e5fdb1b7394b814f5538","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/1-gca-25.06","next":"us-gu/1-gca-25.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}