Title 5 — Judicial Procedure

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5 V.I.C. § 815 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 815 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.
5 V.I.C. § 831 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 831 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.
5 V.I.C. § 832 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 832 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.
5 V.I.C. § 833 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 833 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.
5 V.I.C. § 834 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 834 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.
5 V.I.C. § 835 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 835 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.
5 V.I.C. § 836 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 836 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.
5 V.I.C. § 851 Privileges recognized only as provided
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by the Constitution of the United States, the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, or other statute, or by these or other provisions promulgated by the Supreme or Superior Courts of the Virgin Islands, no person has a privilege to:(a) refuse…
5 V.I.C. § 852 Lawyer-client privilege
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(a) Definitions. As used in this section:(1) A “client” is a person, public officer or corporation, association or other organization or entity, either public or private, who is rendered professional legal services by a lawyer, or who consults a lawyer with a view to obtaining pr…
5 V.I.C. § 853 Behavioral health provider, physician, and psychotherapist-patient privilege
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(a) Definitions. As used in this section:(1) A “patient” is a person who consults or is examined or interviewed by a physician or psychotherapist for treatment or diagnosis.(2) A “physician” is a person authorized and duly licensed to practice medicine in any state, nation, or U.…
5 V.I.C. § 854 Spousal privilege
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(a) Definition. The “spousal privilege” covers testimony regarding events occurring at any time, even before marriage, so long as the testimony occurs while the parties are married. The focus of the privilege is not on the content of the testimony but rather on prohibiting testim…
5 V.I.C. § 855 Marital communication privilege
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(a) Definition. The “Marital Communication Privilege” prohibits spouses from divulging confidential communications between them that occurred during their marriage, without the other's consent. (b) Holder of Privilege. Both of the spouses hold the privilege which applies in both …
5 V.I.C. § 856 Religious privilege
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(a) Definitions. As used in this section:(1) A “clergyman” is a minister, priest, rabbi, accredited Christian Science practitioner or other similarly functionary of a religious organization, or an individual reasonably believed so to be by the person consulting him or her.(2) A c…
5 V.I.C. § 857 Political vote
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(a) General Rule of Privilege. Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of his or her vote at a political election conducted by secret ballot. (b) Exceptions. This privilege does not apply if the court finds that the vote was cast illegally or determines that …
5 V.I.C. § 858 Trade secrets
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A person has a privilege which may be claimed by him or his agent or employee, to refuse to disclose and to prevent other persons from disclosing a trade secret, owned by him, if the allowance of the privilege will not tend to conceal fraud or otherwise work injustice. If disclos…
5 V.I.C. § 859 Secrets of state and other official information; governmental privileges
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(a) Claim of Privilege. If the law of the United States creates a governmental privilege that the courts of the U.S. Virgin Islands must recognize under the Constitution of the United States or the Revised Organic Act of 1954, the privilege may be claimed as provided by the laws …
5 V.I.C. § 860 Identity of informer
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(a) Rule of Privilege. The United States, or a state, or a Territory of the United States, or subdivision thereof, has a privilege to refuse to disclose the identity of a person who has furnished information relating to or assisting in an investigation of a possible violation of …
5 V.I.C. § 861 Waiver of privilege by voluntary disclosure
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A person upon whom these sections confer a privilege against disclosure waives the privilege if the person or a predecessor of the person, while holder of the privilege, voluntarily discloses or consents to disclosure of any significant part of the privileged matter. This section…
5 V.I.C. § 862 Privileged matter disclosed under compulsion or without opportunity to claim privilege
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A claim of privilege is not defeated by a disclosure which was (1) compelled erroneously or (2) made without opportunity to claim the privilege.
5 V.I.C. § 863 Comment upon or inference from claim of privilege; intrusion
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(a) Comment or Inference not Permitted. The claim of a privilege, whether in the present proceeding or upon a prior occasion, is not a proper subject of comment by Judge or Counsel. No inference may be drawn therefrom. (b) Claiming Privilege Without Knowledge of Jury. In jury cas…
5 V.I.C. § 881 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 881 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.
5 V.I.C. § 882 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 882 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.
5 V.I.C. § 883 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 883 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.
5 V.I.C. § 884 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 884 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.
5 V.I.C. § 885 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 885 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.
5 V.I.C. § 886 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 886 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.
5 V.I.C. § 887 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 887 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.
5 V.I.C. § 888 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 888 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.
5 V.I.C. § 889 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 889 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.
5 V.I.C. § 890 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 890 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.
5 V.I.C. § 891 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 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.
5 V.I.C. § 892 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 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.
5 V.I.C. § 893 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 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.
5 V.I.C. § 894 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 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.
5 V.I.C. § 895 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 895 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.
5 V.I.C. § 911 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 911 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.
5 V.I.C. § 912 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 912 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.
5 V.I.C. § 913 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 913 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.
5 V.I.C. § 914 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 914 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.
5 V.I.C. § 915 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 915 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.
5 V.I.C. § 916 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 916 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.
5 V.I.C. § 931 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 931 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.
5 V.I.C. § 932 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 932 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.
5 V.I.C. § 933 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 933 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.
5 V.I.C. § 934 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 934 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.
5 V.I.C. § 935 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 935 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.
5 V.I.C. § 951 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 951 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.
5 V.I.C. § 952 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 952 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.
5 V.I.C. § 953 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 953 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.
5 V.I.C. § 954 Repealed. Apr. 7, 2010, § 15(b), Sess. L. 2010, p. 50
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5 V.I.C. § 954 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.