Title 23 — Internal Security and Public Order
16 chapters · 458 sections in this title.
23 V.I.C. § 733 Exceptions
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit any resident wholesaler, dealer, or jobber to sell at wholesale such fireworks as are not herein prohibited; or the sale of any kind of fireworks provided the same are to be shipped directly out of the Virgin Islands; or t…
23 V.I.C. § 751 Survey of premises and specification of equipment
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The Director shall survey each mercantile and manufacturing establishment, school, place of assembly, hospital, place of detention, hotel and multi-family house, and shall specify suitable fire detecting devices or extinguishing appliances which shall be provided, in or near boil…
23 V.I.C. § 752 Maintenance of equipment
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Sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, fire alarm systems, and other fire protective or extinguishing systems or appliances which have been installed in compliance with any permit or order or because of any law or ordinance, shall be maintained in operative condition at all times,…
23 V.I.C. § 771 Scope of subchapter
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This subchapter shall apply to the storage, handling and use of flammable liquids as hereinafter defined; except that it shall not apply to the transportation of flammable liquids when in conformity with Interstate Commerce Commission regulations, or regulations lawfully on file …
23 V.I.C. § 772 Definitions
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As used in this subchapter, “flammable liquid” means any liquid having a flash point below 200 degree F. and having a vapor pressure not exceeding 40 pounds per square inch (absolute). Flammable liquids shall be divided into three classes as follows:Class I shall include those ha…
23 V.I.C. § 773 Permits
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(1) A permit shall be obtained for any of the following:(1) Storage, handling, or use of Class I or Class II flammable liquids in excess of 1 gallon in a dwelling or other place of human habitation; or in excess of 6 gallons in any other building or other occupancy; or in excess …
23 V.I.C. § 774 Outside aboveground tanks
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(a) The storage of Class I and Class II flammable liquids in aboveground tanks outside of buildings is prohibited within any town limits of the Virgin Islands. (b) Location of an aboveground tank for storage of flammable liquids with respect to distance from the nearest line of a…
23 V.I.C. § 775 Dikes—Flammable liquids other than crude petroleum
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(a) Individual tanks or groups of tanks, where deemed necessary by the Commissioner on account of proximity to waterways, character of topography, or nearness to structures of high value, or to places of habitation or assembly, shall be diked or the yard shall be provided with a …
23 V.I.C. § 776 Underground tanks—Location Class I and II
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(a) An underground tank for Class I or Class II flammable liquids shall be located not less than the distance indicated in Table 776, measured horizontally from the nearest point of the shell to the nearest line of adjoining property that may be built upon and the nearest outside…
23 V.I.C. § 777 Tanks inside of buildings, Class I or II liquids
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Tanks for storage of Class I and II flammable liquids shall not be installed inside buildings except under special conditions as covered by nationally recognized standard practice as specified in section 609 of this title.
23 V.I.C. § 778 Tanks inside of buildings, Class III liquids
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(a) Unenclosed tanks shall not be located within 5 feet, horizontally, of any fire or flame. (b) Tanks larger than 60 gallons capacity shall not be located in buildings above the lowest story, cellar or basement, except in commercial, industrial or processing plants where storage…
23 V.I.C. § 779 Design and construction of tanks
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Tanks shall be designed and constructed to withstand safely the service to which subjected. Material other than steel, if used, shall be of suitable durability and of thicknesses providing equivalent strength to that provided by steel. Steel commonly known as “mill seconds” shall…
23 V.I.C. § 780 Vents on outside aboveground tanks—Vents for normal breathing
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(a) Tanks shall have normal venting capacity sufficient to permit the filling and emptying of such tanks, plus their breathing due to temperature changes, without distortion of tank shell or roof. Tanks storing Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall be equipped where practi…
23 V.I.C. § 781 Vents on tanks underground or in buildings—Location and arrangement of vents, Class I or II
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(a) Vent pipes from tanks storing Class I or Class II flammable liquid shall be so located that the discharge point is outside of buildings, higher than the fill pipe opening, and not less than 12 feet above the adjacent ground level. Vent pipes shall discharge only upward or hor…
23 V.I.C. § 782 Fill and gauge openings on tanks underground or in buildings—Fill and discharge piping
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(a) Filling and discharge lines for Class I and Class II liquids, and for Class III liquids where practicable, shall enter tanks only through the top and shall be graded toward the tank. Fill openings Fill openings (b) The fill-pipe opening shall be located outside of any buildin…
