Penalty for sales to evade tax

33 V.I.C. § 1621 — under Crimes, Other Offenses, and Forfeitures.

33 V.I.C. § 1621

Nonenforceability of contract Nonenforceability of contract (a) Whenever any person who is liable to pay any tax imposed by this subtitle or the Virgin Islands income tax law upon, for, or in respect of, any property sells or causes or allows the same to be sold before such tax is paid, with intent to avoid such tax, or in fraud of the internal revenue laws, any debt contracted in such sale, and any security given therefor, unless the same shall have been bona fide transferred to an innocent holder, shall be void, and the collection thereof shall not be enforced in any court.

Nonenforceability of contract (a) Whenever any person who is liable to pay any tax imposed by this subtitle or the Virgin Islands income tax law upon, for, or in respect of, any property sells or causes or allows the same to be sold before such tax is paid, with intent to avoid such tax, or in fraud of the internal revenue laws, any debt contracted in such sale, and any security given therefor, unless the same shall have been bona fide transferred to an innocent holder, shall be void, and the collection thereof shall not be enforced in any court.

(a) Whenever any person who is liable to pay any tax imposed by this subtitle or the Virgin Islands income tax law upon, for, or in respect of, any property sells or causes or allows the same to be sold before such tax is paid, with intent to avoid such tax, or in fraud of the internal revenue laws, any debt contracted in such sale, and any security given therefor, unless the same shall have been bona fide transferred to an innocent holder, shall be void, and the collection thereof shall not be enforced in any court.

Forfeiture of sum paid on contract Forfeiture of sum paid on contract (b) If such property has been paid for, in whole or in part, the sum so paid shall be deemed forfeited.

Forfeiture of sum paid on contract (b) If such property has been paid for, in whole or in part, the sum so paid shall be deemed forfeited.

(b) If such property has been paid for, in whole or in part, the sum so paid shall be deemed forfeited.

Moiety Moiety (c) Any person who shall sue for the sum so paid (in an action of debt) shall recover from the seller the amount so paid, one-half to his own use and the other half to the use of the Virgin Islands.

Moiety (c) Any person who shall sue for the sum so paid (in an action of debt) shall recover from the seller the amount so paid, one-half to his own use and the other half to the use of the Virgin Islands.

(c) Any person who shall sue for the sum so paid (in an action of debt) shall recover from the seller the amount so paid, one-half to his own use and the other half to the use of the Virgin Islands.