Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 2142 Bomb hoax
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Whoever, willfully and deliberately or negligently communicates through any medium the presence of a bomb where there is no such device found, and which the person knows, intends or reasonably believes is likely to cause public alarm or disruption has committed the act of creatin…
14 V.I.C. § 2143 Placing a false bomb
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Whoever places a false bomb, chemical, biological, or radioactive substance or causes to be placed, any device or object that by its design, construction, content or characteristics appears to be or to contain, a bomb, chemical, biological or radioactive substance, but it is, in …
14 V.I.C. § 2144 Criminal penalties
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(a) Any person who is 18 years or over found guilty of creating a bomb hoax or terrorist threat or threat by false chemical, biological, or radioactive substance, or falsely reporting an incident in the second or third degree shall be fined $5,000 and be imprisoned for not less t…
14 V.I.C. § 2145 False reporting; third degree
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(a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, he:(a) initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a crime…
14 V.I.C. § 2146 False reporting; second degree
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(a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, he:(a) initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire…
14 V.I.C. § 2147 False reporting; first degree
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(a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the first degree when he:(1) commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree as defined in section 2146, and has previously been convicted of that crime; or(2) commits the crime of falsely reportin…
14 V.I.C. § 2148 Restitution
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(a) The Government of the Virgin Islands may seek restitution of costs associated with responding to a bomb hoax, the placing of a false bomb, or the false reporting an incident by:(a) filing the proper application with the court for a sum not to exceed $10,000;(b) filing a civil…