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Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands

7 articles · 37 sections · 0 paragraphs, foundational text of Virgin Islands law.

The U.S. Virgin Islands has no constitution of its own, five constitutional conventions have failed to produce one. The federal Revised Organic Act of 1954 serves as its founding charter, establishing the three branches of the territorial government and a bill of rights. Codified at 48 U.S.C. ch. 12.

• Art. I6 sections · 0 paragraphs

  General Provisions

  48 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. I

• Art. II1 sections · 0 paragraphs

  Bill of Rights

  48 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. II

• Art. III10 sections · 0 paragraphs

  Legislative Branch

  48 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. III

• Art. IV5 sections · 0 paragraphs

  Executive Branch

  48 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. IV

• Art. V8 sections · 0 paragraphs

  Judicial Branch

  48 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. V

• Art. VI1 sections · 0 paragraphs

  System of Accounts

  48 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. VI

• Art. VII6 sections · 0 paragraphs

  Fiscal Provisions

  48 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. VII

Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, codified at 48 U.S.C. ch. 12, section numbers follow the U.S. Code.