Guam § 77119 - Assignment of Police Officers.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 77119 — Assignment of Police Officers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77119. Assignment of Police Officers.
(a) The Chief of Police, or his designee, may assign police officers consistent with the needs of the
Department to the villages so as to be the most efficient in carrying out the purposes of the Department to
preserve the peace, to enforce the law and to prevent and detect crime.
(b) The Chief of Police may assign those hired as limited term police officers to serve as a school
resource officer, who at the minimum will be responsible for addressing drugs and violence in the schools,
the investigation of criminal activity involving juveniles, and other duties as agreed upon by the parties in
a Memorandum of Understanding and whose employment shall be on a school-year basis.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Guam Code Annotated § 77119 cover?
Section 77119 ("Assignment of Police Officers.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. 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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