19 GCA § 15107: Continuing Education of Judges and Court Personnel; Content of Course.

(a) The Superior Court of Guam shall develop and present courses of continuing education concerning family violence for judicial officers and court personnel.

(b) The courses must be prepared and presented in consultation with public and private agencies that provide programs for victims of family violence and programs of intervention for perpetrators, advocates for victims, non-profit family violence coalitions and organizations and the Family Violence Task Force.

(c) Each judicial officer and each court employee who comes into contact with either party in family violence cases must have a minimum of four (4) hours of education in family violence.

(d) The courses must include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

(1) the nature, extent and causes of family violence;

(2) practices designed to promote safety of the victim and other family and household members, including safety plans;

(3) resources available for victims and perpetrators of family violence;

(4) sensitivity to cultural, racial and gender issues; and

(5) the lethality of family violence.