Guam § 77127 - Organization of Department.
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§ 77127. Organization of Department.
The Chief of Police shall, so far as is practicable and expedient to do so, organize the work of the
Department so that:
(a) the various duties required of the Department may be assigned to appropriate divisions to be
performed by persons experienced and qualified for such respective kinds of work;
(b) the duties of police officers are coordinated so that when an officer is not engaged in particular
duty specified or directed to be done, or not then requiring attention, such officer shall perform the
other duties required by the Department; and
(c) the cooperation of other officers and employees may be secured for the purposes of avoiding
duplication of time and effort.
COL 2025-04-22
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 77127 ("Organization of Department.") 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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