Title 20 — Highways and Motor Vehicles
18 chapters · 279 sections in this title.
20 V.I.C. § 331 Registration required
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(a) Except as provided in this chapter, no motor vehicle, bicycle, or trailer shall be operated upon the public highways of the Virgin Islands unless—(1) it has been registered by the Director of Motor Vehicles;(2) a registration license has been issued therefor; and(3) it is equ…
20 V.I.C. § 332 Procedure for registration
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(a) Application for the registration of a motor vehicle, bicycle or trailer shall be made to the Director of Motor Vehicles on a form prescribed and furnished by the Director. (b) The following information shall appear upon the records of registration kept by the Director and upo…
20 V.I.C. § 333 Registration licenses
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At all times while a motor vehicle required to be registered under this chapter is being operated upon the public highways, the registration license issued therefor shall be in the possession of the operator or carried in the vehicle and subject to inspection by any peace officer…
20 V.I.C. § 334 License plates
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(a) License plates shall be of the type prescribed by the Director of Motor Vehicles and shall bear the distinctive license numbers or personalized license assigned under the provisions of section 332 of this title. License plates shall be effective for a license year expiring on…
20 V.I.C. § 334a Specialty license plates
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Veteran license plates. The Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall make available license plates designed specifically to pay tribute to the sacrifices and deeds of the Virgin Islands veterans who served in the Armed Forces of the United States. The following criteria app…
20 V.I.C. § 335 Change of ownership, address, or name
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(a) Except as provided in section 339 of this chapter, if the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred, the transferor of such motor vehicle shall, within twenty-four hours of such transfer, notify the Director of Motor Vehicles of such transfer on forms provided by the Direct…
20 V.I.C. § 336 Dealers' licenses
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(a) Any manufacturer's agent or dealer in motor vehicles may apply for a dealer's license. The application shall be sworn to or affirmed and shall contain such information as the Director of Motor Vehicles may require. On presentation of an application properly executed and payme…
20 V.I.C. § 337 Repealed. Mar. 9, 1971. No. 2952, § 5, Sess. L. 1971, p. 19
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20 V.I.C. § 337 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.
20 V.I.C. § 338 Repealed. Aug. 20, 2010, No. 7183, § 16, Sess. L. 2010, p. 118
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20 V.I.C. § 338 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.
20 V.I.C. § 339 Registration licenses and license plates for automobiles for hire
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(a) On and after October 1, 1978, the Director of Motor Vehicles shall require that each automobile for hire presented to him for inspection and registration be accompanied by a separate taxicab medallion registered to the automobile owner and obtained under subchapter II, chapte…
20 V.I.C. § 340 Commercial trailers
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(a) Any container cargo line or its agent shall apply for license plates for transit, commercial trailers. The application shall be sworn to or affirmed and it shall contain such information as the Director of Motor Vehicles may require. The cost of each such license plate (one p…
20 V.I.C. § 341 Effect of liens
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The registration and licensing of motor vehicles, as well as the acknowledgment and registration of changes in ownership of motor vehicles, under this chapter, shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 43, section 497, subsection (g) of this title.