Title 33 — Taxation and Finance
44 chapters · 619 sections in this title.
33 V.I.C. § 3201 Disbursement of public monies
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Disbursements of public monies or funds of the Virgin Islands shall not be made except by the persons designated for that purpose by law.
33 V.I.C. § 3202 Disbursing officers; designation
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The Commissioner of Finance shall, with the approval of the Governor, designate such employees of the Department of Finance as he shall deem necessary, to act as disbursing officers.
33 V.I.C. § 3203 Disbursing officers; examination of vouchers
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(1) Disbursing officers designated by section 3201 of this title shall—(1) disburse monies only upon, and in strict accordance with vouchers duly certified by the head of the department, establishment or agency concerned, or by an officer or employee thereof duly authorized in wr…
33 V.I.C. § 3204 Certifying officers; accountability
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(a) The officer or employee certifying a voucher shall:(1) be held responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited on the certificate or otherwise stated on the voucher or its supporting papers and for the legality of the proposed payments under the appropriati…
33 V.I.C. § 3205 Certifying officers; enforcement of liability
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Certifying officers and employees shall have the right to obtain a decision by the Attorney General of the Virgin Islands on any question of law involved in the payment of vouchers.
33 V.I.C. § 3206 Certifying and disbursing officers; accountability for correctness of computations
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The responsibility and accountability of certifying officers under sections 3203–3205 of this title shall be deemed to include the correctness of the computations of certified vouchers and disbursing officers shall not be held liable under section 3203 of this title for the corre…
33 V.I.C. § 3241 Consolidation of payroll accounts
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All personnel service items appearing on any and all appropriation acts for the same fiscal year may be merged into one payroll account under the control of the Department of Finance.
33 V.I.C. § 3261 Annual list of unpaid checks
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(a) At the end of each fiscal year (or as soon thereafter as possible) the Commissioner of Finance shall cause to be prepared a complete and exact list of all checks issued to public creditors by him or by any disbursing officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands (hereinafte…
33 V.I.C. § 3281 Warrants, vouchers, and invoices; processing time limits; agency compliance [Repealed]
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33 V.I.C. § 3281 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
33 V.I.C. § 3291 Short title
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This subchapter may be cited as “The Virgin Islands Government Payment Processing Act”.
33 V.I.C. § 3292 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Agent” means the commissioner or chief financial officer of a local governmental entity.(2) “Local governmental entity” means the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands.(3) “Proper invoice” means an invoice that conforms to al…
33 V.I.C. § 3293 Payment for goods and services
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(a) The time at which payment is due to a provider of goods and services is calculated from the date on which a proper invoice is received by the Department of Finance after approval of the local governmental entity receiving the goods or services. The payment of goods or service…
33 V.I.C. § 3294 Procedures for calculation of payment due dates
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(a) Each local governmental entity shall establish procedures whereby each payment request or invoice received by the local governmental entity is marked as received on the date on which it is delivered to an agent or employee of the local governmental entity, or of a facility or…
33 V.I.C. § 3295 Resolution of disputes
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(a) If a dispute occurs between a vendor and a local governmental entity concerning payment of a payment request or an invoice, the local governmental entity shall resolve disagreement as provided in this section. The Department of Property and Procurement shall establish a dispu…
33 V.I.C. § 3296 Payment by federal funds
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A local governmental entity that intends to pay for a purchase with federal funds may not make a purchase without reasonable assurance that federal funds to cover the cost of the purchase are available, and the expenditure is reasonable, allowable and allocable within the guideli…