47.0605 Authority of law enforcement officer to seize weapons.

Statutes | Am. Samoa Code Ann. § 47.0605 | 2018

                                                                                                                                  Incident to an arrest for a crime involving domestic or family violence, a law enforcement officer:  

(a) Shall seize all weapons that are alleged to have been involved or threatened to be used in the commission of a crime.                                                                                                          

(b) May seize a weapon that is in the plain view of the officer or was discovered pursuant to a consensual search, as necessary for the protection of the officer or other persons.