17 GCA § 51101
Definitions
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(a)“Commission” shall mean the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.
(b)“Peace Officer,” for the purpose of this Article, shall mean
(1)the Chief of Police and all sworn officers of the Guam Police Department, including reservists (Civilian Volunteer Police Reserve);
(2)the Chief and all officers of the Guam Airport Police;
(3)the Chief and all officers of the Guam Port Authority Police;
(4)the Director of Corrections and all uniformed Correction Officers and Parole Officers, as well as such rehabilitation personnel of the Department of Corrections as are designated by the Director of Corrections;
(5)the Director of Customs and all sworn officers of the Customs and Quarantine Agency;
(6)the Director and all employees of the Department of Youth Affairs who are engaged in juvenile detention and rehabilitation work as designated by the Director of the Department of Youth Affairs; CH. 51 PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION
(7)the Chief and all Conservation Officers of the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources of the Department of Agriculture;
(8)the Chief and all Guam Park Patrol Officers of the Department of Parks and Recreation;
(9)the Attorney General and those employed by the Attorney General’s Office whom he specifically designates;
(10)the Chief Marshal and all Marshals, and the Chief of Probation and all Probation Officers of the Unified Guam Judiciary;
(11)all Guam Fire Department
(GFD)firefighter personnel engaged in the enforcement of the fire prevention code, all arson investigators, and those GFD employees whom the Fire Chief specifically designates.
§ The story of this section
- Enacted by P.L. 24-145 § 2 — introduced as Bill 156-24 · introduced by Mark C. Charfauros + 1 cosponsor
- Amended by P.L. 29-12 § 2 — introduced as Bill 40-29 · introduced by Frank Ishizaki + 2 cosponsors
- Amended by P.L. 31-99 § 16 — introduced as Bill 176-31 · introduced by Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D + 2 cosponsors
- Amended by P.L. 33-224 § 3 — introduced as Bill 336-33 · introduced by V. Anthony Ada + 2 cosponsorsWatch the public hearing · Sep 19, 2016
Interpreted by the courts:
- 2019 Guam 22 — Eric Santos, Petitioner-Appellant, Guam Civil Service Commission, Respondent-Appellee, and Department of Corrections, Go (2019) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (b)(4) at ¶16
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.