23 V.I.C. § 783 Piping, valves and fittings
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(a) Piping, valves, and fittings for flammable liquids shall be designed for the working pressures and structural stresses to which they may be subjected. (b) Pipe systems shall be substantially supported and protected against physical damage and excessive stresses arising from s…
23 V.I.C. § 784 Dispensing devices at service stations—Design and construction
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(a) Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall be transferred from underground tanks by means of fixed pumps so designed and equipped as to allow control of the flow and to prevent leakage or accidental discharge. Supplemental means shall be provided outside of the dispensing d…
23 V.I.C. § 785 Ventilation
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Rooms or enclosures in which Class I or Class II flammable liquids are pumped or dispensed, used in open vats or dip tanks, or mixed or blended shall be provided with natural or mechanical ventilation that will prevent the accumulation of flammable vapors in hazardous concentrati…
23 V.I.C. § 786 Commercial and industrial establishments
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(a) Class I and Class II flammable liquids shall be stored in aboveground tanks out of doors, in underground tanks, in closed containers outside of buildings, in rooms of buildings meeting the requirements of Type A or Type B Inside Storage or Mixing Rooms, or in outside storage …
23 V.I.C. § 787 Sources of ignition
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Open flames, heating devices and processes employing temperatures capable of igniting the vapors of the flammable liquids used shall be prohibited in buildings, rooms and other confined spaces in which Class I or Class II flammable liquids are used in the open, or in which Class …
23 V.I.C. § 788 First-aid appliances
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Where flammable liquids are used or dispensed, first-aid fire appliances shall be provided in such quantities as public safety requires. The number and type of appliances meeting the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for First Aid Fire Appliances (Pamphlet No. …
23 V.I.C. § 789 Oil burners
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Heating and other devices using oil burners shall be installed, maintained and operated in accordance with nationally recognized standard practice as specified in section 609 of this title.
23 V.I.C. § 790 Tank vehicles for flammable liquids
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(a) “Tank vehicle” means any vehicle other than railroad tank cars and boats, with a cargo tank mounted thereon or built as an integral part thereof used for the transportation of flammable liquids. Tank vehicles include self-propelled vehicles, and full trailers and semi-trailer…
23 V.I.C. § 811 Garages generally
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Garages shall conform to all other applicable requirements of this chapter, as well as the provisions of this subchapter.
23 V.I.C. § 812 Permit required
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No person shall use any building, shed or enclosure as a place of business for the purpose of servicing or repairing any motor vehicle therein without a permit.
23 V.I.C. § 813 Repair work
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Welding and cutting and other processes involving direct application of flame shall not be carried on in any garage housing more than twenty automobiles on any floor unless the garage is equipped with an approved automatic sprinkler system or such processes are carried on in a ro…
23 V.I.C. § 814 Cleaning with flammable liquids
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No flammable liquid with a flash point below 100 degree F. shall be used in any garage for washing parts or removing grease or dirt, unless in a special closed machine approved for the purpose or in a separate well-ventilated room enclosed by walls having a fire-resistance rating…
23 V.I.C. § 815 Handling of gasoline and oils
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(a) The fuel tanks of motor vehicles shall be filled directly through hose from approved pumps attached to approved portable tanks or drawing from underground storage tanks. Storage and handling of flammable liquids shall conform to subchapter VIII of this chapter. No transfer of…
23 V.I.C. § 831 Installations to conform to standard safe practice
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(a) Gas piping and gas appliances in buildings shall be installed in accordance with standard safe practice. (b) Installation of gas piping and appliances for domestic and commercial uses, in accordance with the Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the Install…
23 V.I.C. § 832 Pressure regulation
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(a) Where the pressure of gas supplied to domestic, commercial or other low pressure gas piping systems in buildings is in excess of one pound per square inch, an approved gas pressure regulator of sufficient size shall be installed in the service pipe of each such system to prev…
23 V.I.C. § 833 Pipe entrance to buildings
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Where gas piping enters a building through a wall or floor of masonry or concrete any gas pipe or other nearby pipes entering the same wall or floor shall be suitably sealed against the entrance of water or gas.
