Severability. — Guam Code § 721
Guam Code § 721 — Severability.. Reproduced from the official Guam Code Annotated, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 721. Severability.
If any of the provisions of this Code, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of this Code which can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Code are severable.
1980 NOTE: Identical to 8 GCA § 1.05; 9 GCA § 1.12; similar to Government Code § 19.
1980 COMMENT: While this Section has appeared only in the codes cited above, court decisions have assumed its
existence with respect to all codes and laws of Guam unless there were special circumstances indicating that the
provisions in question were not severable. See People v. Camacho, Guam Supreme Court Crim. Case #4F-75 (1975).
In this, the only decision of the Guam Supreme Court, the Court found that because the appointment power of the
Special Prosecutor was invalid, the exercise of the powers by him was invalid and that the first was inseparable from
the whole scheme of the statute. Thus, the whole Act and indictments brought under the Act were held invalid.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Guam Code Annotated § 721
- Jurisdiction: Guam
- Code: Guam Code Annotated
- Subject: Severability.
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