{"data":{"id":"us-gu/5-gca-63707","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"5 GCA § 63707","heading":"Offenses.","body":"(a) Any person who discards burning materials or who willfully, maliciously or negligently sets a fire that burns vegetation on land not owned, leased or controlled by him shall be guilty of incendiarism, which is subject to penalties as described in § 63708.\n(b) Setting fires, causing them to be set, or allowing them to escape, shall be prima facie evidence of willfulness, malice or negligence under this Section; provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to any person who, in good faith, sets a backfire to check an already burning fire or who with a burning permit sets afire for forest management or land clearing purposes.","path":["Title 5: Government Operations","Division 6 - Agriculture","Chapter 63: Fish, Game, Forestry and Conservation","ARTICLE 7: WILDLAND FIRE PROTECTION"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/5gc063.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:25:38Z","sha256":"7c16b97fe77f8a1ec642e39eb60a1fd97263deec17e9b01bcf21964027ce2fb8","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/5-gca-63706","next":"us-gu/5-gca-63708"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}