Volunteers

(a)Pursuant to § 3401.1(h) of Article 4, Chapter 3, Title 16, Guam Code Annotated, the Chief of Police is authorized to recruit volunteers to assist the Guam Police Department in the enforcement of the accessible parking and littering laws, and the Natasha Protection Act of 2005 relative to the regulation of smoking activities pursuant to Chapter 90 of Title 10, Guam Code Annotated. In addition to these duties, the Chief of Police shall authorize the use of volunteers to patrol the school campuses of the Guam Department of Education during non-school hours. The volunteers shall take no enforcement action during their patrol of the school campuses and shall notify the police of suspicious activity or crimes in progress. The Superintendent of Education shall cooperate with the Chief of Police to implement this Section. The volunteers are authorized to issue summons, notices to appear, citations, and notices of violation for offenses committed under the provisions of §§ 70.10 through 70.85 of Article 1, Chapter 70, Title 9, Guam Code Annotated. The volunteers are also authorized to impound animals subject to § 34127 of Article 1 of Chapter 34, Title 10, Guam Code Annotated if exigent circumstances are established by plain view.

(b)The Chief of Police is further authorized to recruit volunteers to assist the Guam Police Department with traffic direction, security, and crowd control for events such as, but not limited to, the Guam Ko’ko’ Road Race, the Guam-Micronesia Island Fair, and the Liberation Day Parade. Volunteers are required to obtain a certificate from the Chief of Police demonstrating the completion of a required course of instruction and training that includes training relative to traffic direction and crowd control.