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Virgin Islands Statutes, Title 3

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Title 3, Executive

37 chapters · 589 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 3589 Ch 25, Personnel Merit System, Compensation…141 Ch 27, Retirement of Personnel; Federal Ben…52 Ch 1, Governor39 Ch 29, Notaries Public35 Ch 28A, Tier II Retirement Benefits Program27 Ch 5, Departments and Agencies Generally26 Ch 35, Filing and Publication of Regulations24 Ch 42, Virgin Islands Bureau of Narcotics a…22 Ch 18, Department of Sports, Parks and Recr…18 Ch 7, Department of Education15 Ch 9, Department of Public Works14 Ch 8, Department of Justice13 Ch 28B, Supplemental Contributions Program13 Ch 13, Department of Property and Procurement11

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3 V.I.C. § 642 Withdrawal of authorization to withhold compensation and purchase bonds
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Any officer or employee who files with the Commissioner of Finance the authorization referred to in section 641 of this title may withdraw such authorization at any time upon filing written notice of withdrawal with such Commissioner.
3 V.I.C. § 643 Service and merit awards
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Presentation of service awards Presentation of service awards (a) The head of each department of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands is hereby authorized and directed to award quinquennially to each employee for continuous service in any department, including perio…
3 V.I.C. § 644 Awards to Government employees
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The Governor shall award, according to such rules as he may adopt, annual prizes for administrative improvements to the officers and employees of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands who make worthy suggestions leading to the improvement of or the introduction of sa…
3 V.I.C. § 645 Annual appointment of committee to implement section 644
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The Governor shall annually appoint a committee to make recommendations for implementing the provisions of section 644 of this title, and he shall give the widest publicity to this program among government employees.

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3 V.I.C. § 661 False testimony

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Whoever knowingly gives any false testimony during or at any investigation or hearing authorized by this chapter, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

3 V.I.C. § 662 Refusal or failure by employee, to appear, testify, or waive immunity

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(1) Whoever, being an officer or employee in the Government Service—(1) willfully refuses or fails to appear before any court or judge, any legislative committee, any officer, or anybody authorized to conduct any hearing or inquiry; or(2) having appeared before any such court, ju…

3 V.I.C. § 663 Fraud or false statement, mark, etc

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(1) Whoever—(1) makes any false statement, mark, rating or report with regard to any test, certification, or appointment made under any provision of this chapter; or(2) in any manner commits or attempts to commit fraud preventing or for the purpose of preventing the impartial exe…

3 V.I.C. § 664 Payment, offer, acceptance or solicitation with respect to appointment, promotion or advantage

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Whoever directly or indirectly pays, gives, renders, offers, accepts or solicits any money, service, or other valuable consideration for or on account of any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion to, or advantage in, a position in the classified servi…

3 V.I.C. § 665 Defeating or obstructing persons; furnishing information affecting rights

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Whoever, being an employee in the office of the Director of Personnel, an examiner, or other person, defeats, deceives, or obstructs any person in his right to examination, eligibility, certification, or appointment under this chapter, or furnishes to any person any special secre…

3 V.I.C. § 666 Other violations

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Whoever violates any provision of this chapter or of any of the rules adopted under the provisions of this chapter, shall, if no other penalty is prescribed in this chapter for such violation, be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

3 V.I.C. § 667 Ineligibility for office after conviction; forfeiture

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Whoever is convicted of an offense under this chapter shall, for a period of five years, be ineligible for appointment to, or employment in, any position in the Government Service, and, if he is an officer or employee of the Government, shall forfeit his office or position.

3 V.I.C. § 671 Declaration of policy

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The Legislature determines and hereby declares that (1) in order to promote efficiency and economy in the operation of the Government and provide the means for the development of maximum proficiency in the performance of official duties by its employees, to establish and maintain…

3 V.I.C. § 672 Definitions

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(A) For the purpose of this subchapter, and unless the context otherwise requires the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:“agency” means each department, office, agency, or other instrumentality in the executive branch of the Gover…

3 V.I.C. § 673 Establishment of training programs

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(a) In order to increase economy and efficiency in the operations of the agency and to raise the standards of performance by employees of their official duties to the maximum possible level of proficiency, the head of each agency, in conformity with this subchapter, shall, within…

