Title 20 — Highways and Motor Vehicles
18 chapters · 279 sections in this title.
20 V.I.C. § 372 Learners' permits
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Under conditions established by the Director of Motor Vehicles, learners' permits may be issued which authorize the applicant to operate a motor vehicle in areas designated by the Director when accompanied by a licensed operator who shall be responsible for the proper operation o…
20 V.I.C. § 372a Virgin Islands Identification Card
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The Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles is authorized to issue a Virgin Islands Identification Card to any natural person who is a legal resident of the Virgin Islands.
20 V.I.C. § 372b Definition
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(a) The term “Virgin Islands Identification Card” shall mean and refer to a non driver identification card, a non real ID Identification Card, or Territorial Identification Card issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (b) The term “Director” shall mean the Director of …
20 V.I.C. § 372c Application
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(a) Any natural person who is a legal resident of the Virgin Islands and to whom a real ID or non-real ID card, driver’s license, learner’s permit, or real ID Identification Card has not been issued by the Director, or whose driver’s license or learner’s permit is expired, suspen…
20 V.I.C. § 372d Issuance
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(a) The Director shall upon submission of an appropriate application, upon payment of the prescribed fee, and upon being satisfied that the person described is the applicant and that such applicant meets the application requirements promulgated by the Director, issue to such appl…
20 V.I.C. § 372e Period of validity of identification card; required fees
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(a) Period of validity. A Virgin Islands Identification Card shall be valid from the date of issuance until the date of expiration determined by the Director. Such dates of issuance and expiration shall be noted on the identification card. However, the prior identification card s…
20 V.I.C. § 372f Duplicate identification card; change of address
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(a) Lost, mutilated or destroyed identification card. In the event of the loss, mutilation or destruction of any identification card, the holder thereof may file with the Director proof of the facts with respect to such loss, mutilation or destruction, together with the fee presc…
20 V.I.C. § 373 Application for operator's license; issuance; duration; duplicates
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(a) An application for an operator's license shall be made upon a form furnished by the Director of Motor Vehicles and shall contain such information as he prescribes. It shall be accompanied by the fees required by law. (b) If the Director finds that the applicant is qualified u…
20 V.I.C. § 374 Age requirements
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(1) No person under 18 years of age shall be granted a license to operate a motor vehicle, and no owner or other person having the custody of a motor vehicle shall permit his motor vehicle to be operated by any person under 18 years of age, except that—(1) licenses may be granted…
20 V.I.C. § 375 Qualifications of operators
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(a) Before issuing an operator's license, the Director of Motor Vehicles may require such proof as he deems necessary that an applicant is physically and mentally fit to operate a motor vehicle. Whenever the Director has reason to believe that the holder of an operator's license …
20 V.I.C. § 376 Foreign operator's licenses
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(a) If a person holds a bona fide unexpired operator's license issued by a State of the United States or a territory or possession thereof, such person shall be permitted to operate a motor vehicle in the Virgin Islands as if he held a valid Virgin Islands operator's license, how…
20 V.I.C. § 377 School bus operator's license
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “school bus” shall mean any motor vehicle used to transport eight or more children to or from a public or private school, educational center, program for the handicapped, special education activity, school athletic event, or any othe…
20 V.I.C. § 378 Drug offenses; license revocation
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(a) Any person who pleads guilty to, or is convicted of, possession of a controlled substance under Title 19, section 607, Virgin Islands Code, or who is adjudicated a delinquent and has been convicted of any drug offenses, shall, in addition to any and all other penalties provid…
20 V.I.C. § 379 Selective Service System registration
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(a) Any male United States citizen or immigrant who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age shall be registered in compliance with the requirements of section 3 of the “Military Selective Service Act”, when applying to receive a driver's license or renewal. (b) …
20 V.I.C. § 380 Hearing impaired decals
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The Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall issue decals to person who are hearing impaired. The decal, in addition to indicating that the person is hearing impaired, must also indicate how the person communicates with hearing persons, whether through sign language, lip reading or some ot…
20 V.I.C. § 381 Definitions
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(a) As used in this subchapter, the following terms have the meaning expressed in this section.(a) “Director” means the Virgin Islands Bureau of Motor Vehicles Director or the Director’s designee.(b) “Non-Real ID Limited Purpose Virgin Islands Identification Card” or “Limited Pur…
20 V.I.C. § 382 Non-Real ID Limited Purpose Virgin Islands Identification Card
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(a) Upon an applicant’s submission of a completed application, payment of the fee prescribed pursuant to section 372d(a), a special processing fee of $15, and the documents presented have verified that the person described is the applicant and that such applicant meets the applic…
