63 chapters · 662 sections in this title.
5 V.I.C. § 3501 Application of subtitle
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(a) Unless otherwise specified, this subtitle applies both to actions in the district court and to actions in the Superior Court, within their respective jurisdictions. (b) This subtitle applies both to prosecutions for offenses against the laws of the Virgin Islands and to prose…
5 V.I.C. § 3502 Security for costs and disbursements
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The judge of the Superior Court may, in his discretion, require the person making the complaint in a criminal action to give security for costs and disbursements before filing or receiving a complaint therein.
5 V.I.C. § 3503 Counsel for indigent defendants
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(a) Every criminal case of misdemeanor in which a penalty of imprisonment may be imposed, and in every case of preliminary investigation on a charge of felony, in which the defendant appears without counsel, in the Superior Court, the court shall advise the defendant that he has …
5 V.I.C. § 3503a Immunity from personal liability
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All attorneys and other personnel employed by the Office of the Territorial Public Defender and the Office of Conflict Counsel and any contracted attorneys, investigators, or firms, as well as all private counsel appointed pursuant to sections 3503 or 3535 are immune from persona…