22 chapters · 118 sections in this title.
4 V.I.C. § 471 Qualifications
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(1) Any citizen of the United States who has attained the age of 18 years and has resided within the Territory for six months or more is competent to serve as a juror unless:(1) He has been convicted in a state, territorial or federal court of record of a crime punishable by impr…
4 V.I.C. § 472 Exemptions
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(1) The following persons are exempt from jury service:(1) Members in active service of the armed forces of the United States.(2) Members of the fire and police departments of the Territory.(3) Attorneys at law, ministers of the gospel or priests of any religious denomination, an…
4 V.I.C. § 473 Exclusion or excuse from service
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(a) The judge of the district court for good cause may excuse or exclude from jury service any person called as a juror. (b) Any class or group of persons may, for the public interest, be excluded from the jury panel or excused from service as jurors by order of the judge of the …
4 V.I.C. § 474 Jury commissioners
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The judge of the district court shall appoint four jury commissioners for each judicial division of the Territory, who shall be residents of the division of good standing and who, with the clerk of the district court or his deputy, shall constitute the jury commission of the judi…