20 V.I.C. § 383 Proof of Identity applicable to Non-Real ID Limited Purpose Virgin Islands Identification Cards
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(a) The Director shall require an applicant for a Limited Purpose ID or renewal to provide proof of the applicant’s identity. (b) When applying for Limited Purpose ID, the applicant shall submit documentation establishing proof of identity and proof of residency in the Virgin Isl…
20 V.I.C. § 384 Proof of residency applicable to Non-Real ID Limited Purpose Virgin Islands Identification Cards
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(a) The Director shall require an applicant for a Non-Real ID Limited Purpose Card, or renewal of it, to provide proof of the applicant’s residency in the Virgin Islands for at least 180 days, including proof of physical address in the Virgin Islands. (b) Proof of residency is es…
20 V.I.C. § 385 Issuance of Non-Real ID Limited Purpose operator’s license to applicants
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The Director shall issue a Non-Real ID Limited purpose Virgin Islands Operator’s License in accordance with the procedures in section 373 of subchapter I to any resident who meets the qualifications and requirements of operators under subchapter I of this chapter, meets the proof…
20 V.I.C. § 386 Requirements applicable to Non-Real ID Limited Purpose Operator’s License
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The Director shall require an applicant for a non-Real ID Limited Purpose Virgin Islands operator’s license or renewal thereof to provide proof of the applicant’s identity and residency in the Virgin Islands for at least 180 days, including proof of physical address in the Virgin…
20 V.I.C. § 386a Proof of Identity applicable to Non-Real ID Limited Purpose Operators Licenses
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(a) Primary proof of identity includes:(1) A valid passport issued by the applicant’s country of citizenship that is unexpired or expired for not more than two years at the time the application for a motor vehicle operator’s license is submitted;(2) A valid, unexpired consular id…
20 V.I.C. § 386b Proof of residency applicable to Non-Real ID Limited Purpose Virgin Islands Operator’s License
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(a) Proof of residency is established by providing one of the following documents, which must contain the applicant’s name and physical address and be dated at least 180 days before applying unless provided otherwise:(1) A dated utility or medical bill;(2) A dated bank or credit …
20 V.I.C. § 386c Special requirements applicable to Non-Real ID Limited Purpose Virgin Islands Operators’ Licenses
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(a) As a prerequisite to issuing an operator’s license, the Director shall administer a knowledge test to all applicants after the applicant has satisfied the requirements of this section. Not later than 30 days after the applicant has passed the knowledge test, the Director shal…
20 V.I.C. § 387 Nondisclosure of personal information
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(a) Neither the Director, any employee of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, nor anyone who comes into possession of the information submitted by an applicant under this subchapter shall disclose or otherwise make accessible any motor vehicle record containing personal information or …
20 V.I.C. § 388 Penalties
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(a) Any officer or employee of an agency who, by employment or official position, has possession of, or access to, agency records that contain individually identifiable information or anyone who comes into possession of the agency records that contain individually identifiable in…
20 V.I.C. § 390 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the “The Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection and Commercial Driver's License Act”.
20 V.I.C. § 391 Legislative intent
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(1) The Legislature intends the Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection and Commercial Driver's License Act to serve the following purposes:(1) To grant authority to the Director of the BMV to adapt administrative rules to implement the Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection Program and…
20 V.I.C. § 392 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Administrative decision” or “decision” means any decision, order or determination of the Department rendered in a particular case which affects the legal rights, duties or privileges of parties and which terminates the proceedings before the Depar…
20 V.I.C. § 393 Schedule of fees
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The following schedules are maximum fines for violation of regulations subject to this chapter: Note: Maximum Accumulated Fine for each group is the highest fine indicated for each group. For example, three separate violations for any group 3 item would be $150.00 for those three…
20 V.I.C. § 394 Application
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) and the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and Regulations and commercial driver's license program, or compatible regulations of the Territory as adopted from time to time, this chapter is the sole and exclusive commercial moto…
20 V.I.C. § 395 Administrative review
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(a) Time limit for contesting citation or fine. If, after any citation or fine is issued by the Department under this chapter, the person wishes to contest the citation or fine imposed, the person has fifteen working days from receipt of the citation or fine within which to notif…
20 V.I.C. § 396 Judicial review
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(a) All administrative decisions of the Department under this chapter are subject to judicial review. (b) Any person aggrieved by a final decision or action of the Department under this chapter is entitled to judicial review of the decision or action by filing an appeal with the …
20 V.I.C. § 401 Registration and licenses; operators' badges; identification cards
