Title 5 — Judicial Procedure
63 chapters · 721 sections in this title.
5 V.I.C. § 651 Proof of service of subpoena
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Proof of service of a subpoena shall be made in the same manner as in the service of a summons.
5 V.I.C. § 652 Duty of witness to attend
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It is the duty of a witness duly served with a subpoena to attend at the time appointed, with any papers, books, documents, or other things under his control required by the subpoena, to answer all pertinent and legal questions, and, unless sooner discharged, to remain until the …
5 V.I.C. § 653 Liability of witness disobeying subpoena
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A witness disobeying a subpoena duly served shall forfeit to the party requiring his attendance all damages which he may sustain by the failure of the witness to attend, which forfeiture and damages may be recovered by an action at law.
5 V.I.C. § 654 Arrest of witness
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In case of the failure of a witness to attend, the court or officer before whom he is required to attend, upon proof of the due service of the subpoena, may issue a warrant to the marshal requiring him to arrest the witness and bring him before the court or officer where his atte…
5 V.I.C. § 655 Immunity of witness from arrest
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(a) Every person who has been, in good faith, served with a subpoena to attend as witness before a court, judge, commissioner, referee, or other officer, is exonerated from arrest or service of summons in a civil case while going to the place of attendance, necessarily remaining …
5 V.I.C. § 656 Protection of witness
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It is the right of the witness to be protected from irrelevant, insulting, or improper questions or from harsh or insulting demeanor; to be detained only so long as the interests of justice require it; and to be examined only as to matters legal and pertinent to the issue.
5 V.I.C. § 657 Persons present
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A person voluntarily present in court or before a judicial officer may be required to testify in the same manner as if he were in attendance before such court or officer on a subpoena.
5 V.I.C. § 658 Prisoner as witness
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If the witness is a prisoner, confined in a prison within the Virgin Islands, an order for his temporary removal and production, before a court or officer, for the purpose of being orally examined, may be made by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. Such order shall only be …
5 V.I.C. § 659 Service of subpoena by breaking into building or vessel
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The marshal or any deputy specially appointed by him, but none other, is authorized and required to break into any building or vessel in which a witness may be concealed, so as to prevent the service of a subpoena, and serve the same upon such witness.
5 V.I.C. § 660 Compensation and expenses of witness
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A witness attending in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, or before any person authorized to take his deposition pursuant to any rule or order of court, shall receive $4 for each day's attendance and for the time necessarily occupied in going to and returning from the same…
5 V.I.C. § 661 Warrant of commitment
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Every warrant of commitment issued by a court or officer for contempt arising from disobedience to a subpoena, or refusal to be sworn, or to answer as a witness, or to subscribe an affidavit or deposition when required, shall specify therein the cause of the commitment; and if it…