Title 3 — Executive
37 chapters · 651 sections in this title.
3 V.I.C. § 61 Annual reports by departments
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(a) The heads of the several executive departments referred to in this title shall prepare and submit to the Governor the reports as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, approved July 22, 1954, or by the Governor. (b) The heads of all departments, agencies, …
3 V.I.C. § 62 Functions of Commissioners; delegation
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The functions and duties of the Commissioners heading the executive departments referred to in this title, which are imposed upon them by this Code or other laws, shall be performed by them, or, subject to their supervision and direction, by such officers, employees, divisions, b…
3 V.I.C. § 63 Resolution of jurisdictional conflicts by Governor; assignment of additional functions
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All jurisdictional conflicts between or among the several executive departments referred to in this Code shall be resolved by the Governor, and all functions, powers and duties which are not specifically allocated to the departments are retained by the Governor and may be assigne…
3 V.I.C. § 64 Filling of vacancies; compensation
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(a) Whenever a vacancy occurs in any Executive department, agency or office, which vacancy is required by law to be filled with the advice and consent of the Legislature, the Governor shall forward to the Legislature, a nomination to fill such vacancy within ninety (90) days afte…
3 V.I.C. § 65 Per diem and travel expenses for members of boards or commissions
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Notwithstanding any other law, each member of a board or commission established by law within the executive branch of government shall receive $75.00 for each day or part thereof spent in the attendance of official meetings of said board or commission, plus actual travel expenses…
3 V.I.C. § 65a Filling vacancies on boards and commissions
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of any board, commission or governing board of any authority within a department, office or other instrumentality of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, by …
3 V.I.C. § 65b Publication of the occurrence of vacancies on boards and commissions
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Prior to the submission of a nomination to the Legislature to fill a vacancy on a board or commission, which nomination requires the advice and consent of the Legislature; the Governor shall cause to be printed in a newspaper of general circulation in each island district, a publ…
3 V.I.C. § 65c Advice and consent of Legislature
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever the provision of any law provides that the head of an executive department of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands or the head of any administrative unit or bureau within an executive department of…
3 V.I.C. § 65d Eligibility for membership on boards and commissions
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(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no person who has been convicted of a felony shall be eligible to serve on any board or commission of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, including its independent instrumentalities. (b) Notwithstanding any law to the c…
3 V.I.C. § 65e Paid administrative leave for attendance of meetings
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any government employee who is a member of a board or commission established by law within the government of the Virgin Islands must be granted paid administrative leave for time spent during regular working hours in att…
3 V.I.C. § 66 Delivery of records and papers to successors in office; penalty for violation
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(a) The books, records, documents, letters, and other papers created or received by any officer or employee of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands in the performance of his official duties are the property of such government, and, unless otherwise provided by law, …
3 V.I.C. § 67 Participation in Federal programs; powers of departments
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(a) For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, carrying out, development, construction, maintenance and operation of federally assisted programs or projects, and to enable the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, through its several executi…
3 V.I.C. § 68 Authority to require agreements in connection with the granting of government loans and leaves of absence
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(1) Every Commissioner, Director, Board, and every other person or group of persons in any department, bureau, division, or any other agency of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands who, on the effective date of these provisions, is or who shall thereafter be authori…
3 V.I.C. § 69 Weather modifications activities; cooperation with other bodies
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Any department or agency of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands may, with the approval of the Governor, and within the limits of appropriated funds or by means of gifts, donations, or grants, engage in and undertake experimentation in the techniques and methods for…
3 V.I.C. § 70 Lease and rental of office space for government agencies
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No department, office, commission, agency, or other instrumentality of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands may rent office space except through the Department of Property and Procurement.
3 V.I.C. § 71 Certain Government publications to be printed in Spanish
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The Department of Housing, Public Works, Health, Finance and U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) shall cause to be printed in both English and Spanish application forms and instructional materials for services or benefits available to the general public, tax forms an…
3 V.I.C. § 71a Business telephone hours
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Every department, office, agency, bureau, commission or other instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands, directly involved in the furnishing of information or the rendering of services to the public, shall be required employ to answer all initial telephone calls fro…
3 V.I.C. § 71b Sign of specific services offered
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(a) Every Government of the Virgin Islands department or agency on St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John must post a sign at the entrance to each office in every public building, as defined in title 29 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5A, section 321(b), in which services are provided t…
3 V.I.C. § 72 Senior Citizens' Enrichment Act of 1977
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(a) The Legislature finds that existing Federal Programs for the aged are inadequate to fulfill the needs of the senior citizens of this Territory. The purpose of this section is to require the Territory to supplement existing Federal programs and to establish and support new pro…
3 V.I.C. § 73 Classified government employees' election before privatization
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, any classified employee of any government department, agency, independent board, commission or authority whose job will no longer be performed as a result of the transfer of his function to a private entity operating under contract with the gove…
3 V.I.C. § 74 Government research projects
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, any department, agency, independent board, commission or authority of the government of the Virgin Islands or the Legislature of the Virgin Islands which has a need for a research project or study that cannot be accomplished within that organiza…
3 V.I.C. § 75 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter,(1) The term “governmental agency” or “agency” means a governmental entity established under this part of the executive branch.(2) The term “customer” means any individual or any governmental or non governmental entity to which the agency provides s…
3 V.I.C. § 76 Uniform performance standards
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(a) The Director of Personnel and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall jointly develop—(1) uniform performance measures to determine whether government agencies are providing high quality customer service; and(2) uniform standards to be met by government agen…
3 V.I.C. § 77 Customer relations representative
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(a) The head of each government agency shall designate an employee to be the customer relations representative of the agency. The representative is responsible for implementing the customer service standards developed under section 76, subsection (a)(2) and the agency requirement…
3 V.I.C. § 78 Inspection and evaluation; report
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(a) The Director of Personnel shall inspect each government agency each year and evaluate each agency's customer service performance to determine whether it is meeting the standards for customer service developed under section 76(a)(2). (b) After inspection of a government agency…
3 V.I.C. § 79 Award
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The Director of Personnel may give an award to a government agency to recognize the provision of exemplary customer service by the agency based on an inspection under section 78(a) or such other evaluation determined appropriate by the Director of Personnel.