Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 2200 Short title
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This subchapter may be cited as “The Identity Theft Prevention Act.”
14 V.I.C. § 2201 Definitions
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(a) In this subchapter unless the context otherwise requires:(a) “Personal identification document” means a birth certificate, a drivers license, a state identification card, a public, government, or private employment identification card, a Social Security card, a firearm owner'…
14 V.I.C. § 2202 Identity theft
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(a) A person commits the offense of identity theft when he or she knowingly:(1) uses any personal identifying information or personal identification document of another person to obtain credit, money, goods, services, or other property fraudulently, or(2) uses any personal identi…
14 V.I.C. § 2203 Aggravated identity theft
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(1) A person commits the offense of aggravated identity theft when the person commits the offense of identity theft as; set forth in section 2202, subsection (a) against:(1) A person who is 60 years of age or older;(2) A dependent adult, as defined in 34 V.I.C. § 452; or(3) A per…
14 V.I.C. § 2204 Civil remedies
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A person who is convicted of identity theft or aggravated identity theft is liable in a civil action to the person who suffered damages as a result of the violation. The person suffering damages may recover court costs, attorney's fees, lost wages, and actual damages.
14 V.I.C. § 2205 Offenders interest in the property
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It is no defense to a charge of identity theft or aggravated identity theft that the offender has an interest in the credit, money, goods, services, or other property.
14 V.I.C. § 2206 Mandating law enforcement agencies to accept and provide reports; judicial factual determination
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(a) A person who has learned or reasonably suspects that his or her personal identifying information has been unlawfully used by another may initiate a law enforcement investigation by contacting the Virgin Islands Police Department, which shall take a police report of the matter…
14 V.I.C. § 2207 Chapter not exclusive
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This chapter shall not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of the Virgin Islands which presently applies or may in the future apply to any transaction that violates this chapter, unless such provision is inconsistent with the term…
14 V.I.C. § 2208 Notices of security breach
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(a) Any agency that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information shall disclose any breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach in the security of the data to any resident of the Virgin Islands whose unencrypted …
14 V.I.C. § 2209 Disclosure of breach of security
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(a) Any person or business that conducts business in the Virgin Islands, and that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, shall disclose any breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach in the security of th…
14 V.I.C. § 2210 Waiver unenforceable
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Any waiver of the provisions of this title is contrary to public policy, and is void and unenforceable.
14 V.I.C. § 2211 Remedies
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(a) Any customer injured by a violation of this title may commence a civil action to recover damages. (b) Any business that violates, proposes to violate, or has violated this title may be enjoined. (c) The rights and remedies available under this section are cumulative to each o…
14 V.I.C. § 2212 Severability
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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisi…