Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 1221 Definitions
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In this chapter: (1) “Lottery” means any scheme for the disposal or distribution of money or property by chance, among persons who have paid or promised to pay any valuable consideration for the chance of obtaining such property or a portion of it, or for any share or interest in…
14 V.I.C. § 1222 Conducting a lottery
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(a) Whoever contrives, prepares, sets up, proposes or draws any lottery, other than an official lottery of the Virgin Islands of the United States, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. (b) Whoever participates in an organized criminal lo…
14 V.I.C. § 1223 Selling lottery tickets
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(a) Whoever sells, gives or in any manner whatsoever furnishes or transfers to or for any other person—(1) any ticket, chance, share or interest; or(2) any paper, certificate or instrument purporting or understood to be or represent any ticket, chance, share or interest—in or dep…
14 V.I.C. § 1224 Gambling
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(a) Whoever—(1) deals, plays, carries on, opens, conducts or engages in, either as owner or employee, either for hire or not, any game of chance played with dice, cards, slot machines, video gaming devices or machines, any electrically or mechanically operated device or machine o…
14 V.I.C. § 1225 Maintaining gambling establishment
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Whoever knowingly permits any game of chance, as described in section 1224 of this title, to be played, conducted or dealt in any house rented or owned, in whole or part, by him, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1226 Seizure of gambling apparatus
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Any person who is required or authorized to arrest any person for a violation of the provisions of this chapter, is also authorized and required to seize any table, cards, dice or other apparatus or article suitable for gambling purposes including any digital devices, found in th…
14 V.I.C. § 1227 Forfeiture
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(a) Property, whether real or personal, offered as a stake, or any money, property, or other things of value staked, paid, bet, wagered, laid, or deposited in connection with or as a part of any game of chance, lottery, gambling scheme or device, gift enterprise, or other trade s…