Title 5 — Judicial Procedure
63 chapters · 721 sections in this title.
5 V.I.C. § 3521 Territorial Public Defender Office established; division
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(a) There is established the Office of the Territorial Public Defender for the purpose of representing indigent criminal defendants appearing before the Superior Court. The Office of the Territorial Public Defender shall be comprised of two (2) divisions, one of which shall be lo…
5 V.I.C. § 3522 Nomination and appointment of the Territorial Public Defenders
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The Territorial Public Defender(s) of each division of the Office of the Territorial Public Defender shall be appointed by and shall serve at the will of the Territorial Public Defender Administration Board created by section 3520 of this chapter. The Board shall name one appoint…
5 V.I.C. § 3523 Compensation; office space, equipment and supplies
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Each Territorial Public Defender, including the Chief Territorial Public Defender, shall receive in full compensation for his services an amount to be determined by the Territorial Public Defender Administration Board; Provided, however, That the salary of a Territorial Public De…
5 V.I.C. § 3524 Duties of Public Defender; conflict of interest
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(a) When representing an indigent client in a criminal proceeding before the Superior Court, the Public Defender shall counsel and defend such client at every stage of the proceedings against him, and at any appeals or other remedies before or after conviction that he considers t…
5 V.I.C. § 3524a Federal prisoner access to legal publications
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The Chief Territorial Public Defender is authorized and directed to annually survey all federal prisons which house prisoners incarcerated for the conviction of the violation of a criminal statute of the Virgin Islands, to determine if such facility has available to its prisoners…
5 V.I.C. § 3525 Report
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The Chief Territorial Public Defender shall make an annual report to all members of the Board. The report shall contain a brief summary of all cases handled by the Office of the Territorial Public Defender during the preceding year.
5 V.I.C. § 3526 Other practice of law prohibited
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Each Public Defender shall devote his full time to the discharge of his duties as such and shall not directly or indirectly engage in the private practice of law, nor shall he directly or indirectly refer any legal matter or civil or criminal litigation to any particular lawyer o…
5 V.I.C. § 3527 Financial statements; when required
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(a) To aid the Superior Court in determining the ability or inability of a person accused of an offense under section 3503 of this title, to retain his own counsel before such person is referred to the Office of the Territorial Public Defender, he or his parent, guardian or custo…
5 V.I.C. § 3528 False statement; penalty
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Any person who submits to a court a materially false financial statement for the purpose of obtaining legal assistance at public expense shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days.