Title 5 — Judicial Procedure
63 chapters · 721 sections in this title.
5 V.I.C. § 111 Service on infant or incompetent person
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(1) In the cases referred to in Rule 4(d)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, service shall be made as follows:(1) Upon an infant, by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the infant personally, and also to his father, mother, or guardian, or if there i…
5 V.I.C. § 112 Substituted service by publication
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(a) When service of the summons cannot be made as prescribed in Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the defendant after due diligence cannot be found within the Virgin Islands, and when that fact appears by affidavit to the satisfaction of the district court, or t…
5 V.I.C. § 113 Failure to serve all parties
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(1) When the action is against two or more defendants, and the summons is served on one or more but not all of them, the plaintiff may proceed as follows:(1) If the action is against defendants jointly indebted upon a contract, he may proceed against the defendants served, unless…
5 V.I.C. § 114 Proof of service of process
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(a) Proof of the service of the summons and complaint or of the deposit thereof in the post office, shall be as follows:(1) If the service or deposit in the post office is by the marshal or his deputy, the certificate of such officer;(2) If by any other person, his affidavit ther…
5 V.I.C. § 115 When jurisdiction acquired; voluntary appearance
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From the time of the service of the summons or the allowance of a provisional remedy the court shall be deemed to have acquired jurisdiction and to have control of all the subsequent proceedings. A voluntary appearance of the defendant shall be equivalent to personal service of t…