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1 V.I.C. § 251 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the “Government in the Sunshine Act.”
1 V.I.C. § 252 Declaration of policy
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It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Government of the Virgin Islands that the public is entitled to the fullest practicable information regarding the decision making processes of this government. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide the public with such informat…
1 V.I.C. § 253 Definitions
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(a) For purposes of this chapter—(a) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or public or private organization other than a governmental agency.(b) “Governmental agency” or “agency” means all of the following:(1) [Deleted.](2) All governing and/or admi…
1 V.I.C. § 254 Open meetings of government agencies required
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(a) All meetings of a governmental agency or of a subdivision thereof authorized to take action on behalf of the agency shall be open to the public. (b) Except where the agency finds that the public interest requires otherwise, subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to any agency …