No government vehicle, whether government-owned, leased or rented shall be used for other than official purposes. No such vehicles shall be used for the transportation of any government officer or employee between his place of abode and place of employment except in connection with official duties for the convenience of the Government subject to the following limitations:

(a) I Maga’lahen Guåhan [The Governor] by Executive Order, I Liheslaturan Guåhan [the Legislature] through its Committee on Rules and the Judicial Council by rule, shall prescribe the use of government vehicles assigned respectively to the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch and Judicial Branch, and shall take appropriate action to discipline any member of their respective branches who shall violate this Section. Such action may be, by way of administrative fine, suspension or removal, and in the case of members of the classified service shall be taken pursuant to the Personnel Law. Such action shall not preclude prosecution for any criminal offense.

(b) At the discretion of the head of any department, agency or instrumentality having jurisdiction over peace officers as defined within § 5.55 of Chapter 5 of Title 8 of the Guam Code Annotated, may allow government vehicles to be driven directly from duty to the home of a peace officer and directly back to duty as provided:

(1) No government vehicle shall be assigned until I Maga’lahen Guåhan [the Governor] or the Judicial Council approves procedures and corresponding rules in the use of a vehicle specifically because the Peace Officer could not proceed to duty except by using the government vehicle. The implementation of such procedures and corresponding rules shall take effect upon the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan [the Legislature] receiving a copy thereof. Any subsequent modification or changes shall follow as such.

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(2) That a marked Police motorcycle may be driven to and from the home of the Police Officer to which the motorcycle is assigned at the end of the officer’s tour of duty.

The authority overseeing such peace officers shall take appropriate action to discipline a member violating this Subsection. Such action may be by way of an administrative fine, suspension or removal, and in the case of members of the classified service shall be taken pursuant to the Personnel Law. Such action shall not preclude prosecution for any criminal offense.

(c) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any vehicle assigned for the use of I Maga’lahen Guåhan [the Governor], I Segundu na Maga’lahen Guåhan [the Lt. Governor], the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan [the Legislature], the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Guam, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam.

SOURCE: GC § 3002.1, as amended P.L. 14-068:3(b) (Oct. 12, 1977). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 27-029:V:10 (Sept. 19, 2003).

2012 NOTE: Pursuant to the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606, numbers and/or letters were altered in subsection (b) to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme.