Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 1509 Interfering with property in custody of an officer
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Whoever willfully injures, destroys or takes from the custody of any officer or person, any personal property which such officer or person has in charge under any process of law, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1510 Retaliating against or threatening a witness
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(a) Whoever—(1) uses force, threat, or intimidation against any person called or to be called as a witness at any trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation authorized by law relating to a felony (as defined in section 2 of this title), with intent to influence or prevent the te…
14 V.I.C. § 1541 Perjury defined
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(1) Whoever, in or in connection with, any action, proceeding, hearing or inquiry or on any occasion when an oath may be lawfully administered—(1) swears or affirms—(A) that he will truly testify, declare, depose or certify; or(B) that any testimony, declaration, deposition, cert…
14 V.I.C. § 1542 Immunity of witness from criminal prosecution as bar to prosecution for perjury
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Any section of this Code which declares that evidence obtained upon the examination of a person as a witness cannot be received against him in any criminal proceeding, shall not be construed as preventing such evidence from being proved against him in any proceeding based on a ch…
14 V.I.C. § 1543 Irregularly administered oath as defense
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It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner.
14 V.I.C. § 1544 Immateriality of false statement as defense
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It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused did not know the materiality of the false statement made by him, or that it did not in fact affect the proceeding in or for which it was made. It is sufficient that it was material and might have been used to affect s…
14 V.I.C. § 1545 Incompetence of accused as defense
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It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused was not competent to give the testimony, deposition or certificate of which falsehood is alleged. It is sufficient that he did give such testimony or make such deposition or certificate.
14 V.I.C. § 1546 Depositions as complete
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The making of a deposition or certificate is deemed to be complete, for purposes of this chapter, from the time it is delivered by the accused to any other person with the intent that it be uttered or published as true.
14 V.I.C. § 1547 Unqualified statements without knowledge of facts
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An unqualified statement of that which one does not know to be true is equivalent to a statement of that which one knows to be false.
14 V.I.C. § 1548 Subornation of perjury
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Whoever willfully procures or induces another to commit perjury, shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years.
14 V.I.C. § 1549 Perjury resulting in conviction of innocent person
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Whoever, by willful perjury or subornation of perjury, procures the conviction and punishment of any innocent person, is punishable by the same penalty that was inflicted upon such innocent person; but in no case shall the punishment be less than one year imprisonment.
14 V.I.C. § 1581 Prisoners under protection of law
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The person of a convict sentenced to imprisonment is under the protection of the law, and any injury to his person not authorized by law, is punishable in the same manner as if he were not convicted or sentenced.
14 V.I.C. § 1582 Oppression of prisoners
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Whoever is guilty of willful inhumanity or oppression toward any prisoner under his care or in his custody, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1621 Definitions
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As used in this chapter—“assignation” includes the making of any appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness, or any act in furtherance of such appointment or engagement;“lewdness” includes any indecent or obscene act; and“prostitution” includes the offering or receivi…
14 V.I.C. § 1622 Prohibiting prostitution
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(1) Whoever—(1) engages in prostitution, lewdness or assignation;(2) procures or solicits, or offers to procure or solicit, for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or assignation;(3) keeps, sets up or maintains any place, structure, building or conveyance for the purpose of pro…
14 V.I.C. § 1623 Knowingly leasing property for purposes of prostitution
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(a) Whoever leases, rents or contracts to lease or rent, any vehicle, conveyance, place, structure, building or any part thereof, knowing or with good reason to know, that it is to be used for purposes of prostitution, lewdness or assignation, shall be fined not more than $100 or…
14 V.I.C. § 1624 Keeping house of prostitution
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(1) Whoever keeps or has any interest in keeping—(1) a house of ill-fame or assignation of any description;(2) a house or place for persons to visit for unlawful sexual intercourse or for any sexual, obscene or indecent purpose; or(3) a disorderly house or any place of public res…
14 V.I.C. § 1625 Pandering
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(1) Whoever, by promises, threats, violence or by any device or scheme, causes, induces, persuades or encourages—(1) a person to become an inmate of a house of prostitution, or procures for a person a place as inmate in a house of prostitution or as an inmate of any place in whic…
14 V.I.C. § 1626 Conviction of pandering on unsupported testimony of person
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Upon a trial for pandering, the defendant cannot be convicted upon the testimony of the person injured, unless it is corroborated by some other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the commission of the crime.
