Title 46 — Criminal Justice
42 chapters · 423 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 46.1220 Prosecution of complaints
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All criminal prosecutions shall be brought in the name of the “Government of American Samoa”. The Attorney General shall prosecute all criminal cases before the High Court. The prosecution of misdemeanors may be initiated by complaint or by criminal information. The prosecution o…
A.S.C.A. § 46.1221 Summons
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(a) When a complaint is laid before the Chief Justice, Associate Justice or an Associate Judge, of the commission of a public offense triable in American Samoa, the justice or judge may, in lieu of issuing a warrant of arrest and commitment, issue a summons commanding and directi…