Contempt. — Guam Code § 9238
Guam Code § 9238 — Contempt.. Reproduced from the official Guam Code Annotated, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 9238. Contempt.
If any person in proceedings before an agency disobeys or resists
any lawful order or refuses to respond to a subpoena, or refuses to take
the oath or affirmation as a witness or thereafter refuses to be examined,
or is guilty of misconduct during a hearing or so near the place thereof as
to obstruct the proceeding, the agency shall certify the facts to the
Superior Court. The Court shall thereupon issue an order directing the
person to appear before the Court and show cause why he should not be
punished as for contempt. The order and a copy of the certified statement
shall be served on the person. Thereafter, the Court shall have
jurisdiction of the matter. The same proceedings shall be had, the same
penalties may be imposed, and the person charged may purge himself of
the contempt in the same way as in the case of a person who has
committed a contempt in the trial of a civil action before the Superior
Court.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Guam Code Annotated § 9238
- Jurisdiction: Guam
- Code: Guam Code Annotated
- Subject: Contempt.
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