Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 1501 Corruptly influencing jurors, arbitrators and referees
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(1) Whoever corruptly attempts to influence a juror, or any person summoned or drawn as a juror, chosen as an arbitrator or appointed as a commissioner or referee, in respect to his verdict in, or decision of, any cause or proceeding, pending or about to be brought before him, by…
14 V.I.C. § 1502 Corrupt acts by jurors, arbitrators and referees
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(1) Whoever, being a juror, or a person summoned as a juror, chosen as an arbitrator or appointed as a commissioner or referee—(1) makes any promise or agreement to give a verdict or decision for or against any party; or(2) willfully and corruptly permits any communication to be …
14 V.I.C. § 1503 Preparing false evidence
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Whoever prepares any false or antedated book, paper, record, instrument or other matter or thing, with intent to produce it or to allow it to be produced as genuine or true, upon any trial, proceeding or inquiry whatever, authorized by law, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or …
14 V.I.C. § 1504 Offering false documents in evidence
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Whoever, upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation authorized or permitted by law, offers in evidence as genuine or true, any book, paper, document, record or other instrument or writing, knowing the same to have been forged or fraudulently altered or antedated, shall …
14 V.I.C. § 1505 Influencing the testimony of witnesses
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(1) Whoever—(1) practices any fraud or deceit on; or(2) knowingly makes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token or writing to—any witness, or person about to be called as a witness, upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation authorized by law, shall be fi…
14 V.I.C. § 1506 Destruction of evidence
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Whoever, knowing that any book, paper, record, instrument, writing or other matter or thing is about to be produced in evidence upon any trial, inquiry or investigation authorized by law, willfully destroys or conceals the same, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned n…
14 V.I.C. § 1507 Preventing or dissuading witnesses from attending trial
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Whoever willfully prevents or dissuades any person who is or may become a witness, from attending any trial, proceeding or inquiry authorized by law, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1508 Interfering with an officer, firefighter, or first responder discharging his duty
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(a) No person, without privilege to do so and with purpose to prevent, obstruct, or delay the performance by a peace officer, firefighter, or first responder of any authorized act within the peace officer’s, firefighter’s, or first responder’s official capacity, shall do any act …
14 V.I.C. § 1508a Malicious interference with emergency communications
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(a) As used in this section(1) “Emergency communication” means any telephone call or any other form of communication made, transmitted or facilitated by radio, computer, or any other electronic device that is intended by its maker to provide warning or information pertaining to a…
14 V.I.C. § 1509 Interfering with property in custody of an officer
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Whoever willfully injures, destroys or takes from the custody of any officer or person, any personal property which such officer or person has in charge under any process of law, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1510 Retaliating against or threatening a witness
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(a) Whoever—(1) uses force, threat, or intimidation against any person called or to be called as a witness at any trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation authorized by law relating to a felony (as defined in section 2 of this title), with intent to influence or prevent the te…