Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 1699 Definition
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(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “perpetrator” means a person accused of rape or unlawful sexual contact.(b) “personal injury” means serious bodily injury, disfigurement, chronic pain, disease, or loss or impairment of a sexual or re…
14 V.I.C. § 1700 Aggravated rape in the first degree
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(a) Whoever perpetrates an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person:(1) Who is under the age of thirteen, or(2) who is under sixteen years of age residing in the same household as the perpetrator, and force, intimidation, or the perpetrator's position of authority over t…
14 V.I.C. § 1700a Aggravated rape in the second degree
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(a) Whoever perpetrates an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person who is under eighteen years but thirteen years or older, or by force, intimidation, or the perpetrator's position of authority over the victim is used to accomplish the sexual act, is guilty of aggravate…
14 V.I.C. § 1701 Rape in the first degree
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(a) Whoever perpetrates an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person—(1) when through idiocy, imbecility or any unsoundness of mind, either temporary or permanent, the person is incapable of giving consent, or, by reason of mental or physical weakness or immaturity or any…
14 V.I.C. § 1702 Rape in the second degree
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(a) Any person over 18 years of age who perpetrates under circumstances not amounting to rape in the first degree, an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person who is at least 16 years but less than 18 years of age, and the perpetrator is 5 years or older than the victim,…
14 V.I.C. § 1703 Rape in the third degree
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(a) Any person under 18 years of age but over 16 years of age who perpetrates an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person who is under 16 years of age but over 13 years of age, under circumstances not amounting to rape in the first degree, is guilty of rape in the third …
14 V.I.C. § 1704 Penetration necessary to constitute rape
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Any sexual penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the crime.
14 V.I.C. § 1705 Repealed. Oct. 18, 1984, No. 5013, § 11, Sess. L. 1984, p. 354
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14 V.I.C. § 1705 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
14 V.I.C. § 1706 Repealed. Aug. 4, 1978, No. 4172, Sess. L. 1978, p. 168
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14 V.I.C. § 1706 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
14 V.I.C. § 1708 Unlawful sexual contact in the first degree
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(a) A person who engages in sexual contact with a person—(1) when force or coercion is used to accomplish the sexual contact;(2) when the other person is under thirteen years of age;(3) when the other person is under sixteen years of age residing in the same household as the perp…
14 V.I.C. § 1709 Unlawful sexual contact in the second degree
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(a) A person over eighteen years of age who engages in sexual contact with a person who is over thirteen but under sixteen years of age is guilty of unlawful sexual contact in the second degree and shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year. (b) Spousal consent shall be an affirmat…
14 V.I.C. § 1710 Consent; victim in police custody
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(a) A person is incapable of consent to sexual relations when the person is detained, including traffic stops and questioning pursuant to an investigation, under arrest, or is otherwise in the custody of a police officer or other law enforcement official, and the offender is a po…