Title 14, Crimes

(a) Any person who knowingly introduces any bodily fluid or bodily waste into the food or drink of a correctional officer, staff member, private contractor or employee of any correctional facility or court of the Virgin Islands, police officer or authorized visitor to a correctio…

(1) Whoever unsuccessfully attempts to commit an offense, shall, unless otherwise specially prescribed by this Code or other law, be punished by—(1) imprisonment for not more than 25 years, if the offense attempted is punishable by imprisonment for life; or(2) in any other case, …

Whoever attempts unsuccessfully to commit an offense and accomplishes the commission of another and different offense, whether greater or lesser in guilt, shall be punished as prescribed by law for the offense committed, notwithstanding the provisions of section 331 of this title…

Whoever, having a husband or wife, marries any other person, commits bigamy and shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.

(1) Section 361 of this title does not extend to—(1) any person by reason of any former marriage, whose husband or wife by such marriage has been absent for 5 successive years, without being known to such person within that time to be living; or(2) any person by reason of any for…

Whoever knowingly and willfully marries the husband or wife of another, in any case in which the husband or wife would be punishable under the provisions of this chapter, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.

Whoever gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, commissioner, referee, arbitrator, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or qu…

Whoever, being a judicial officer, juror, commissioner, referee, arbitrator or person authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, asks, receives, or agrees to receive any bribe, upon any agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, or decision upon a…

Whoever, being a judicial or other public officer or employee, asks or receives any emolument, gratuity, or reward, or any promise thereof, except such as may be authorized by law, for doing any official act, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years…

(1) Whoever—(1) gives, offers, or promises to give, to any witness, or person about to be called as a witness, any bribe, upon any understanding or agreement that the testimony of such witness shall be thereby influenced; or(2) attempts by any other means fraudulently to induce a…

Whoever, being a witness, or being about to be called as a witness, receives or offers to receive any bribe, upon any understanding that his testimony shall be influenced thereby, or that he will absent himself from the trial or proceeding upon which his testimony is required, sh…

A person who gives or offers, or causes to be given or offered, a bribe, or any money, property, or value of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, to a public officer, or to a person executing any of the functions of a public office, or to a person elected, appointed or…

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning—“Break” means and includes—(1) breaking or violently detaching any part, internal or external, of a building; or(2) opening, for the purpose of entering therein, by any means whatever, any outer door of …

(1) Whoever, with intent to commit an offense therein, breaks and enters the building or structure of another, in which there is at the time a human being—(1) being armed with a dangerous weapon; or(2) arming himself therein with such a weapon; or(3) being assisted by a confedera…

Whoever, with intent to commit some offense therein breaks and enters the dwelling house, building, or structure of another, under circumstances not amounting to burglary in the first degree, is guilty of burglary in the second degree and shall be imprisoned not more than 15 year…

(1) Whoever—(1) with intent to commit an offense therein, breaks and enters a building or structure or any part thereof; or(2) being in any building or structure or any part thereof, commits an offense therein and breaks out of the same—is guilty of burglary in the third degree a…

Whoever, under circumstances or in a manner not amounting to burglary, enters a building or any part thereof, with intent to commit an offense, shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year.

Whoever, having entered a building under circumstances which constitute burglary in any degree, commits any offense therein, shall be punished therefor as well as for the burglary, and may be prosecuted for each offense separately, or in the same action.

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Computer Crimes and Technology Act of 2013”.

(a) “Access” means to approach, instruct, communicate with, store data in, enter data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of any resources of, a computer, computer system, computer network or cellular device. (b) “Computer” means any cellular device, electromagnetic dev…

(a) Whoever knowingly and intentionally directly or indirectly accesses or causes to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network for the purpose of:(1) knowingly and intentionally devising or executing any scheme or artifice to defraud;(2) obtaining money, prop…

(a) Whoever intentionally, without authorization, and for fraudulent or other illegal purposes, directly or indirectly, accesses, alters, damages, or destroys any computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or data contained in a computer, co…

(a) Whoever, intentionally and without claim of right, takes, transfers, conceals or retains possession of any computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or data contained in a computer, computer system, computer program, or computer network…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use or access a computer or computer network of another with or without authority with the intent to:(1) Temporarily or permanently remove, halt, or otherwise disable any computer data, computer programs, or computer software from a comp…

