Title 5 — Judicial Procedure
63 chapters · 721 sections in this title.
5 V.I.C. § 3671 Execution of judgment for imprisonment or fine
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(a) When a judgment of conviction in a criminal action has been entered, the clerk shall forthwith furnish to the marshal a certified copy of the original judgment, and no other warrant or authority is necessary to justify its execution. Upon the expiration of any stay of executi…
5 V.I.C. § 3672 Concurrent and consecutive sentences
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(a) A judgment imposing a sentence of imprisonment shall specify whether the sentence is to be served concurrently with or consecutively to any other sentence imposed at the same time or prior thereto. If the sentences are to be served consecutively, the judgment shall specify wh…
5 V.I.C. § 3673 Commencement of sentence
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Except as provided in section 3672 of this title and Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the sentence of imprisonment of any person convicted of an offense in the district court or Superior Court of the Virgin Islands shall commence to run from the date on which h…
5 V.I.C. § 3674 Credit for time in custody for lack of bail
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Whenever a person is accused of an offense and bail is allowed and fixed pending trial, but by reason of poverty, he is unable to secure bondsmen and is therefore held in custody while awaiting trial, and is thereafter sentenced to a term of imprisonment, his term of imprisonment…
5 V.I.C. § 3675 Imprisonment for nonpayment of fine; indigent prisoners
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(a) A judgment that the defendant pay a fine, or a fine and costs, may also direct that he be imprisoned until the same is satisfied, specifying the extent of imprisonment which shall not exceed one day for each two dollars of the fine, or fine and costs. In no event shall the ex…
5 V.I.C. § 3676 Liability of person making the complaint in Superior Court
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(a) When the defendant in the Superior Court is found not guilty he shall be immediately discharged and if it appear to the judge that the prosecution was malicious or without probable cause he shall cause an entry to such effect to be made in the minutes of the court. (b) Upon m…
5 V.I.C. § 3677 Restitution in form of child maintenance
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(a) This section may be cited as “Jah’niqua’s Law”. (b) As used in this section:(1) “Disabled” means a legal disability measured by functional inabilities in a person 17 years of age or older including inabilities caused by psychological, psychiatric, or stress-related trauma to …