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Virgin Islands Statutes, Title 14

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Title 14, Crimes

77 chapters · 518 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 14518 Ch 1, General Provisions40 Ch 3A, Prevention of and Remedies for Human…24 Ch 41, Fraud and False Statements22 Ch 117, Credit Cards17 Ch 86, Sexual Offender Registration and Com…16 Ch 7, Animals and Birds15 Ch 30, Criminally Influenced and Corrupt Or…15 Ch 13, Assault and Battery14 Ch 51, (Subchs. I — II)14 Ch 55, Larceny and Embezzlement14 Ch 59, Libel and Slander13 Ch 110, Theft13 Ch 22, Computer Crimes12 Ch 75, Obstruction of Justice11

9 sections·Filtered byTitle 14✕Ch 45✕

14 V.I.C. § 921 Murder defined
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Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought.
14 V.I.C. § 922 First and second degree murder defined
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(a) All murder which—(1) is perpetrated by means of poison, lying in wait, torture, detonation of a bomb or by any other kind of willful, deliberate and premeditated killing;(2) is committed in the perpetration or attempt to perpetrate arson, burglary, kidnapping, rape, robbery o…
14 V.I.C. § 923 Punishment for murder
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(a) Whoever commits murder in the first degree shall be imprisoned for the remainder of his natural life without parole. (b) Whoever commits murder in the second degree shall be imprisoned for not less than five (5) years, provided, that if such second degree murder was perpetrat…
14 V.I.C. § 924 Manslaughter defined and classified
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(1) Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought. It is of two kinds—(1) voluntary; upon a sudden quarrel or heat of passion; or(2) involuntary; in the commission of an unlawful act, not amounting to a felony; or in the culpable omission of so…

14 V.I.C. § 925 Punishment for manslaughter

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(a) Whoever commits voluntary manslaughter shall be imprisoned for not more than ten (10) years, provided, that if such voluntary manslaughter is perpetrated upon a law enforcement officer while such officer is engaged in the performance of his official duties, the perpetrator sh…

14 V.I.C. § 926 Excusable homicide defined

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(1) Homicide is excusable—(1) when committed by accident and misfortune, or in doing any lawful act by lawful means, with usual and ordinary caution, and without any unlawful intent; or(2) when committed by accident and misfortune, in the heat of passion, upon any sudden and suff…

14 V.I.C. § 927 Justifiable homicide defined

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(1) Homicide is justifiable when committed by—(1) public officers and those acting by their command in their aid and assistance,(A) in obedience to any judgment of a competent court;(B) when necessarily committed in overcoming actual resistance to the execution of some legal proc…

14 V.I.C. § 928 Acquittal on showing of justification or excuse

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Whenever a homicide appears to be justifiable or excusable, the person charged must, upon his trial, be acquitted and discharged.

14 V.I.C. § 929 Law enforcement officer defined

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For purposes of this chapter, the term “law enforcement officer” shall mean a police officer, probation officer, parole officer, correction officer, warden, prison guard and marshal.