Title 3 — Executive

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3 V.I.C. § 214 Divisions and bureaus; heads; functions
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(a) The Governor may establish within the Department such divisions and bureaus as he deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. (b) At the head of each division established under this section, there shall be a Director; and at the head of each bureau establ…
3 V.I.C. § 214a Division of Transportation; Deputy Commissioner
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(a) There is hereby created within the Department of Property and Procurement the Division of Transportation. (b) The Division of Transportation shall be under the direction of the Deputy Commissioner of Transportation. (c) [Repealed.]
3 V.I.C. § 214b Photo-offset bureau
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The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall establish a bureau within his department for the operation of a photo-offset bureau which shall be equipped to supply the needs of all departments and activities of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands. Funds for th…
3 V.I.C. § 215 Repealed. June 18, 1962, No. 903, § 1, Sess. L. 1962, p. 193
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3 V.I.C. § 215 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.
3 V.I.C. § 216 Repealed. Oct. 2, 1959, No. 490, § 2, Sess. L. 1959, p. 167
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3 V.I.C. § 216 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.
3 V.I.C. § 217 Repealed. May 23, 1969, No. 2469, § 1, Sess. L. 1969, p. 124
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3 V.I.C. § 217 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.
3 V.I.C. § 217a Repealed. Oct. 14, 1986, No. 5206, § 108(a), Sess. L. 1986, p. 236
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3 V.I.C. § 217a 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.
3 V.I.C. § 218 Powers and duties of Department; budget
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(a) The Department shall exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to the subjects referred to below in this section, and, with respect thereto, shall—(1) provide for the government an economical and efficient system for the procurement and supply of all …
3 V.I.C. § 218a Centralization of multilith printing activities
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Effective July 1, 1965, the Governor of the Virgin Islands is hereby authorized and directed to centralize in the Department of Property and Procurement the operation of all multilith printing machines and related equipment and supplies to serve all departments, agencies and acti…
3 V.I.C. § 219 Rules and Regulations of Commissioner
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The Commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the cust…
3 V.I.C. § 220 Surplus Property Revolving Fund; charges against other departments and agencies
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(a) There is hereby created within the Department of Property and Procurement a Surplus Property Revolving Fund which shall be obligated and expended for all expenses, including personal services, materials and supplies, contractual services, equipment, and all other expenses, fo…
3 V.I.C. § 221 Central Warehousing and Inventory
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(a) The Commissioner of Property and Procurement is authorized and directed to create and maintain within the Department a Division of Central Warehousing and Inventory. The Division shall be created from employees within the Department and such other government personnel as may …
3 V.I.C. § 227 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context requires, otherwise:(a) “Director” means the Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.(b) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.(c) “Fund” means the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Fund established under § 232. (a) “Director” means t…
3 V.I.C. § 228 Establishment
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There is established in the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
3 V.I.C. § 229 Director; appointment; administration
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(a) The Bureau shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Director.(a) The Director shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appoin…
3 V.I.C. § 230 Assistant Director; deputies or division directors; appointment; functions
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(a) The Governor shall appoint an Assistant Director and such deputies or division directors as the Governor considers necessary for the proper administration of the Bureau. The Assistant Director and the deputies shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor…
3 V.I.C. § 231 Powers and duties of Bureau
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(a) The Bureau shall exercise general control over the administration of laws and the collection of fees relating to the licensing of motor vehicle operators and the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, as provided by law. (b) The Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles…
3 V.I.C. § 232 Bureau of Motor Vehicles Fund
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(a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands a special fund to be designated the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Fund. The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain and provide for the administration of the Fund as a separate and distinct fund in the Treasury of th…
3 V.I.C. § 233 Disabled Person Identification Card
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(a) The Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall issue a special Virgin Islands Identification Card, which shall be known as a “Virgin Islands Disabled Person Identification Card”, to any natural person who is a legal resident of the Virgin Islands, who is determined by a s…
3 V.I.C. § 251 Continuation of Department
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The U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.), hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”, is continued as an executive department in the Government of the Virgin Islands.
3 V.I.C. § 252 Commissioner; appointment; tenure; administration
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(a) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Police Commissioner, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commissioner”. (b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continua…
3 V.I.C. § 253 Assistant Commissioner and deputies; appointment; tenure; functions
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(a) There shall be in the Department an Assistant Commissioner and such deputies as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Commissioner and the deputies shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall hold office during the conti…
3 V.I.C. § 254 Divisions and bureaus; heads; functions
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(a) The Governor may establish within the Department such divisions and bureaus as he deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. (b) At the head of each division established under this section, there shall be a Director; and at the head of each bureau establ…
3 V.I.C. § 254a Repealed. Sept. 29, 1970, No. 2820, § 3, Sess. L. 1970, p. 315
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3 V.I.C. § 254a 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.
3 V.I.C. § 256 [Redesignated.]
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3 V.I.C. § 256 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.
3 V.I.C. § 256a [Redesignated.]
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3 V.I.C. § 256a 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.
3 V.I.C. § 257 Powers and duties of Department; budget
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(a) The Department shall exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to public safety, and shall—(1) administer a police system providing police service for the protection of persons and property within the jurisdiction of the Virgin Islands;(2) [Repealed.]…
3 V.I.C. § 258 Rules and regulations of Commissioner
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(a) The Commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the …
3 V.I.C. § 259 Repealed. June 24, 1987, No. 5265, § 707(e), Sess. L. 1987, p. 80
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3 V.I.C. § 259 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.
