Title 23 — Internal Security and Public Order
16 chapters · 458 sections in this title.
23 V.I.C. § 121 Supervision of small children in public places
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Parents, or guardians, of small children shall provide proper supervision for such children, when in public streets, roads, or places.
23 V.I.C. § 122 Obstruction of traffic by construction
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Before beginning the erection, pulling down, or making extensive repairs of buildings facing a public street, road, or place, the owner shall acquaint the police authorities in writing of his intention to do so. The police authorities shall see that such arrangements are made, as…
23 V.I.C. § 123 Erection of scaffolding
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Scaffolding facing public streets, roads, or places, shall be of warrantable strength, and carefully erected.
23 V.I.C. § 124 Cleaning or repairing of overhead structures
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When the cleaning of roof gutters, repairing of roofs, or the conducting of similar work, in places projecting over, or facing public streets, roads or places, is to be undertaken, the parties concerned shall post up such notice, or lights, as will sufficiently warn those passing…
23 V.I.C. § 125 Damaging public streets, roads or places
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(a) No person, without permission from the proper authorities, shall damage public streets, roads, or places; or in any way interfere with their customary usage, or endanger traffic thereon. (b) A violator of any provision of subsection (a) is subject to a fine of not more than $…
23 V.I.C. § 126 Placing water on public streets, roads or places
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No person shall empty or turn on water to public streets, roads, or places, except into drains designed for that purpose. The washing of the frontage of buildings facing public streets, roads, or places, shall be subject to special regulations prescribed by the Police Commissione…
23 V.I.C. § 127 Spillage of materials on and littering public streets and highways
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(a) No person shall drive or move a vehicle on any public street or highway, nor shall the owner or bailee of any vehicle require or permit the same to be driven or moved on any public street or highway, unless such vehicle is constructed or loaded so as to prevent any of its loa…
23 V.I.C. § 161 General rules
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(a) Persons riding or driving horse-drawn vehicles, or drawing handcarts, shall observe rules of reasonable precaution, especially when turning corners, crossing lines of traffic, passing through gates or other road-ways leading from yards, or similar places. No person shall race…
23 V.I.C. § 162 Riding or driving on sidewalks or footpaths
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No person shall ride or drive upon public sidewalks or footpaths.
23 V.I.C. § 163 Riding and driving; rules of the road
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All drivers and riders shall keep to their left on the road, or street, where they meet; when passing those moving in the same direction, they shall do so on the right side. At street corners, or crossings, persons riding or driving shall not pass others travelling by similar mea…
23 V.I.C. § 164 Driving against detachments of troops, funerals or other processions
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No person shall drive against or into detachments of troops, funerals or other processions.
23 V.I.C. § 165 Lights and reflectors
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Every animal-drawn vehicle in use from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise shall display a white light on the right front side. In addition to such light, every animal-drawn vehicle shall have two reflectors not less than three inches in diameter, a green o…
23 V.I.C. § 166 Driving of horse-drawn vehicle by person under 12 years of age
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No person under 12 years of age shall be hired to drive a horse-drawn vehicle upon public streets, roads or places.
23 V.I.C. § 167 Animals left standing in public places
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All animals attached to vehicles which stand on public streets, roads, places, or in gateways, yards, or similar places, with a passage leading to public highways or places, shall be in charge of some reliable person, or securely tied in a safe manner. No person shall remove brid…
23 V.I.C. § 168 Bells or horns on rubber-tired vehicles
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Rubber-tired vehicles shall be equipped with suitable bells or horns.
23 V.I.C. § 201 Bicycle and cyclist; definitions
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A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels, one behind the other, connected by a bar carrying a seat, and propelled by the feet of the rider. The rider is referred to as a cyclist in this subchapter.
23 V.I.C. § 202 Bicycle signal and light
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Bicycles shall be equipped with a warning signal, and with a light which shall be lighted when the bicycle is ridden on the public streets or highways between half hour after sunset and half hour before sunrise. The front glass of light shall be colorless.
23 V.I.C. § 203 Bicycle riding on crowded thoroughfare
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When approaching a crowded thoroughfare, cyclists shall give an audible and distinct warning in due time, and shall proceed at a slow rate of speed, and if the traffic is congested, shall dismount.
23 V.I.C. § 204 Practicing to ride bicycle on public street or highway
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Practicing to ride bicycles on the public streets and highways, may be prohibited by the police authorities.
23 V.I.C. § 205 Rule of the road for cyclists
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(a) Cyclists shall always keep to the left, and shall not be found in the center of any street, road or highway. (b) When a cyclist is about to cross a corner of the street, or road, he shall within 20 feet of such corner or crossing, sound his signal, and shall immediately reduc…
23 V.I.C. § 206 Bicycle racing; speed limitation
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No person may ride a bicycle at a speed of more than twenty-five miles per hour upon a public road, street or highway, unless participating in a race or event authorized by the Police Commissioner.
23 V.I.C. § 241 Animals on public streets, highways, or other places
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(a) Horses, mules, donkeys, cattle, hogs, goats, and sheep, shall not be on the public streets, highways, or other places, without a caretaker. (b) Uncastrated animals frequently found wandering on public streets, highways, and other places, may, by order of the Superior Court, b…
23 V.I.C. § 242 Transportation of cattle through public streets
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Before any person shall drive cattle through the public streets, he shall notify the police authorities. The persons driving the cattle shall use only such streets for the purpose as shall be designated by the police authorities with a view towards preventing the impeding of traf…
23 V.I.C. § 243 Method of transportation of animals
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Bulls, horses, donkeys and all animals showing a wild and ferocious disposition, shall be led singly, after being properly tied by the neck or head and foot, and every precaution shall be taken against danger to the public. Hogs shall neither be led nor driven, but shall always b…
23 V.I.C. § 321 Owner's responsibility for affixing number to house
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The owner of a house shall affix the street number of the house in a conspicuous place thereon, facing the public street or place.
