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Talofa!
Welcome to American Samoa.
It is with great pride and joy to have you visit our school
system here in our island territory.
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For comments and questions regarding
this site please contact philoj@doe.as
or 633-1246.
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(a)
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Except
as authorized by the Director, it is unlawful for any person
to deliver, dispense, distribute, possess with intent to
deliver, distribute, produce, or manufacture a controlled
substance. In determining whether a controlled substance
is possessed with intent to deliver, dispense, or distribute,
a court should consider, in addition to all other logically
relevant factors, the following;
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(1)
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statement
by the owner or by anyone in control of the controlled
substance; |
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(2)
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the
amount possessed and its consistency or inconsistency
with personal use; |
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(3)
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the
presence of paraphernalia commonly used in preparing,
packaging, or subdividing controlled substances for
distribution, dispensing, or delivering and or |
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(4)
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the
presence of apparent proceeds or records of distribution
, dispensing, or delivering of controlled substances. |
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(b)
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Any
person who violates this section is guilty of a crime, and
upon conviction may be improsoned for not more than 20 years,
or fined not more than $20,000 or both. |
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(c)
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Any
person who violates this section by delivering, dispensing,
distributing, producing, manufacturing, or who attempts to
deliver, dispense, distribute, produce, or manufacture a controlled
substance in any school or on any school campus in the Territory
is guilty of a crime and upon conviction shall be imprisoned
for a mandatory term of 10 years without the possibility
of parole, and fined $10,000. |
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(a)
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Except
as authorized, it is unlawful for a person to possess a controlled
substance
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A
person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and shall
be punished as follows:
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for
a "first offense", a fine not less than
$5,000 and not more than $420,00 or not less than 5 years
and not more than 10 years in prison, or both; |
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(2)
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for
a "second offense", a fine not less than
$30,000 and not more than $420,00 or not less than 10
years and not more than 20 years in prison, or both; |
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(3)
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for
a "third offense", a fine not less than
$40,000 and not more than $420,00 or not less than 15
years and not more than 30 years in prison, or both; |
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(4)
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There
shall be no parole for a conviction under this section. |
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| Attendance
at a Public or Private School shall be required of all children
between six and eighteen years of age inclusive, or from Grade
One through Grade Twelve; unless excused or excluded for good
reason by the Director of the Department of Education. |
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(a)
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Any
adult person having the direct supervision of a child for school
purposes shall be regarded as the parent of the child: whether
the natural parent, or by adoption, or a guardian, or leagal
custodian, or otherwise. |
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(b)
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A
person is responsible for the regular attendance of their child
during the period of legal school age. |
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The
Truant Officer, when notified by a school official, shall investigate
all cases of truancy or non-attendance at school. |
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(b)
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If
any parent fails to send any child under their control to some
certified school, the truant officer shall, immediately notify
and give notice to such person that the child shall be present
at the proper public school on the day following the receipt
of said notice. |
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(c)
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The
Truant Officer, after giving notice to any person having control
of any child not attending school, shall determine whether the
notice has been complied with, and if not in compliance, the
truant Officer shall there upon file a documented complaint
with the Attorney General’s Office against such person(s). |
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(d)
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Any person having control of a child who fails to comply with
an order of the Truant Officer shall be fined not more than
$300 or confined in prison for not more than one month or both. |
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