3 V.I.C. § 260 Public Safety fees
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(a) Police and Fingerprint Report$5.00Duplicate Police and Fingerprint Report5.00Service of Summons (Liens)15.00Dance and Special Permits40.00Police and Burglary Report5.00Police Record5.00Duplicate Police Record1.50 (b) The Commissioner shall not require any person who is a vict…
3 V.I.C. § 261 Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission
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(a) The Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission, (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Commission”) is established as an agency of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, within the Virgin Islands Police Department for budgetary purposes only, su…
3 V.I.C. § 262 Bureau of School Security
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(a) There is established within the Department, Police Division, a Bureau of School Security, in the District of St. Thomas/St. John and in the District of St. Croix. The Bureau shall be headed by a Commander, who shall be a ranking police officer. (b) The Commander shall perform…
3 V.I.C. § 263 Cold Case Squad established
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(a) The Commissioner of Police shall establish within the Virgin Islands Police Department a Cold Case Squad, including special investigators from the Department of Justice, exclusively to investigate homicides in the territory. (b) The Commissioner may contract with retired poli…
3 V.I.C. § 263a Real Time Crime Center
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(a) The technologies available allow law enforcement agencies and officers to respond to crime events more efficiently, more deliberately, with improved operational intelligence, and with a proactive emphasis on officer, citizen, and community safety. However, the increasingly va…
3 V.I.C. § 270 Establishment; officers; organization
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(a) There is established as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (hereinafter, referred to as the “Department”). (b) At the head of the Department there shall be a Commissioner of Licensing …
3 V.I.C. § 271 Powers and duties of Department
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The Department shall provide and administer consumer services and programs pursuant to this chapter and the Consumer Protection Law of 1973, as set forth in Title 12A of this Code; shall establish, administer, coordinate and supervise the regulation and licensing of private busin…
3 V.I.C. § 272 Authority of Department
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(a) Duties and responsibilities. The Department shall have the following duties and responsibilities:(1) study the problems of the consumer and determine the best methods of protecting consumer interests;(2) compile, evaluate and publicize the existing laws and regulations for th…
3 V.I.C. § 273 Public Services Commission
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(a) The Public Services Commission is established as a semiautonomous agency of the Government of the Virgin Islands. (b) The Commission shall be composed of seven members, as follows:(1) Five members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature;(2) Tw…
3 V.I.C. § 274 Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission [Effective until March 25, 2026]
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(a) The Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission is established as a semiautonomous agency. The Commission is situated within the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs for budgetary purposes only. (b) The Commission is composed of nine members appointed by the Governor with the a…
3 V.I.C. § 275 Repealed. Dec. 23, 2003, No. 6634, § 32, Sess. L. 2003, p. 143
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3 V.I.C. § 275 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.
3 V.I.C. § 276 Cross-reference to codified law
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Any reference in this Code to the Consumer Services Administration or to the Director of Consumer Services shall be deemed to refer to and apply to the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs and the Commissioner of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, respectively.
3 V.I.C. § 277 Tax Study Commission
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(a) There is established in the Office of the Governor, the Virgin Islands Tax Study Commission, which shall be composed of eight members among whom shall be: two ex-officio members, the Commissioner of Finance or the Commissioner’s designee and the Director of the Internal Reven…
3 V.I.C. § 290 Establishment of Department, officers, organization
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(a) There is established as an executive department in the Government of the Virgin Islands the Department of Agriculture (hereinafter, in this chapter, referred to as the “Department”). (b) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Commissioner of Agriculture (hereinafter,…
3 V.I.C. § 291 Powers and duties of the Department
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(1) The Department, through the Commissioner, is empowered and has the duty to:(1) promote, administer, and enforce the programs under Title 7 of this code;(2) promote, assist, and encourage good relations and services among producers, distributors and consumers of food products;…
3 V.I.C. § 292 Investigatory powers of Commissioner and representatives; subpoenas; compelling obedience; contempt
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(a) For the purposes of the exercise of the powers vested in him and the performance of the duties and functions imposed on him by law, the Commissioner, or his duly authorized representative, may conduct investigations and hold hearings upon due notice, and in connection with th…
3 V.I.C. § 293 Territorial Forester for purpose of federal programs; duties; Deputy
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(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the Territorial Forester of the Virgin Islands. (b) The Territorial Forester shall constitute the sole state agency for the handling of all programs of the federal government under the provisions of the federal laws referred to in Titl…
3 V.I.C. § 301 Established; officers; organization
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(a) There is established as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation (hereinafter, referred to as the “Department”). (b) At the head of the Department there shall be a Commissioner of Sports, Par…
3 V.I.C. § 302 Powers and duties of Department
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(1) The Department shall exercise general control over the enforcement and administration of the laws pertaining to sports, recreation and parks, and shall:(1) be responsible for the study and analysis of sporting, recreational, and park activities, the planning and programming o…
3 V.I.C. § 303 Department as “state agency”
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(a) The Department is designated as the “state agency” for all programs pertaining to sports, recreation and parks wherever such designation is required by federal law for the purpose of participating in federal programs. (b) The Governor shall, by Executive Order, unless otherwi…
3 V.I.C. § 304 Interaction with other agencies [Repealed]
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3 V.I.C. § 304 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.