Guam Highway Patrol Established

There is established as a permanent division within the Guam Police Department the Guam Highway Patrol.

(a)The Guam Highway Patrol shall have primary jurisdiction over the enforcement of all laws on Guam pertaining to vehicular traffic on Guam’s roads and highways that are currently enforced by the Guam Police Department, including the Vehicular Code of Guam, all traffic safety laws currently enforced by the Guam Police Department, and the investigation of traffic accidents and violations. This shall not be construed as to transfer authority for enforcement as currently resides with the Department of Revenue and Taxation.

(b)The Guam Highway Patrol shall include all personnel, jurisdiction, equipment and function currently assigned to the Traffic Division of the Guam Police Department, which shall be merged into the Guam Highway Patrol. Nothing in this Section or Chapter shall be construed as in any way limiting the police powers of members of the Guam Highway Patrol in the investigation of any other crimes on Guam, or the powers of any member of the Guam Highway Patrol to effect any arrest or any exercise any normal power of any police officer on Guam, nor is the ability of any police officer on Guam to enforce traffic or other laws on the roads of highways of Guam to be construed as diminished.