Title 20, Highways and Motor Vehicles

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to motor vehicles owned by either the Government of the Virgin Islands and its instrumentalities, or the United States Government; however, such exemption shall not alter in any way any tort liability which may be established against…

As used in this chapter the term “abandoned motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is inoperable or over 8 years old or lacks a valid registration sticker and is left unattended on public property for seven days or more, or a motor vehicle that has remained illegally on public…

(a) The U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) may take into custody and deliver to the custody and control of the Department of Property and Procurement any motor vehicle found abandoned on public or private property. In such connection, the U.S. Virgin Islands Police …

(a) The U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) upon taking into custody an abandoned motor vehicle shall with 10 days notify, by certified mail, return receipt requested, the last known registered owner of the motor vehicle and all lien holders of record, that the aband…

If an abandoned motor vehicle has not been reclaimed within the time and in the manner prescribed in section 743 of this chapter, the Department of Property and Procurement shall, by escheat, take title to the motor vehicle, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and claims of…

(a) Any person, firm, corporation, department of the Government or other legal entity, upon whose property or in whose possession is found an abandoned motor vehicle, may apply to the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) for permission to have custody of such abandone…

(a) The Department of Property and Procurement shall provide such storage space as shall be required to adequately store abandoned vehicles coming into its possession pursuant to this chapter and shall be empowered to store, use, sell or otherwise dispose of such abandoned vehicl…

(a) Whoever abandons a motor vehicle under the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 for each abandoned vehicle and may also be prohibited from registering or licensing a vehicle or renewing his driver's license. (b) The penalty estab…

The Virgin Islands Police Department shall issue Public Service Announcements throughout the year on the laws regarding abandoned and derelict motor vehicles and motor vehicles constituting a hazard or obstruction.

The Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department shall establish regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this chapter. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall establish fees and regulations specifically for classic, vintage, and antique cars that are not in…

(a) For purposes of this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(1) “Glazing materials” means material used in or on windshields, side or back windows of motor vehicles;(2) “Tinting” means any process applied to glazing material that reduces the amount of visible …

(a) A system shall be established to improve highway safety by identifying those drivers whose have repeatedly been convicted of moving violations. The system shall encompass a procedure by which every person convicted of a motor vehicle moving violation shall be assessed one (1)…

The Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall, upon payment of a reasonable fee to be determined by the Director, certify to any person the number of violations points accumulated by that person, or any other person during the previous three (3) years. Such certification sha…

The following number of violation points shall be assessed against persons convicted of motor vehicle moving violations under this Code, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this Code:1.Carrying more than one (1) person on a motorcycle designed for one (1)—Title 20, …

All fees collected pursuant to this chapter, as well as those collected in accordance with Chapter 47 of Title 20, shall be deposited in the Personalized License Plate Fund, established pursuant to Title 33, section 3065, Virgin Islands Code.

Points shall not be assessed with respect to any violation of the motor vehicle laws of the Virgin Islands, occurring prior to the effective date of this chapter.

(a) The Territory hereby adopts the following parts of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Subtitle B, except as modified by this subchapter: Part 107, subparts F and G only; Part 171; Part 172; Part 173; Part 177; Part 178; Part 180; Part 390; Part 391; Part 392; Part 393…

Every special agent of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Virgin Islands Police Department, other sworn police officers, and the size and weight enforcement technicians of the Virgin Islands Police Department through the Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety, work…

(a) Any motor carrier, as defined in § 900, shall permit auditors, accountants, law enforcement officers, examiners, and other authorized agents of the Government of the Virgin Islands to examine vehicle loads, terminals, buildings, equipment, and other facilities, and examine co…