Guam

November 2009


GHSA does not have any data on highway safety laws in Guam not listed here. Contact the Guam Department of Public Works for more information.

Cell Phone Driving Laws

Hand-
held Ban

Enforce-
ment

All Cell Phone Ban

Text Messaging Ban

Crash
Data
Col-
lected

Pre-
emption
Law

School Bus Drivers

Novice Drivers

Enforce-
ment

All Drivers

School Bus Drivers

Novice Drivers

Enforce-
ment

          Yes     Primary    
Sources: American Automobile Association (AAA), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Child Passenger Safety Laws

Child Restraint Required
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.)

Adult seat belt Permissible
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.)

Maximum Fine
First Offense
>2 and <12 No data No data

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Drunk Driving Laws

Admin. License
Suspension on
First Offense

Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension

Increased Penalties for High Blood Alc. Concen-
tration (BAC)

Open Container Laws

Repeat Offender Laws

Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions

Ignition Inter-
locks

Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity

    From .08 to .10 Yes Yes      
Sources:Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws

Learner Stage

Intermediate Stage

Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.)

Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis)

Min. Age
(Yrs./ Mos.)

Min. Duration
(Mos.)

Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.)

Nighttime Driving Restriction

Passenger Restriction*
(* family members exempt)
16 No data
Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) , American Automobile Association (AAA) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Helmet Laws

Motorcyclists

Bicyclists

All Helmet Law

Partial Law

All Helmet Law Repealed

  <18    
Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Seat Belt Laws

Type of Law

Who is Covered
(Yrs.)

In What Seat

Maximum Fine
First Offense
Primary <11 All No data
All Front
Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.