14 V.I.C. § 1661 Definitions
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As used in this chapter—“public monies” includes all bonds and evidences of indebtedness and all monies belonging to the Government of the Virgin Islands. “public monies” includes all bonds and evidences of indebtedness and all monies belonging to the Government of the Virgin Isl…
14 V.I.C. § 1662 Embezzlement or falsification of public accounts
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(1) Whoever, being a public officer or person charged with the receipts, safekeeping, transfer or disbursement of public monies—(1) appropriates the same, or any portion thereof to his own use or the use of another, without authority of law;(2) fails to keep the same in his posse…
14 V.I.C. § 1663 Neglecting to pay over public monies
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(1) Whoever—(1) being an officer charged with the receipt, safekeeping, or disbursement of public money, neglects or fails to keep and pay over the same in the manner prescribed by law; or(2) being a clerk, marshal, or other officer, receives any fine or forfeiture and refuses or…
14 V.I.C. § 1664 False certificates by public officers
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Whoever, being a public officer authorized by law to make or give any certificate or writing, makes and delivers as true any such certificate or writing containing statements which he knows to be false, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or bot…
14 V.I.C. § 1665 Disclosure of confidential trade secrets
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Whoever, being an employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, discloses in any manner not authorized by law any information coming to him in the course of his employment which concerns or relates to the trade secrets of a…
14 V.I.C. § 1699 Definition
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(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “perpetrator” means a person accused of rape or unlawful sexual contact.(b) “personal injury” means serious bodily injury, disfigurement, chronic pain, disease, or loss or impairment of a sexual or re…
14 V.I.C. § 1700 Aggravated rape in the first degree
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(a) Whoever perpetrates an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person:(1) Who is under the age of thirteen, or(2) who is under sixteen years of age residing in the same household as the perpetrator, and force, intimidation, or the perpetrator's position of authority over t…
14 V.I.C. § 1700a Aggravated rape in the second degree
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(a) Whoever perpetrates an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person who is under eighteen years but thirteen years or older, or by force, intimidation, or the perpetrator's position of authority over the victim is used to accomplish the sexual act, is guilty of aggravate…
14 V.I.C. § 1701 Rape in the first degree
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(a) Whoever perpetrates an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person—(1) when through idiocy, imbecility or any unsoundness of mind, either temporary or permanent, the person is incapable of giving consent, or, by reason of mental or physical weakness or immaturity or any…
14 V.I.C. § 1702 Rape in the second degree
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(a) Any person over 18 years of age who perpetrates under circumstances not amounting to rape in the first degree, an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person who is at least 16 years but less than 18 years of age, and the perpetrator is 5 years or older than the victim,…
14 V.I.C. § 1703 Rape in the third degree
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(a) Any person under 18 years of age but over 16 years of age who perpetrates an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a person who is under 16 years of age but over 13 years of age, under circumstances not amounting to rape in the first degree, is guilty of rape in the third …
14 V.I.C. § 1704 Penetration necessary to constitute rape
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Any sexual penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the crime.
14 V.I.C. § 1705 Repealed. Oct. 18, 1984, No. 5013, § 11, Sess. L. 1984, p. 354
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14 V.I.C. § 1705 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.
14 V.I.C. § 1706 Repealed. Aug. 4, 1978, No. 4172, Sess. L. 1978, p. 168
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14 V.I.C. § 1706 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.
