Guam § 77134 - Fees.

§ 77134. Fees.

(a) The Chief of Police may prescribe, in accordance with the Administrative Adjudication Law, fees

to be charged and collected by the Department that are directly related to the need of the agency to recover

administrative costs in servicing the public. These fees and the fines imposed under § 74108 of Chapter 74,

Title 11, Guam Code Annotated, less the amounts deposited into the “Copper Victims Fund” pursuant to

Subsection (b), shall be deposited in a special account known as the “Police Services Fund,” established

separate and apart from the General Fund to be administered by the Director of Administration for the

benefit of the Guam Police Department. I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall make appropriations from the “Police

Services Fund” for the purpose of funding the general operational needs of the Guam Police Department

on a fiscal year basis. These funds, once appropriated to the Department, are not subject to the transfer

authority of I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhi.

(b) An amount equivalent to the value of the stolen copper wire as determined by the Attorney General

of Guam shall be deposited in a special account known as the “Copper Victims Fund,” established separate

and apart from the General Fund to be administered by the Attorney General for the benefit of the victims

of copper theft. These funds are not subject to the transfer authority of I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhi.

(c) As used in this Subsection, “administrative costs in servicing the public” means costs incurred in

providing administrative services, such as issuing licenses or permits, providing police clearances for

private parties and taking finger prints, but does not include performing essential crime prevention and law

enforcement duties described in § 77103 of this Chapter.

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