Guam § 77404 - Body Cam Recordings: Release.

§ 77404. Body Cam Recordings: Release.

(a) Body cam recordings are not public information as defined in Chapter 10, 5 GCA; however, body

cam recordings shall be released for the following purposes:

(1) upon a court order, including warrants, subpoenas, summons or discovery. Such recordings

shall remain confidential while in the possession or custody of the receiving party unless ordered by a

court; or

(2) no recordings of incidents that are the subject of an investigation shall be made public until

after completion of the investigation. No recordings of incidents that are the subject of an investigation

that results in a criminal charge or an indictment shall be made public until after the case is adjudicated;

or

(3) for use in criminal investigations and criminal prosecutions; or

(4) for use in internal GPD investigations; or

(5) for use in accordance with the Rules of Discovery.

(b) Body cam recordings of encounters with juveniles are not to be made public. Body cam recordings

of encounters with victims of family violence, child abuse, child pornography, human trafficking, criminal

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sexual conduct, victims of violent crimes, and where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy such as a

victim’s home, are not to be made public without the expressed written consent of the victim.

2024 NOTE: Subsection designations added/altered pursuant to the authority of 1 GCA § 1606.