Guam Administrative Code

§ 1601. Source. The following regulations in part, have been extracted from the Standard Criteria for Commercial Indoor Rifle and Pistol Ranges.

§ 1602. Range Interior. (a) The walls, floors and ceiling must be either bullet proof or be made so. This must be a part of the structural strength survey. A building which is built of masonry may be considered to have bullet-proof walls for all practical indoor calibers. These a…

§ 1603. Range Control. (a) Procedures for safe conduct on the range must be implemented prior to a permanent license being issued. (b) A safe range should have walls, ceiling and floor that are either impenetrable to the bullets of the firearms being used within it, or have inter…

§ 1604. Range Ventilation. (a) A powered exhaust system must be provided. The supply air must enter behind the firing line, and must be exhausted downrange. Exhausted air from a range should never be exhausted into another room in the same building nor should it be recirculated u…

§ 1605. Back Stop. There are three (3) basic configuration of back stops which are considered to be safe. They are: (a) 45_ steel plate with either water or sand pit. The bullet pit should cover the entire area under the back stop, and should be a minimum of four (4) inch deep. T…

§ 1606. Shooting Booths. Commercially operated ranges shall install bullet-proof separations. Booths, which extend more than eighteen (18) inches behind the firing line (defined as the most forward position of the shooter’s feet) are not advisable for the following reasons: (a) T…

§ 1607. Firearms Control. (a) Only those firearms provided by the range operators or as authorized by the range operators will be allowed on the range. All firearms used by the customers will be tethered in the booth to minimize unsafe use. Exception to the tethered requirement w…

§ 1608. Miscellaneous. (a) All shareholders or principals owning ten percent (10%) or more of subscribed stock or value of, in case of sole proprietorship, must possess a valid Guam Firearms Identification. (b) A Department of Public Safety clearance must be presented upon applic…

§60105. These Rules and Regulations were filed with the Legislative Secretary on December 11, 1981. Although these Rules and Regulations were promulgated by the Director of Revenue and Taxation, it is the opinion of the Editor that the subject matter should be published under “Pu…

§ 3101. Peace Officer Training and Standards Commission. (a) Mission. The Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission is a territorial level organization whose mission is to establish and set minimum standards for the training, 17 GCA § 51102(g)(4); hiring, [17 GCA…

§ 3102. Authority and Responsibilities of P.O.S.T. Commission. 2 COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE RULES The constitution, powers, and operation of the Commission is established by and under the authority of Title 17, Chapter 51, Guam Code Annotated, entitled “Peace Officer Standards and…

§ 3103. Peace Officer Categories. Peace Officers are those defined by Section 51101(b) of Title 17, GCA. By statute all peace officers may detain upon reasonable suspicion, 9 GCA § 30.10; arrest under warrant, 8 GCA §§ 15.70(b), 20.15(a); arrest without warrant under defined circ…

§ 3104. Pre-Employment Requirements. Applicants that request the Commission to review their education and training transcripts and/or certificates to determine whether they meet an equivalency to Commission standards must also provide the following prior to being hired or as deem…

§ 3105. Establishment of Physical Fitness Qualification Test. There is hereby established a policy that Category 1 and 2 peace officers shall meet a uniform minimum physical fitness standard in order to obtain and maintain their certificates from the POST Commission. The standard…

§ 3106. Standards for Certification of Each Category of Peace Officer. (a) Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission certification is a standards-based requirement of all personnel as envisioned by the author of the original legislation and adopted by the Legislature. Conse…

§ 3107. Minimum Standards for Certification of Basic Training Institutions. (a) Training institutions. Training institutions are any P.O.S.T. accredited schools, academies, centers, or any other places of learning whatsoever, which offer or conduct a law enforcement course, a cor…

§ 3108. Minimum Standards for Employing Agencies. (a) Proof of Minimum Qualification upon Appointment. Within fifteen (15) days of the provisional appointment, every agency member shall provide on a form provided by the Commission the names of applicants and other identifying inf…

§ 3109. Inactive Status. The status of a peace officer's certification is active during periods of performance as a peace officer with a law enforcement agency. (a) Lapse of Certified Status. The certified status of a peace officer lapses after three consecutive years on inactive…

§ 3110. Procedures and Sanctions. (a) Persons and institutions who seek certification shall do so upon a form approved by the P.O.S.T. Commission. (b) The Commission may conduct interviews of candidates for certification to clarify or verify peace officer qualifications. (c) Sanc…

§ 3111. Reciprocity. (a) Applicants may obtain certification as a peace officer if (1) they demonstrate graduation from a training institution of another jurisdiction that has a course of instruction equivalent to the course of instruction required by Section 3106, and the jurisd…

§ 3112. Fees. There shall be the following fees for the services indicated: Application for Issuance of Peace Officer Certificate: Fees for service will be a minimum $50.00 per person for full evaluation of academic transcripts and training records. These fees shall be submitted …

§ 3113. Timeframe for Compliance. Departments and agencies will come into full compliance with the rules and regulations specified by the P.O.S.T. Commission within three years of their effective date of approved P.O.S.T. Rules and Regulations. [17 GCA] § 51102 (g)(7). SOURCE: Ad…

§ 3114. Subject to Revision. These P.O.S.T. rules and regulations are subject to amendments as determined by the Guam P.O.S.T. Commission, consistent with 5 GCA Chapter 9. The Guam P.O.S.T. Commission shall have the administrative authority to amend the rules and regulations prov…

§ 3115. Modification to or Adoption of a New Physical Fitness Qualification Test. The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission shall submit its recommendation for modified or new Physical Fitness Qualification Test standards to I Liheslaturan Guåhan on or before July 1, 20…

