American Samoa § 45.0206 - Records of custody separate from records of arrest.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 45.0206 — Records of custody separate from records of arrest., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45.0206. Records of custody separate from records of arrest.
The records of law enforcement officers concerning all children taken into temporary custody or issued a summons under the provisions of this chapter shall be maintained separately from the records of arrest and may not be inspected by or disclosed to the public, including the names of children taken into temporary custody or issued a summons; except: (1) by order of the Court; (2) when the Court orders the child to be held for criminal proceedings as under subsection (d) of 45.0115; or (3) when there has been a criminal conviction and a pre-sentence investigation is being made on an application for probation. Research Guide: CRS 19-2-1 02.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45.0206 ("Records of custody separate from records of arrest.") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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