Guam § 77126 - Accountability of Funds.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 77126 — Accountability of Funds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77126. Accountability of Funds.
(a) The Chief of Police shall adopt regulations to insure that public funds appropriated to the
Department are subject to strict accountability under generally accepted accounting practices.
(b) No police officer shall make any payment of public funds to any person without maintaining an
accurate record of the date and amount paid and the identity of the person to whom disbursement was made
and the purpose therefor.
(c) Before any vice funds can be expended, the Chief of Police must authenticate any request for funds.
If the Chief of Police finds that the funds have been disbursed in an unauthorized manner, he may discipline
the officers involved, but the identity of the person to whom the disbursement was made may be
confidential.
(d) Any person violating Subsection (b) of this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished by a fine or not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more
than one (1) year, or both.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Guam Code Annotated § 77126 cover?
Section 77126 ("Accountability of Funds.") 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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