Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 1131 Opening or reading letters of another
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(1) Whoever—(1) willfully opens or reads, or causes to be read, any sealed letter not addressed to himself, without being authorized to do so, either by the writer of such letter or by the person to whom it is addressed; or(2) without the like authority, publishes any of the cont…
14 V.I.C. § 1132 Refusal or neglect to send or deliver message
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(a) Whoever, being an agent, operator or employee of any telegraph, cable, telephone or radio office, willfully—(1) refuses or neglects to send any message received at such office for transmission; or(2) postpones the same out of its order; or(3) refuses or neglects to deliver an…
14 V.I.C. § 1133 Misuse of information obtained during course of employment
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(1) Whoever, being an agent, operator, or employee of any radio, telephone, telegraph or cable office—(1) uses or appropriates in any way, any information derived by him from any private message passing through his hands, and addressed to any other person, or in any other manner …
14 V.I.C. § 1134 Reading telegraphic messages; misuse of information so obtained
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(1) Whoever—(1) by means of any machine, instrument, or contrivance, or in any other manner, willfully and fraudulently reads or attempts to read any message, or to learn the contents thereof, while the same is being sent by radio or over any telegraph line;(2) willfully and frau…
14 V.I.C. § 1135 Disclosing information received during the course of employment
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(1) Whoever—(1) by the payment or promise of any bribe, inducement or reward, procures or attempts to procure any telegraph, radio or cable agent, operator or employee to disclose any private message, or the contents, purport, substance, or meaning thereof;(2) offers to any such …
14 V.I.C. § 1136 Disclosing contents of telegram
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Whoever willfully discloses the contents of any telegraphic, radio or cable message, or any part thereof, addressed to another person, without the permission of such person, unless directed so to do by lawful order of a court, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not m…
14 V.I.C. § 1137 Altering telegrams
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Whoever willfully alters the purport, effect, or meaning of a telegraphic, radio or cable message to the injury of another, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1138 Opening or reading telegrams
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(1) Whoever, not being connected with any telegraph, radio, or cable office—(1) willfully opens any sealed envelope inclosing any telegraphic, radio or cable message, without authority or consent of the person to whom the same may be directed and with the purpose of learning the …