Although Guam maintains a sentence enhancement law for people living with HIV who are convicted of sex work offences, we are not aware of any cases of enforcement in Guam. The offence, which criminalises people involved in both sides of the transaction, is a misdemeanour punishable by up to one year imprisonment and a fine.
Furthermore, there is no requirement for intent or actual transmission, and there are no defences for disclosure, condom use, or viral suppression. Failure to comply is a misdemeanour punishable with up to one year imprisonment and fine. It is the intent of this section that guilt attach to both the payor and the recipient of the fee or pecuniary benefit that is the consideration for the act of prostitution, except that a police officer engaged in the performance of his or her official duties in the performance of an investigation of offenses committed under this chapter shall not be charged under this section.
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Year enacted. Relevant text of the law. Prostitution defined; Punishment established; Definitions a A person who engages in, or agrees to engage in, or offers to engage in, sexual penetration or sexual contact or in any sexual conduct or act with another person in return for a fee or in consideration of a pecuniary benefit commits the crime of prostitution.
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