23 V.I.C. § 834 Outside valves
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Approved means for shutting off the flow of gas from outside the building shall be provided on every gas service pipe 2 inches or larger in diameter or which supplies gas at a pressure in excess of one pound per square inch. Outside gas shut-off cocks or valves shall be located s…
23 V.I.C. § 851 Definitions
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“Liquefied petroleum gas” means any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of them, propane, propylene, butane (normal butane or iso-butane) and butylenes.
23 V.I.C. § 852 Permits and reports of installations
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(a) A permit shall be obtained for each installation of liquefied petroleum gas employing a container or an aggregate of inter-connected containers of over 2,000 gallons water capacity, and for each permanent installation, irrespective of size of containers, made at buildings in …
23 V.I.C. § 853 Standards for liquefied petroleum gas equipment and its installation
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All installations of liquefied petroleum gas equipment, including such equipment installed at utility gas plants, shall be in conformity with generally recognized standards for safety to persons and property. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter or in other laws or reg…
23 V.I.C. § 854 Location of containers
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Within the limits established by law (fire zone) restricting the bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated or congested commercial areas, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed 2,000 gallons water capacity; except tha…
23 V.I.C. § 871 Bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires—Permit required
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(a) No person shall kindle or maintain any bonfire or rubbish fire or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained on or in any public street, alley, road or other public ground without a permit or other proper authorization. Location restricted Location restricted (b) No …
23 V.I.C. § 872 Kindling fire on land of another
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No person shall kindle a fire upon the land of another without permission of the owner thereof or his agent.
23 V.I.C. § 873 Hot ashes or other dangerous materials
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No person shall deposit hot ashes or cinders, or smouldering coals, or greasy or oily substances liable to spontaneous ignition into any wooden receptacle, or place the same within ten feet of any combustible materials, except in metal or other noncombustible receptacles. Such re…
23 V.I.C. § 874 Accumulations of waste materials
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Accumulations of waste paper, hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter or combustible or flammable waste or rubbish of any kind shall not be permitted to remain upon any roof or in any court, yard, vacant lot or open space. All weeds, grass, vines or other growth, when it endangers prope…
23 V.I.C. § 875 Handling readily combustible materials
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No person making, using, storing or having in charge, or under his control any shavings, excelsior, rubbish, sacks, bags, litter, hay, straw or combustible waste materials shall fail or neglect at the close of each day to cause all such material which is not compactly baled and s…
23 V.I.C. § 876 Storage of readily combustible materials—Permit required
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(a) No person shall store in excess of 2,500 cubic feet gross volume of combustible empty packing cases, boxes, barrels or similar containers, or rubber tires, or baled cotton, rubber or cork, or other similarly combustible material without a permit. Storage requirements Storage …
23 V.I.C. § 877 Flammable decorative materials in stores
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Cotton batting, straw, dry vines, leaves, trees, or other highly flammable materials shall not be used for decorative purposes in show windows or other parts of stores unless flameproofed. Nothing in this section shall be held to prohibit the display of saleable goods permitted a…
23 V.I.C. § 878 Chimneys and heating appliances
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All chimneys, smokestacks or similar devices for conveying smoke or hot gases to the outer air and the stoves, furnaces, fire boxes or boilers to which they are connected shall be constructed and maintained in such a manner as not to create a fire hazard.
23 V.I.C. § 879 Use of torches or flame-producing devices for removing paint
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Any person using a torch or other flame-producing device for removing paint from any building or structure shall provide one approved fire extinguisher or water hose connected to the water supply on the premises where such burning is done. In all cases, the person doing the burni…
23 V.I.C. § 891 Repealed. May 10, 2010, No. 7171, § 4, Sess. L. 2010, p. 87
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23 V.I.C. § 891 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.
23 V.I.C. § 892 Repealed. May 10, 2010, No. 7171, § 4, Sess. L. 2010, p. 87
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23 V.I.C. § 892 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.
23 V.I.C. § 893 Repealed. May 10, 2010, No. 7171, § 4, Sess. L. 2010, p. 87
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23 V.I.C. § 893 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.
23 V.I.C. § 893a Repealed. May 10, 2010, No. 7171, § 4, Sess. L. 2010, p. 87
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23 V.I.C. § 893a 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.
23 V.I.C. § 894 Repealed. May 10, 2010, No. 7171, § 4, Sess. L. 2010, p. 87
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23 V.I.C. § 894 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.