23 V.I.C. § 341 Regulation of trading in public places, wharves or piers
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The Police Commissioner shall issue regulations governing market trading, or other trading from stand or boat, at public places, wharves or piers, including determination of the places where such trading may be carried on. Such regulations shall not become effective until approve…
23 V.I.C. § 342 Sale of fresh fish and agricultural products
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The sale of fresh fish and agricultural products shall be allowed in public fish markets, butcher stalls, on public streets in areas designated by the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.), or when taken to residences.
23 V.I.C. § 343 Restriction on use of public markets
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Effective April 1, 1965, no manufactured goods, articles or commodities other than native crafts shall be sold or offered for sale in the structures commonly described as the public markets throughout the Virgin Islands.
23 V.I.C. § 344 Enforcement of section 343
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The Commissioner of Economic Development and Agriculture shall have the power to enforce the provisions of section 343 of this title by appropriate regulations.
23 V.I.C. § 345 Sale of certain articles not affected by sections 343–346
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Nothing contained in sections 343–346 of this title shall be construed to prohibit the use of the public markets for the sale of articles for political, civic or charitable purposes or for the sale of agricultural, dairy or piscatory products as heretofore carried on.
23 V.I.C. § 346 Violations of sections 343–346
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Any violations of sections 343–346 of this title or the regulations issued thereunder shall constitute a misdemeanor.
23 V.I.C. § 371 Permission for performances or exhibitions
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No theatrical or musical performance, concert, dance, masquerade, discharge of fireworks, exhibit of curiosities, such as menageries, merry-go-rounds, shooting galleries, or matches, or the like, shall be conducted without permission from the police authorities.
23 V.I.C. § 372 Dances and masquerades; permission
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(a) Public dances shall be held in buildings licensed for that purpose by the police authorities. Public dances may be held in other places only when special permission is obtained from the police authorities. A public dance is one at which fees are collected from those participa…
23 V.I.C. § 373 Conduct of performances
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(a) When permission has been obtained for purposes mentioned in sections 371 and 372 of this title, no use of the public streets, roads, or places shall be made that may obstruct traffic, or block any entrance to houses. The owner or renter of the property may forbid any of the p…
23 V.I.C. § 374 Conduct of audiences
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At public performances, or other amusements, persons in the audience shall conduct themselves in a decent and orderly manner, and shall not interrupt the same, nor mar the enjoyment of others, by unnecessary noise, shouts, or by any other means. The police may at the request of t…
23 V.I.C. § 375 Repealed. Oct. 4, 2007, No. 6930, § 4, Sess. L. 2007, p. 64
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23 V.I.C. § 375 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
23 V.I.C. § 401 Punishment for violation of police regulations
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(a) Unless otherwise provided in this Code, the punishment for violation of any provisions of this chapter, or of any regulations issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be by fine not exceeding $20 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or both. (b) The provisions of this chap…
23 V.I.C. § 402 Offense of child on order, request or prompting of parent or guardian
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Any offense committed by a child by order, request, or by any promptings of its parents, or guardians, shall be deemed to have been committed by such parents or guardians, who shall then be liable to punishment therefor.
23 V.I.C. § 403 Work performed by others for persons responsible
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If any person fails to perform any of the duties required under the provisions of this chapter or of rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the police authorities may employ others to perform them, or take the necessary steps to prevent the neglect from occas…
23 V.I.C. § 410 Traffic control devices
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A pedestrian shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device applicable to him, including traffic lights and pedestrian crossing devices, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
23 V.I.C. § 411 Yielding right of way at crosswalks
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The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing a roadway within a marked crosswalk, or within any unmarked crosswalk of an intersection.
23 V.I.C. § 412 Due care by pedestrians
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Pedestrians are required to use due care for their safety.
23 V.I.C. § 413 Traffic and pedestrian control signals
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(a) Pedestrians are subject to traffic and pedestrian control signals and the orders of police officers. Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal or a police officer, pedestrians facing a green light signal, other than a green turn signal, may proceed across the r…
23 V.I.C. § 414 Crossing at marked crosswalks
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(a) Pedestrians within the city limits of any town, as defined in this code, shall cross roadways only at marked crosswalks, at intersections and at other sign-posted designated crossings and it shall be unlawful to cross a roadway at any other place or in any other manner. (b) P…
23 V.I.C. § 415 Yielding right of way at intersections
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In the absence of traffic control devices and police officers or school crossing guards, operators of motor vehicles shall yield the right of way by stopping or slowing down to a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk or any crosswalk at an intersection when the pedestrian is upon the …
23 V.I.C. § 416 Duties of pedestrian crossing roadway
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(a) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place off safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. (b) No pedestrian shall unnecessarily stop or delay traffic while crossing any roadway. (c) No pedestrian sha…
23 V.I.C. § 417 Overtaking stopped vehicles at crosswalk
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Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of other vehicles approaching from the rear shall stop before overtaking such stopped vehicle.
23 V.I.C. § 418 Yielding right of way when crossing outside crosswalk
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Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at other than a marked crosswalk, or other than within any crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to any and all vehicles upon the roadway.
23 V.I.C. § 419 Crossing at pedestrian overpass
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No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at a point where a pedestrian overpass exists and it shall be unlawful to cross the roadway at any point within 200 feet of such overpass.
23 V.I.C. § 420 Crossing outside crosswalk prohibited
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No pedestrian shall cross a street other than at a marked crosswalk or at any crosswalk at an intersection except as directed by sign or order of a police officer. Any such pedestrian crossing a roadway at any place other than a marked crosswalk, any crosswalk at an intersection …