3 V.I.C. § 674 Government facilities; use

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(1) An agency program for the training of employees by, in, and through government facilities under this subchapter shall—(1) provide for training, insofar as practicable, by, in, and through government facilities under the jurisdiction or control of the agency; and(2) provide fo…

3 V.I.C. § 675 Nongovernment facilities; use

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(a) The head of an agency may, with the concurrence of the Director of Personnel, make agreements or other arrangements for the training of employees of the agency by, in, or through nongovernment facilities under this subchapter. (b) An agency program for the training of employe…

3 V.I.C. § 676 Nongovernment facilities; amount of training limited

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(a) The training of employees, by, in, and through nongovernment facilities under this subchapter is subject to the following limitations:(1) The number of man-years of training for an agency in a fiscal year may not exceed one percent of the total number of man-years of employme…

3 V.I.C. § 677 Leaves of absence for study; compensation; limitations

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(a) In addition to any other training provided for under this subchapter, the Governor, upon recommendations of executive department heads, shall grant study leave each year to one employee of each agency, except the Department of Health and the Department of Education, for the p…

3 V.I.C. § 678 Nongovernment facilities; restrictions

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This subchapter does not authorize the selection and assignment of an employee for training by, in, or through a nongovernment facility, or the payment or reimbursement of the costs of training for the sole purpose of providing an opportunity to an employee to obtain one or more …

3 V.I.C. § 679 Expenses of training

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(a) The head of an agency, pursuant to the regulations and subject to appropriations or other funds available to the agency, may—(1) pay all or part of the basic pay (excluding overtime, holiday premium, or other extra pay) of an employee of the agency selected and assigned for t…

3 V.I.C. § 680 Expenses of attendance at meetings

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Appropriations or other funds available to an agency for travel expenses are available for expenses of attendance at meetings which are concerned with the functions or activities for which the appropriation is made or which will contribute to improved conduct, supervision, or man…

3 V.I.C. § 681 Employee agreements; service after training

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(a) An employee selected for training by, in, or through a nongovernment facility under this subchapter shall agree in writing with the Government before assignment to training that he will—(1) continue in the service of the Government after the end of the training period for a p…

3 V.I.C. § 682 Acceptance of contributions, awards, and other payments

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(a) To the extent authorized by regulations, contributions and awards incident to training in nongovernment facilities, and payment of travel, subsistence, and other expenses incident to attendance at meetings, may be made to and accepted by an employee. (b) When a contribution, …

3 V.I.C. § 683 Absorption of costs within funds available

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(a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to the extent he considers it practicable, may provide for the absorption of the costs of the training programs and plans under this subchapter by the respective agencies from applicable appropriations or funds available fo…

3 V.I.C. § 684 Agency review of training needs; annual program reports

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(a) The head of each agency, at least once every three years, shall review the needs of his agency for the training of its employees. The Director of Personnel, on request of any agency, may assist the agency with the review. Information obtained or developed in a review shall be…

3 V.I.C. § 685 Nongovernment facilities; review of training programs

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The Director of Personnel, at the times and to the extent he considers necessary, shall review the operations, activities, and related transactions of each agency in connection with each agency program, and plan thereunder, for the training of its employees by, in, and through no…

3 V.I.C. § 686 Collection of training information

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The Director of Personnel, to the extent he considers appropriate in the public interest, may collect information concerning training programs, plans, and methods inside and outside the Government. The Director of Personnel, on request, shall make the information available to an …

3 V.I.C. § 687 Training program assistance

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The Director of Personnel, on request of an agency, shall advise and assist in the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the training programs and plans of the agency under this subchapter, to the extent of his facilities and personnel available for that purpose.

3 V.I.C. § 688 Administration

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The Director of Personnel has the responsibility and authority for effective promotion and coordination of the training programs under this subchapter and training operations thereunder.

3 V.I.C. § 689 Training of employees in legislative and judicial branches

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The head of an agency shall permit the attendance at training programs operated within his agency of employees in or under the Legislative Branch, upon request of the President of the Senate, and of employees in or under the Judicial Branch, upon request of the Chief Justice of t…

3 V.I.C. § 690 Exception from training provisions; authority of Governor

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The Governor, at any time in the public interest, may (1) except an agency or part of an agency, or an employee, or group, or class of employees, from this subchapter or any provision thereof, and (2) withdraw any such exception.