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(a) No person may operate an automobile for hire until he has applied for and been issued an operator's badge and an identification card by the Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission, hereinafter the “Commission”. The Taxicab Commission may not issue an operator's badge or an identifi…
20 V.I.C. § 401a Issuance of badge and identification card without compliance with requirements; number of operators; renewal
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The Taxicab Commission shall issue a badge and identification card to each person who applies under section 401, Title 20, Virgin Islands Code, for his first badge and card as an operator of an automobile for hire licensed and registered as such in the name of a person who, prior…
20 V.I.C. § 401b Issuance of citations: Procedure before Taxicab Commission
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(1) Taxicab inspectors are authorized to issue citations, returnable before the Taxicab Commission for violations of chapter 37, Title 20, Virgin Islands Code, or of any regulations of the Taxicab Commission:(1) Whenever any person is apprehended for any violation of this chapter…
20 V.I.C. § 402 Operation of automobiles for hire
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(a) Operators of automobiles for hire shall be decently attired and shall be polite to passengers. (b) Automobiles operated for hire shall be maintained in a clean condition. (c) Articles mislaid by passengers in automobiles for hire shall be given to the passengers or turned in …
20 V.I.C. § 402a Classification of taxi service
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(1) The operator of a taxi may continually or alternately use, at his option, his taxi in one of two ways as follows:(1) As a public car, picking up and discharging passengers along a main route limited only by the vehicles passengers capacity; or(2) As a car for hire, transporti…
20 V.I.C. § 403 Number of passengers
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(a) In automobiles operated for hire no person shall be carried without the consent of the person engaging the automobile. (b) No motor bus, safari, surrey, or commercial carrying passenger vehicle shall carry any passenger in excess of its capacity. The carrying capacity of all …
20 V.I.C. § 404 Tariff of automobiles for hire
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(a) The maximum rates to be collected for the service of motor vehicles operated for hire shall be fixed by the Taxicab Commission after investigation and receipt of evidence from any interested parties, provided that the rates fixed by law prior to and together with the enactmen…
20 V.I.C. § 405 Maximum rates for service of motor vehicles operated for hire in Virgin Islands
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SCHEDULE I SCHEDULE I ISLAND OF ST. CROIX ISLAND OF ST. CROIX *MAXIMUM RATES — MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE *MAXIMUM RATES — MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE (per person) (per person) TOFROM CHRISTIANSTEDAnnaly$10.25Anna's Hope1.50Bethlehem, Upper or Lower, Exp. Station, King's Hill, LaReine3.…
20 V.I.C. § 406 Repealed. Dec. 27, 1974, No. 3640, § 2, Sess. L. 1974, p. 265
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20 V.I.C. § 406 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.
20 V.I.C. § 407 Medallion—Required for automobiles-for-hire, description, issuance, fees
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(a) After October 30, 1978, no person, company, corporation, or partnership may register an automobile for hire or purchase license plates therefor or own an automobile for hire enterprise within the Virgin Islands who has not first obtained an automobile-for-hire medallion as pr…
20 V.I.C. § 408 Registry of Medallions, resale, two medallion limit, approved buyers
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(a) The Taxicab Commission shall keep and maintain an accurate Registry of Medallions which shall include each medallion registration number, the island for which it is valid, its owner, the attachment and cancellation of any lien or encumbrances against any medallion, the number…
20 V.I.C. § 409 Medallions—Liens and encumbrances against, limits of same
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(a) Any medallion valid under this subchapter may be encumbered with a lien or other such evidence of debenture. No such encumbrance shall attach to any medallion until the encumbrance is reported to the Taxicab Commission and recorded in the Registry of Medallions. No encumbranc…
20 V.I.C. § 410 Sale of medallions by auction
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Whenever the Taxicab Commission is required to sell a medallion by auction, and in selling all medallions newly issued on or after January 1, 1979, the Taxicab Commission shall cause to be advertised on the island for which a medallion is issued, timely notice of the sale by auct…
20 V.I.C. § 411 Death of medallion owner
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Upon the death of the owner of any medallion, the Taxicab Commission shall, at the option of the heirs, sell the medallion at auction to an approved buyer and pay the proceeds to the estate of the deceased, or transfer the registration of the medallion to an heir or group of heir…
20 V.I.C. § 412 Medallion—Lost, destroyed, stolen, or mutilated
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Any owner of a medallion which is lost, destroyed, stolen, or involuntarily mutilated shall report such incident to the Taxicab Commission promptly after discovery of such happening. Such report shall be made by sworn declaration under penalty of perjury and the owner shall state…
20 V.I.C. § 413 Crimes and penalties
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(a) No person shall willfully mutilate, carve, engrave, destroy, or otherwise deface in such a manner as to render undistinguishable the number and island of issue on any medallion minted under this subchapter. (b) No person shall forge, imitate, reproduce or otherwise falsely co…
20 V.I.C. § 415 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise clearly requires—“Car rental business” means the business or practice of renting or of otherwise providing any drive-yourself cars to other persons for value.“Drive-yourself car” means any passenger-carrying automobile or stat…