Guam § 77301 - Division of Municipal Police.

§ 77301. Division of Municipal Police.

(a) There is established within the Guam Police Department a Division of Municipal Police as a

permanent division of the Guam Police Department, such division being responsible for patrol duties and

the enforcement of laws within each of the Island’s villages and such duties as are assigned to it by this

Section.

(b) Each village in Guam shall have a minimum of one (1) police station. Such station may be a

“koban” or Fansagayan Pulisiha as may already exist or may be space assigned within the community

center of that village, or such other space as may be provided by the Mayor or the Guam Police Department

within a village. In villages of large or geographically scattered population, more than one (1) police station

may be designated. The location of each police station shall be prominently designated and the Chief of

Police shall take steps to ensure that the public is aware of the location of each police station in each village.

(c) There shall be a minimum of two (2) officers capable of patrol and responding to calls assigned to

each village police station at all times. In addition, in every village which has a population of more than

two thousand (2,000) persons as determined by the most recent census, there shall one (1) additional officer

assigned to that village in each shift for every additional two thousand (2,000) persons in population. These

are only minimums. The Chief of Police shall supplement additional personnel as is perceived beneficial

or necessary.

(d) Officers assigned to a police station in a village shall be considered as being assigned to such

village on a full-time basis, and shall wear a patch prominently designating them as police officers for the

village to which they are assigned.

(e) Officers assigned to a village police station are not to be transferred out of such station for at least

two (2) years, except for purposes of promotion, or for documented disciplinary reasons, or in the case of

an emergency as determined by the Chief of Police.

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(f) Municipal Police officers are intended to become permanent members of the communities to which

they are assigned. As such, activities involving the community are to be encouraged and municipal police

and village police stations are to be encouraged to participate in community activities.

(g) Municipal Police officers in a village, working closely with the Mayor, are responsible for

establishing neighborhood watch programs and other crime prevention programs involving the direct

participation of community members. Moreover, they are responsible, in coordination with the Mayor, for

conducting crime prevention seminars, training and other similar functions at a village level.