Statutes | A.S.C.A. ยง 46.2804 | 2018
(a) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall release offender registry information as necessary to protect the public of American Samoa. The Commissioner of Public Safety is responsible for developing and implementing a policy on the release of relevant offender information to the public of American Samoa, with the following limitations:
(1) All relevant registry information shall be released to the Department of Human and Social Services and, upon written request, to legitimate law enforcement agencies, Courts, prosecutors and defense counsel, and health care treatment officials which have been approved by the High Court of American Samoa;
(2) All relevant registry information, excluding the identity and location of any victims involved in the registry offenses, to members of the public who provide a written request demonstrating a need to examine offender registry files that is necessary for the protection of themselves and/or their families; and
(3) All relevant registry information, excluding the identity and location of victims involved in the registry offenses, to prospective employers and employers who provide a written request demonstrating need to examine offender registry files in any field that has contact with minors, including but not limited to schools, child care agencies, counseling and social services groups or agencies, churches, and the hotel industry.