14 V.I.C. § 1708 Unlawful sexual contact in the first degree
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(a) A person who engages in sexual contact with a person—(1) when force or coercion is used to accomplish the sexual contact;(2) when the other person is under thirteen years of age;(3) when the other person is under sixteen years of age residing in the same household as the perp…
14 V.I.C. § 1709 Unlawful sexual contact in the second degree
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(a) A person over eighteen years of age who engages in sexual contact with a person who is over thirteen but under sixteen years of age is guilty of unlawful sexual contact in the second degree and shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year. (b) Spousal consent shall be an affirmat…
14 V.I.C. § 1710 Consent; victim in police custody
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(a) A person is incapable of consent to sexual relations when the person is detained, including traffic stops and questioning pursuant to an investigation, under arrest, or is otherwise in the custody of a police officer or other law enforcement official, and the offender is a po…
14 V.I.C. § 1721 Definitions
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(a) For purposes of this chapter:(a) The term “minor” means a person under the age of 18.(b) The term “sex offense” as used in this code includes those offenses contained in 42 U.S.C. § 16911(5) and those offenses enumerated in sections 1721A and 1721B of this chapter or any othe…
14 V.I.C. § 1721A Covered offenses
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(a) Virgin Islands Offenses. All individuals who reside within the territory of the United States Virgin Islands, are employed within the Territory of the United States Virgin Islands or who attend school within the Territory of the United States Virgin Islands, that have been co…
14 V.I.C. § 1721B Tiered offenses
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(a) Tier 1 Offenses. (1) A “Tier 1” offense includes any sex offense for which a person has been convicted, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense, that is not a “Tier 2” or “Tier 3” offense.(2) A “Tier 1” offense also includes any offense for which a person has be…
14 V.I.C. § 1722 Duty to register
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(a) A person who is convicted in this Territory or in any state, territory or Indian tribe of the United States, any foreign jurisdiction or in any court of competent jurisdiction of any of the covered offenses included in section 1721A or a similar offense to the covered offense…
14 V.I.C. § 1723 Court determination; territorial board
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(a) Upon conviction of or the acceptance of a plea to any of the offenses set forth in this Chapter, the sentencing court shall certify that the person is a sex offender and in which tier the person will be placed. The sentencing court shall consider a report from the Sex Offende…
14 V.I.C. § 1724 Registration requirements
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(a) A sex offender required to register in this territory of the United States Virgin Islands under this chapter shall appear in person, unless otherwise required, in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Department of Justice, to register with the Department of Just…
14 V.I.C. § 1724A Where registration is required
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(a) Jurisdiction of Conviction. A sex offender must initially register with the Department of Justice if the sex offender was convicted by a court of the Territory of a covered sex offense regardless of the sex offender's actual or intended residency. (b) Jurisdiction of Incarcer…
14 V.I.C. § 1725 Notice of obligation to register
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(a) Notice of the obligation to register shall be provided as follows:(a) A court imposing a sentence, disposition or order of commitment following acquittal by reason of insanity shall notify the defendant of his obligation to register pursuant to this chapter.(b) The Bureau of …
14 V.I.C. § 1726 Registration forms; contents; transmission of form
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(a) The Attorney General shall ensure that the registration forms for sex offenders registering in the United States Virgin Islands meets the requirements of this chapter. (b) A sex offender who is required to register with this territory pursuant to this chapter shall provide th…
14 V.I.C. § 1727 Records; access
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(a) Records maintained pursuant to this chapter shall be open to any law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes, and to government agencies conducting confidential background checks. (b) When the release of information regarding a specific sex offender who is required to…
14 V.I.C. § 1728 Immunity for good-faith conduct from civil and criminal liability for providing or failing to provide relevant information
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(a) Nothing under this chapter shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity for the United States Virgin Islands, its departments and agencies. (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any person acting under good faith pursuant to the requirements…
14 V.I.C. § 1729 Duties of employers
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(a) All owners, employers and operators of child-care or child-residential treatment facilities shall apply for a Virgin Islands Sex Offender Background Check through the Department of Justice of all prospective employees and volunteers. The child-care facility owner, employer or…
14 V.I.C. § 1730 Penalty
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(a) Any person required to register under this chapter who knowingly fails to so register and keep such registration current shall be fined not less than $3,000 or more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not less than three months or more than two years, or both. (b) Any person, busi…
14 V.I.C. § 1731 General provisions
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(a) Upon October 31, 1997, the Department of Justice shall assume responsibility for registering persons and ensuring compliance with the registration requirements. (b) The Attorney General shall forward a copy of this act to the registering agency or chief law enforcement office…