Title 23 — Internal Security and Public Order
16 chapters · 458 sections in this title.
23 V.I.C. § 441 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Virgin Islands National Incident-Based Crime Reporting Act”.
23 V.I.C. § 442 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter and unless the context requires otherwise(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department.(2) “Department” means the Virgin Islands Police Department.(3) “National Incident Based Reporting System” or “NIBRS” means an en…
23 V.I.C. § 443 Incident-based crime reporting system
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(a) The Commissioner shall establish an incident-based crime reporting system. The system is established under the direction, control and supervision of the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department. The incident-based crime reporting system shall follow the guidelines…
23 V.I.C. § 444 Rules and regulations; support staff
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(a) The Commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations consistent with NIBRS standards relating to the collection and submission of crime data. The rules and regulations must include, at a minimum, the following:(1) procedures for the solicitation and acceptance of crime rep…
23 V.I.C. § 445 Reports
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(a) All territorial law enforcement agencies shall submit, on forms prescribed by the Commissioner, an annual report that shall contain detailed offense, offender, victim, property, and arrest data concerning each crime incident and the number and nature of offenses committed wit…
23 V.I.C. § 446 Review and filing of crime report
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The Department of Justice shall review the Virgin Islands Incident-Based Crime Report for compliance with the standards established by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and file the Report with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.