Title 14, Crimes
77 chapters · 518 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 481 Neglect of parental duty; causing delinquency of a minor; loitering on streets
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(a) Whoever commits any act or omits the performance of any duty, which act or omission causes a child under the age of 18 to become in need of the care and protection of the juvenile and domestic relations division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, shall be fined not …
14 V.I.C. § 483 Permitting children to beg
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(1) Whoever—(1) being a parent, relative, guardian, employer or otherwise, and having in his care, custody or control any child under the age of 12 years, sells, apprentices, gives away, lets out or otherwise disposes of any such child to any person under any name, title, or pret…
14 V.I.C. § 484 Malicious or destructive acts of minors; liability of parents or guardians
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(a) The parent or legal guardian, other than the Department of Human Services, having custody of a minor less than 18 years of age, shall, if such minor wilfully, maliciously or unlawfully damages or destroys real or personal property owned or maintained by another be held liable…
14 V.I.C. § 485 Selling or serving alcoholic beverages to minors; employing minors to make or dispense alcoholic beverages
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(a) As used in this section, the term,(1) “Alcoholic beverage” means any beverage for human consumption containing at least one-half of one percent alcohol by volume, including malt beverages, beer, unfortified wine, fortified wine, spirituous liquor, and mixed beverages, distill…
14 V.I.C. § 486 Knowledge of sexual abuse of a minor
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Any parent or guardian of a minor under sixteen years of age who knows or reasonably should know that an adult residing in the same household has engaged in sexual intercourse or sodomy, or has had sexual contact with the minor under sixteen years of age and who does not report t…