{"data":{"id":"us-gu/9-gca-43.94","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"9 GCA § 43.94","heading":"Affirmative Defense.","body":"A detention, as permitted in this Article, does not constitute an arrest or unlawful restraint, as defined in § 22.35 of this Code, nor shall it render the merchant liable to the person so detained unless said detention is done unreasonably or without proper cause or justification.","path":["Title 9: Crimes and Corrections","Chapter 43: Theft and Related Offenses","ARTICLE 2: RETAIL THEFT"],"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":"fdd8ea856c75c23eef0eb2ee55fba91f3d2a3b48687fc21697e8652de9fa63cf","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/9-gca-43.93","next":"us-gu/9-gca-43.94.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}