22 chapters · 119 sections in this title.
4 V.I.C. § 281 Powers of judicial officers as to conduct of proceeding
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(1) Every judicial officer shall have power:(1) To preserve and enforce order in his immediate presence and in the proceedings before him, when he is engaged in the performance of a duty imposed on him by law;(2) To compel obedience to his lawful orders;(3) To compel the attendan…
4 V.I.C. § 282 Power to punish for contempt
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For the effectual exercise of the powers conferred in the last section a judicial officer may punish for contempt in the cases and in the manner provided by law.
4 V.I.C. § 283 Power to administer oaths and take acknowledgments
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Every judicial officer and every clerk of court and his deputies shall have power to administer oaths and to take acknowledgments of deeds and other written instruments.
4 V.I.C. § 284 Disqualifications of judge
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(1) No judge or justice shall sit or act as such in any action or proceeding:(1) To which he is a party or in which he is primarily interested;(2) When he is related to either party, or to an officer of a corporation which is a party, by blood or marriage within the third degree;…