{"data":{"id":"us-gu/9-gca-43.31","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"9 GCA § 43.31","heading":"Crime Against the Community; Defined and Punishment.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of a Crime Against the Community if that person knowingly takes, obtains or exercises unlawful control over government-owned, leased or borrowed property, or interferes with, obstructs, or takes action regarding government services in such a way that: (1) doing so creates a threat to the public health and safety; or (2) doing so results in a deprivation of public services, such as utility services, the education of public or private school students, or any government service intended to benefit the public; or (3) does so for a purpose other than the original purpose for which the property or services were to be provided.\n(b) A person is guilty of a Crime Against the Community if that person knowingly destroys, defaces, alters, tampers with or damages government-owned, leased or borrowed property.\n(c) A Crime Against the Community shall be alleged, in an information, complaint or indictment, as a Special Allegation which enhances punishment when the defendant is convicted of another offense. A Crime Against the Community shall be tried to a jury if the underlying crime is tried to a jury.\n(d) A person convicted of a Crime Against the Community shall be sentenced to:\n(1) Insofar as is practicable, make restitution to the victim of the crime, including the government of Guam or the Federal government;\n(2) Insofar as is practicable, perform community service intended to raise community awareness that a crime against the public interest has been committed and is being punished, including, but not limited to, repair, painting and cleaning of items which are stolen, damaged or defaced; or\n(3) Serve one (1) year of incarceration and pay an additional fine of up to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in addition to the sentence imposed for the underlying crime, if the underlying crime is a misdemeanor or felony. The court may suspend said term of incarceration and impose a term of probation instead.","path":["Title 9: Crimes and Corrections","Chapter 43: Theft and Related Offenses","ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/9gc043.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:47:48Z","sha256":"9d41106c1188bfc45e98927818ec67a02bc28e738ca3d31fb25cc89c7555b741","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/9-gca-43.30","next":"us-gu/9-gca-43.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}