Title 3 — Executive
37 chapters · 651 sections in this title.
3 V.I.C. § 1214 Short title
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This Act may be known and cited as the “The Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Act.”
3 V.I.C. § 1215 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter the following terms are to be given the following meanings:(1) “Agents” mean members of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control;(2) “Bureau” means the Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control;(3) “Direct…
3 V.I.C. § 1216 Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control
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The V.I. Drug Enforcement Bureau heretofore existing within the Office of the Governor, is hereby renamed and continued within the executive branch of government as a semi-autonomous entity designated as the “Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotic and Dangerous Drugs Control” (VIBNDDC…
3 V.I.C. § 1217 Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotic and Dangerous Drugs Control Board
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There is hereby created a Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Board that consists of seven members. The Board includes three ex officio members, the V.I. Attorney General, the Commissioner of the V.I. Department of Health and the Commissioner of the V.I…
3 V.I.C. § 1218 Bureau functions; law enforcement powers
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(a) The functions of the Bureau are limited to the following:(a) the enforcement of all drug and narcotic laws applicable to the Territory;(b) the investigation of reports of alleged drug trafficking, distribution and sale of narcotics and drug paraphernalia in the Virgin Islands…
3 V.I.C. § 1219 Director; manner of selection; qualifications
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(a) The Bureau is headed by a Director, who must be designated by a simple majority of the members of the Board, a quorum being present. The Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. Any acting Director shall serve only one period of not more than six months. (b) The pre…
3 V.I.C. § 1220 Director as head; members on leave or transferred; retained rights; recall
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(a) All members of the Bureau, including those on loan from other local government departments or agencies, are accountable to and under the direct control and supervision of the Director. All performance ratings for the members of the Bureau must be completed by the Director, an…
3 V.I.C. § 1221 Additional powers and duties of Director
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(a) The Director of the Bureau, in addition to other powers and duties vested in the Director may do the following:(1) Cooperate with federal and other local agencies in discharging his responsibilities concerning traffic in narcotics and dangerous substances and in suppressing t…
3 V.I.C. § 1222 Members of the board; meetings; powers and duties
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(a) Annually the Board shall select one its members to serve as chair and one member to serve as vice-chair. The Board shall meet at least quarterly. The chair shall preside at all meetings and shall have the power to call meetings of the Board. In addition, meetings of the Board…
3 V.I.C. § 1223 Hiring attorneys to advise Director; administrative hearings; investigation; subpoena power
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(a) Notwithstanding 3 V.I.C., 114(6), the Director of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control may employ attorneys, or contract with attorneys, as needed. These attorneys may advise the Director, the Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug…
3 V.I.C. § 1224 Investigations; subpoena power
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(a) In any investigation relating to the Director's functions under this section with respect to controlled substances, the Director may subpoena witnesses, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and require the production of any records, including books, papers, docum…
3 V.I.C. § 1225 Budget of Bureau
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(a) The Bureau is comprised of one Director and such Agents, secretarial, investigative and clerical personnel as are necessary or desirable as determined by the Director within the scope of legislative appropriations made therefor. All other money, gifts, property, proceeds from…
3 V.I.C. § 1226 Report
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The Director shall make an annual report to all members of the Board. The report must contain, at a minimum, a brief scary of all cases handled by the Bureau the preceding year, as well as the activities in which the Bureau participated.
3 V.I.C. § 1227 Registration with the Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control for lawful possession of dangerous drugs and/or narcotics
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(a) Every person who manufactures, distributes, dispenses, prescribes, administers or uses for scientific purposes, including the police sciences any controlled dangerous substance within this territory, or who proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, pres…
3 V.I.C. § 1228 Registration requirements for lawful possession
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(a) The Director of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control shall register an applicant to manufacture, distribute, dispense, prescribe, administer or use for scientific purposes controlled dangerous substances included in Schedules I through V of 19 V.…
3 V.I.C. § 1229 Denial, revocation or suspension of registration
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(a) A registration, pursuant to section 1227 of this chapter, to manufacture, distribute, dispense, prescribe, administer or use for scientific purposes a controlled dangerous substance must be limited, conditioned, denied, suspended or revoked by the Director upon a finding that…
3 V.I.C. § 1230 Order to show cause in administrative hearing
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(a) Before denying, suspending or revoking a registration or refusing a renewal of registration, the Director shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show cause why registration should not be denied, revoked or suspended or why the renewal should not be refused.(…
3 V.I.C. § 1231 Court clerks to send copies of convictions
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Upon the conviction of any person of the violation of any provision of this chapter, a certified copy of the judgment of conviction must be sent by the clerk of the court to the Director and to the board or officer, if any, by whom the convicted defendant has been licensed or reg…
3 V.I.C. § 1232 Records of registrants
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Persons registered to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled dangerous substances under this chapter shall keep records and maintain inventories in conformance with the record-keeping and inventory requirements of federal law and with the additional regulations the Direc…
3 V.I.C. § 1233 Deputy Director; manner of selection; base salary
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(a) The Board of Directors of the Bureau may, upon recommendation of the Director, hire a Deputy Director who shall serve until removed for just cause as so determined by the Board. (b) The base salary for the Deputy Director must be between 85%-92% of the base salary for the Dir…
3 V.I.C. § 1234 Employees—agents and support staff
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(a) All former non-agent employees of the Virgin Islands Drug Enforcement Bureau who were transferred or assigned to other territorial law enforcement and government agencies and who currently are working in other territorial law enforcement and government agencies must, unless t…
3 V.I.C. § 1235 Employee notification; declaration of intent
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The Government shall have 15 days after enactment of this chapter to notify in writing all employees that were transferred or assigned out of the Virgin Islands Drug Enforcement Bureau as to the reinstatement provisions of section 1234 and as to the employees' right to declare th…