Title 20 — Highways and Motor Vehicles
18 chapters · 279 sections in this title.
20 V.I.C. § 461 Inspection; members of Armed Forces
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(a) Before issuing a registration license to the owner of any motor vehicle, the Director of Motor Vehicles shall see that it is in satisfactory condition to insure safety on the public highways, and that its equipment is in full compliance with the requirements of this title. At…
20 V.I.C. § 462 Brakes
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Every motor vehicle using the public highways shall be equipped with brakes in good working order, capable of stopping the vehicle within 20 feet when it is traveling 15 miles an hour, and capable of controlling the vehicle at all times when it is in use.
20 V.I.C. § 463 Lights
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(a) Every automobile operated within the time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise shall display at least two white lights and every motorcycle one white light clearly visible at least 250 feet in front of such vehicle. The use of dazzling lights in wel…
20 V.I.C. § 464 Horns and mufflers
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(a) Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a horn or other instrument capable of giving audible and sufficient warning of its approach. No warning device on a private motor vehicle except those private vehicles which may be designated by the Director of Motor Vehicles for eme…
20 V.I.C. § 465 Motorcycles, motor scooters and mopeds
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(a) The term “motorcycle”, as used in this section, means every motor vehicle, including motor scooters and mopeds, having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and having not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding tractors. (b) Every motorcycle, ope…
20 V.I.C. § 465a Pocket bike
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(a) As used in this section the term “pocket bike” means a non-highway vehicle that resembles a mini-motorcycle, weighing between 39 and 180 lbs. It is a self-propelled vehicle that is equipped with an electric motor or internal combustion engine having a piston displacement of l…
20 V.I.C. § 465b Pocket bike—Penalties
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(1) Any person operating a pocket bike upon the public streets, highways, sidewalks, recreational parks or trails, bicycle lanes and parking lots shall be issued a ticket and fined not less than one hundred dollars or no more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than …
20 V.I.C. § 466 Operation of motor vehicles with safety belts and child restraints
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(a) For purposes of this section:(1) “Booster Seat” means a seat that raises children up so that the vehicles seat belt system fits the child correctly in that the shoulder belt rests across the child's chest and the lap belt crosses the pelvic and hip area, never across the abdo…
20 V.I.C. § 467 School bus inspections
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(a) The Director of Motor Vehicles shall cause to be inspected, not less than once every six months, every school bus operating within the Virgin Islands. Such inspection shall insure that each school bus vehicle is in compliance with:(1) all safety provisions of this chapter;(2)…
20 V.I.C. § 468 Low-speed vehicle
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(a) As used in this section, “low-speed” vehicle, also known as a neighborhood electric or solar powered vehicle, is a four-wheeled vehicle, whose attainable speed in one mile is 20 miles per hour, but not more than 25 miles per hour. (b) The operation of a low-speed vehicle on a…