Title 5, Judicial Procedure

(a) Definition. The “Marital Communication Privilege” prohibits spouses from divulging confidential communications between them that occurred during their marriage, without the other's consent. (b) Holder of Privilege. Both of the spouses hold the privilege which applies in both …

(a) Definitions. As used in this section:(1) A “clergyman” is a minister, priest, rabbi, accredited Christian Science practitioner or other similarly functionary of a religious organization, or an individual reasonably believed so to be by the person consulting him or her.(2) A c…

(a) General Rule of Privilege. Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of his or her vote at a political election conducted by secret ballot. (b) Exceptions. This privilege does not apply if the court finds that the vote was cast illegally or determines that …

A person has a privilege which may be claimed by him or his agent or employee, to refuse to disclose and to prevent other persons from disclosing a trade secret, owned by him, if the allowance of the privilege will not tend to conceal fraud or otherwise work injustice. If disclos…

(a) Claim of Privilege. If the law of the United States creates a governmental privilege that the courts of the U.S. Virgin Islands must recognize under the Constitution of the United States or the Revised Organic Act of 1954, the privilege may be claimed as provided by the laws …

(a) Rule of Privilege. The United States, or a state, or a Territory of the United States, or subdivision thereof, has a privilege to refuse to disclose the identity of a person who has furnished information relating to or assisting in an investigation of a possible violation of …

A person upon whom these sections confer a privilege against disclosure waives the privilege if the person or a predecessor of the person, while holder of the privilege, voluntarily discloses or consents to disclosure of any significant part of the privileged matter. This section…

A claim of privilege is not defeated by a disclosure which was (1) compelled erroneously or (2) made without opportunity to claim the privilege.

(a) Comment or Inference not Permitted. The claim of a privilege, whether in the present proceeding or upon a prior occasion, is not a proper subject of comment by Judge or Counsel. No inference may be drawn therefrom. (b) Claiming Privilege Without Knowledge of Jury. In jury cas…