Title 31 — Public Works and Property
8 chapters · 81 sections in this title.
31 V.I.C. § 151 Short title
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This chapter may be cited and shall be known as the “Government Motor Vehicle Management and Control Act”.
31 V.I.C. § 152 Legislative declaration of policy
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(a) The Legislature declares it to be the policy of the Government of the Virgin Islands and the purpose of this chapter to:(a) Achieve maximum cost-effectiveness of Government motor vehicles in support of the established missions and objectives of the various Government agencies…
31 V.I.C. § 153 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Agency” means any agency, bureau, commission, department or subdivision of the executive branch of the Government, including independent instrumentalities, but specifically excluding the Virgin Islan…
31 V.I.C. § 154 Division of Transportation; duties and responsibilities
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(a) The Division of Transportation of the Department of Property and Procurement shall have as its chief executive officer, the Deputy Commissioner, whose duties and responsibilities shall be:(a) Establishment and operation of a central facility on the Islands of St. Croix, St. J…
31 V.I.C. § 155 Motor pool supervisors; duties and responsibilities
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(1) There shall be one Central Motor Pool facility on the Islands of St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, each of which shall be headed by a Motor Pool Supervisor whose duties and responsibilities shall be:(1) Assignment on a daily basis of pool vehicles to Government employees re…
31 V.I.C. § 156 Computer-based system
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(1) The Division shall establish, operate and maintain a computer-based system which shall:(1) Record and control pool vehicle use, repair and maintenance, fuel consumption, repair costs and replacement scheduled;(2) Account for, control and maintain a perpetual inventory system;…
31 V.I.C. § 157 Acquisition and disposal of motor vehicles; title
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(a) No Government agency shall procure any motor vehicle of any type unless prior approval is first obtained from the Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner and such approval is ratified by the Legislature's Committee on Finance; provided, however if the Committee …
31 V.I.C. § 158 Limitation on use of motor vehicles
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The pool vehicles under the jurisdiction of the Division shall be available and utilized only for official government business.
31 V.I.C. § 159 Assignment of motor vehicles
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Only the Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be provided a motor vehicle on the basis of their office. All other individuals assigned motor vehicles shall record all trips on a log provided by the Division, specifying beginning and ending mileage and job function performed. Ho…
31 V.I.C. § 160 Home storage; personal assignment
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Home storage or personal assignment of pool vehicle shall be permitted only upon individual case-by-case determinations in which the cost savings to the Government is substantiated, or in which the health, safety or welfare of the general public are essentially affected, or in wh…
31 V.I.C. § 161 Reimbursement for use of personally owned motor vehicles
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(a) Where Government employees are required upon the request of the chief executive officer of their agency to use their personally owned motor vehicle in the conduct of official government business which they are responsible for, they shall be reimbursed at the rate of sixty-fiv…
31 V.I.C. § 162 Territorial Motor Vehicle Maintenance Program
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(1) The Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner shall study the cost-effectiveness of operating maintenance facilities as opposed to commercial alternatives and shall develop a plan for maximally cost-effective motor vehicle maintenance. The Commissioner or his desi…
31 V.I.C. § 163 Motor vehicle fuel
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(a) All motor vehicle fuels shall be purchased from the Division of Transportation, except where the Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner determines in writing that it is not cost beneficial to the Government. (b) The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shal…
31 V.I.C. § 164 Plates and other identification requirements; exemptions
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The Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner, shall ensure that all pool vehicles are identified as such through the use of permanent Government license plates and the Territorial Seal or an agency decal. No pool vehicle shall be exempt from the requirements of ident…
31 V.I.C. § 165 Motor vehicles exempted
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The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to motor vehicles assigned to the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
31 V.I.C. § 166 Motor Pool Safety Program
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(a) The Commissioner or his designee, the Deputy Commissioner shall develop and implement a Territory-wide Motor Pool Safety Program for operators of Government motor vehicles which shall serve to reduce the number of accidents involving such motor vehicles. (b) The Commissioner …
31 V.I.C. § 167 Penalties; financial responsibility
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(a) Any official or employee of the Government who violates any statute, rule, regulation or executive order pertaining to the acquisition, assignment, disposal, identification, operation, maintenance, repair, storage, supervision, control or regulation of any Government motor ve…
31 V.I.C. § 168 Maintenance of motor vehicles of the Virgin Islands Police Department
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(a) The Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department shall establish a maintenance division within the Virgin Islands Police Department, in both districts, to repair, maintain and equip police vehicles. (b) The Commissioner shall hire all personnel, and establish rules, r…
31 V.I.C. § 169 Disposal of worn, unusable or obsolete motor vehicles
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(a) The Deputy Commissioner of the Department may sell by public auction or otherwise dispose of any motor vehicles that are worn gut, unusable or obsolete to the extent that the motor vehicles are no longer economical or safe for continued use by the Government. (b) The Deputy C…