§ 3116. Establishment of Physical Fitness Qualification Test Standards Pursuant to Public Law 34-49. In accordance with § 3105 of this Chapter, and pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 34-49, the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission’s Physical Fitness Qualif…

§ 1101. General Provisions: Authorization of Rules. Public Law 13-179, as amended, empowers the Commission to make, revise, change, modify and promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as are deemed necessary to carry out its regulatory functions under the law.…

§ 1102. Same: Applicability of Rules. These rules, unless otherwise indicated, shall apply to any public utility being operated or proposed to be operated within the territory of Guam, which is subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the Commission.…

§ 1103. Same: Purposes of Rules. These rules are intended to promote safe, adequate an continuous public utility services within the territory of Guam; prescribe certain basic uniform standards and broad guidelines for utility services rules and operating practices; to establish …

§ 1104. Same: Review and Modification of Rules. The adoption of these rules shall in no way preclude the Commission from reviewing, revising, amending or making such 3 modifications of any of these rules as may be determined, upon due notice and hearing, necessary in the public i…

§ 1105. Same: Conformity With Rules. “Tariff” provisions and other submissions required to be filed by the utility with the Commission shall conform to these rules. If unreasonable hardship to a utility or to a customer results from the application of any rule or requirement here…

§ 1106. Same: Citation of These Rules. These rules shall be referred to and cited as the “PUC General Rules for Public Utilities.”

§ 1107. Same: Compliance With Other Laws and Regulations. Compliance with these rules shall in no way relieve any utility from any of its duties under other laws and regulations of the territory of Guam.

§ 1108. Same: Saving Clause. These rules shall not be construed as affecting the validity of any existing authorized tariff provision of a regulated utility. However, each regulated utility shall bring its existing tariff provisions to conform to the tariff requirements prescribe…

§ 1109. Same: Definition of Terms. (a) Utility when used in these rules, means and includes every person, corporation, partnership, government agency or department that may own, control, operate or manage, as owner, lessee, trustee, receiver or otherwise, whether under a franchis…

§ 1110. Records, Tariffs and Reports: Location and Availability of Records. All records required by these rules to be maintained shall be kept within the premises of the utility, and the same shall be available for examination by the Commission at reasonable hours.…

§ 1111. Same: Filing of Tariff. Pursuant to Public Law 13-179, and in conformity with the requirements of these rules, each utility shall file with the Commission three (3) copies of its complete tariff with schedules showing its authorized rates, charges, fares, classifications,…

§ 1112. Same: Effectivity of Tariff. 5 No new, revised or modified tariff rules submitted to, and filed with the Commission shall become effective until after the lapse of thirty (30) days, as required by law, from date of filing and delivery to the Commission unless otherwise or…

§ 1113. Same: Accessibility of Tariff File. Each utility shall keep and maintain at its principal business office a complete file of its authorized and effective tariff in readily accessible form. This file shall be open and accessible to the public on ordinary business day and d…

§ 1114. Same: Notice of Tariff File. There shall be kept posted by the utility in a public and conspicuous place at its business offices, a notice not smaller than 8” x 10” in size, printed in bold type in English and Chamorro as follows: “NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC A COMPLETE PUBLIC F…

§ 1115. Same: Notice of Tariff Changes. Every utility desiring to change, amend, modify, revise, cancel or abandon any rate, charge, rule or regulation in its tariff shall submit and file the proposed tariff changes with the Commission and notice of such filing of proposed tariff…

§ 1116. Same: Form of Tariff Sheet. All sheets of tariffs must be clearly printed or typed on forms 8-1/2” x 11” in size and shall have sufficient space on the left margin for binding.

§ 1117. Same: Numbering of Tariffs. Where a utility supplies more than one type of utility service, as defined in ‘1109(a) of these rules, the utility shall file separate tariffs for each service. Each completely new tariff filed will bear a utility serial number not heretofore a…

§ 1118. Same: General Arrangement of Tariff. (a) Each utility tariff shall consist of a title page, an index page, a complete set of rules and regulations governing service, and a set of rate schedule sheets. 7 (b) Every tariff sheet shall contain, in general, the tariff number, …

§ 1119. Same: Schedule Designation. Schedule numbers or letters shall be assigned so as to facilitate reference to the schedules.

§ 1120. Same: Tariff Sheet Designation. (a) The first publication of the sheet shall be designated as Original Sheet _____. The same sheet number shall appear on all subsequent revisions of the sheet and the revisions of the sheet shall be numbered substantially as follows: On th…

§ 1121. Same: Title Page. The title page of each tariff shall appear as the first sheet of each tariff and shall show the tariff number, the cancelled tariff number when applicable, the name of the utility issuing the tariff, the service offered, the territory to which the tariff…

§ 1122. Same: Index Page. (a) The index page of each tariff shall appear as the second sheet of the tariff and shall contain a complete and accurate list of the contents of the tariff by schedule number, sheet title and sheet number. (b) Whenever a new tariff sheet is added to a …

§ 1123. Same: Service Rules and Regulations Page. (a) Each utility filing a tariff or tariffs with the Commission shall include as part of the tariff, a complete set of its service rules and regulations under that tariff. These service rules and regulations shall cover at the lea…

§ 1124. Same: Rate Schedule Page. (a) Each schedule of rates shall contain the following, when applicable: (1) Schedule number and classification of service. (2) Kind and availability of service. (3) Rates and charges. (4) Factors entering into the computation of the bills under …

§ 1125. Same: Adoption Notice. (a) In case of a change of ownership, or when a utility or portion thereof is transferred from the operating control of one utility to that of another, or when the name of the utility is changed, the transferee utility, if it intends to use the tari…