Guam § 43 - Detention.

§ 43. Detention.

Any merchant who has reasonable grounds to believe that a

person has committed retail theft may detain such person, on the

premises of a retail mercantile establishment, in a reasonable

manner and for a reasonable length of time for all or any of the

following purposes:

(a) to request identification;

(b) to verify such identification;

(c) to make reasonable oral inquiry as to whether such

person has in his possession unpurchased merchandise and,

to make reasonable investigation of the ownership of such

merchandise;

(d) to inform a peace officer of the detention of the

person and surrender custody of that person to a peace

officer; or

(e) in the case of a minor, to immediately inform a peace

officer and the parents or guardian or other private person

interested in the welfare of that minor of this detention and to

surrender custody of such minor to such person.