(a) Whoever transmits any communication by computer or other electronic device to any person or causes any person to be contacted for the sole purpose of harassing that person or his or her family is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dolla…

(a) Whenever there is a restraining order or injunction issued by a court of competent jurisdiction enjoining one person from harassing another person, and the person so enjoined is convicted of the crime as set forth in section 465 for actions against the person protected by the…

(a) Unless otherwise specified, any person who is convicted of an offense which is classified as a felony under this chapter shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned for not more than five (5) years, or both. (b) Unless otherwise specified, any p…

(a) Any person injured as a result of a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action against the violator for compensatory damages, punitive damages, court costs, and any other relief that the court deems appropriate, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. (b) If the injury …

(a) Whoever intentionally or knowingly makes a transmission of false data for the purpose of submitting a claim for payment, or makes, presents, or uses or causes to be made, presented, or used any data for the purpose of submitting a claim for payment with knowledge of its falsi…

(a) Whoever intentionally or knowingly conceals, destroys, or alters or intentionally or knowingly causes another to conceal, destroy, or alter any computer source document used for a computer, computer program, computer system, or computer network, when the computer source docum…

(a) A person who is not a peace officer acting in the line of duty commits home invasion when, without authority, he knowingly enters the dwelling place of another when he knows or has reason to know that one or more persons are present or when he knowingly enters the dwelling pl…

(a) Home invasion in violation of subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years nor more than 15 years; (b) Home invasion in violation of subsection (a)(3) is punishable by a term of imprisonment for not less than 15 years nor more …

(a) Whoever commits any act or omits the performance of any duty, which act or omission causes a child under the age of 18 to become in need of the care and protection of the juvenile and domestic relations division of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, shall be fined not …

(1) Whoever—(1) being a parent, relative, guardian, employer or otherwise, and having in his care, custody or control any child under the age of 12 years, sells, apprentices, gives away, lets out or otherwise disposes of any such child to any person under any name, title, or pret…

(a) The parent or legal guardian, other than the Department of Human Services, having custody of a minor less than 18 years of age, shall, if such minor wilfully, maliciously or unlawfully damages or destroys real or personal property owned or maintained by another be held liable…

(a) As used in this section, the term,(1) “Alcoholic beverage” means any beverage for human consumption containing at least one-half of one percent alcohol by volume, including malt beverages, beer, unfortified wine, fortified wine, spirituous liquor, and mixed beverages, distill…

Any parent or guardian of a minor under sixteen years of age who knows or reasonably should know that an adult residing in the same household has engaged in sexual intercourse or sodomy, or has had sexual contact with the minor under sixteen years of age and who does not report t…

This chapter may be cited as “The Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act”.

(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, or coerce any minor or assist any other person to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, or coerce any minor to engage in any sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visua…

(a) As used in this section, the term:(1) “Minor” means any person under the age of 18 years.(2) “Identifiable minor” means an individual:(A) Who was a minor at the time the visual depiction was created, adapted, or modified or whose image as a minor was used in creating, adaptin…

(a) It is unlawful for any person intentionally or willfully to use a computer on-line service or Internet service, including a local bulletin board service, Internet chat room, e-mail, or on-line messaging service to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solici…

This chapter may be cited as the “Child Protection Act of 1992”.

(a) The Legislature of the Virgin Islands finds and declares that:(a) the children of the Virgin Islands are its most precious resource; and(b) serious abuse and neglect of children are increasing in the Virgin Islands; and(c) it is the policy of the Government of the Virgin Isla…

(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Abuse” means the infliction of physical, mental or emotional injury upon a child, or maltreatment, sexual conduct or sexual contact with a child, or exploitation of a child by any person.(b) “Basic n…

(a) Any person who is responsible for the safety or welfare of a child, including, but not limited to, a child's parent, stepparent, guardian, schoolteacher, or baby sitter, who neglects a child, or who knowingly, recklessly or negligently causes or allows a child to suffer physi…

(a) Any person who abuses a child, or who knowingly or recklessly causes a child to suffer physical, mental or emotional injury, or who knowingly or recklessly causes a child to be placed in a situation where it is reasonably foreseeable that a child may suffer physical, mental o…