Guam § 74107 - Preserving Evidence of Metal Theft.

§ 74107. Preserving Evidence of Metal Theft.

(a) Following notification, either verbally or in writing, from a

commissioned law enforcement officer of Guam that an item of

nonferrous metal property or commercial metal property has been

reported as stolen, a scrap metal business shall hold that property intact

and safe from alteration, damage, or commingling, and shall place an

identifying tag or other suitable identification upon the property. The

scrap metal business shall immediately relinquish custody of the

property to the appropriate law enforcement entity.

(b) A commissioned law enforcement officer of Guam shall not

place on hold any item of nonferrous metal property or commercial

metal property unless that law enforcement agency reasonably suspects

that the property is a lost or stolen item. Any hold that is placed on the

property must be removed within ten (10) business days after the

property on hold is determined not to be stolen or lost and the property

must be returned to the owner or released.