3 V.I.C. § 701 System created

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(a) There shall be and is hereby created a retirement and benefit system for officials and employees of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands and for their dependents and beneficiaries, for the payment of retirement annuities, disability annuities, and other benefits…

3 V.I.C. § 702 Definitions

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(a) Words and phrases wherever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly expressed in the context or a different definition has been provided elsewhere in the chapter, shall have the following meanings—(a) “System” shall mean the Employees Retirement System of t…

3 V.I.C. § 703 Membership

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(a) The following persons shall be included as members:(a) Any person who is an employee and in service on September 30, 1959, shall become a member as of the date of establishment.(b) Any person who becomes an employee on or after the date of establishment shall become a member …

3 V.I.C. § 704 Credited service

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(a) Subject to the provisions of section 721 of this title each employee in service on the date of establishment shall receive credit as prior service for all service rendered in any department, division or agency of the employer, except such service as is excluded by section 703…

3 V.I.C. § 705 Conditions for service retirement

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(a) An application for an annuity shall be in writing, addressed to the System in care of the Administrator. The annuity when granted shall begin as of the 1st day of the month next following the date of withdrawal from service. In no case shall an annuity become effective prior …

3 V.I.C. § 706 Amount of service retirement annuity

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(a) Upon retirement from service, a member shall receive a service retirement annuity, payable semi-monthly, computed at the rate of 2.5% of average compensation times the number of years of credited service, not to exceed 40 years. To the amounts of annual service retirement ann…

3 V.I.C. § 706a Limitation on compensation of retired contractual employees

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No retiree of the federal government, the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, or of the private sector shall be employed by the Government of the Virgin Islands on a contractual basis the compensation of which exceeds the highest rate of salary received by that employ…

3 V.I.C. § 707 Options at retirement

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(a) In lieu of the retirement allowance for his life alone, a member, but not a retired member, may elect, revoke, or change a previous elections, to have the actuarial equivalent of his retirement allowance as of the date of retirement applied to provide a lesser retirement allo…

3 V.I.C. § 708 Duty disability annuity

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(a) Any member who becomes totally and permanently incapacitated for service as the proximate result of bodily injuries sustained or a hazard undergone while in the performance and within the scope of his duties, if such injuries or hazard were not the consequences of the willful…

3 V.I.C. § 709 Duty-connected death annuity

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(a) Upon death of a member before retirement as the proximate result of bodily injuries sustained or a hazard undergone while in the performance and within the scope of his duties, if such injuries or hazard were not the consequence of the wilful misconduct of the member, the sur…

3 V.I.C. § 710 Nonduty disability retirement annuity

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(a) Any member under age 60 having at least 9 years of credited service who becomes totally and permanently disabled for service, either mentally or physically, from any cause other than duty disability shall be entitled to a nonduty disability annuity. (b) Such annuity shall beg…

3 V.I.C. § 710a Committee of Medical Review

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(a) There is hereby created a Committee of Medical Review, to fulfill the requirements of Sections 708 and 710 of this chapter, and to assure fair and impartial evaluation of all claims for permanent disability retirement benefits. Claims for duty and nonduty disability, pursuant…

3 V.I.C. § 711 Administration of disability annuities

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(a) At least once each year during the first five years following the allowance of a disability annuity to any member, and at least once in every three-year period thereafter, until a member's attainment of age 55, the Board shall require any disability beneficiary to undergo a m…

3 V.I.C. § 712 Death benefit provisions

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Death while in service Death while in service (a) Upon death of a member while in service, if no duty-connected death annuity is payable, a payment of the accumulated contributions of the member shall be payable.(b) Upon the death of a member while in service, not enrolled in the…

3 V.I.C. § 713 Refunds

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(a) Upon withdrawal from service, any member who does not have ten years of credited service and is not then eligible for a service retirement annuity shall be entitled to receive a refund of the accumulated contributions, plus regular interest, including contributions made by th…

3 V.I.C. § 714 Coverage of members of the Legislature

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(a) Membership in the system for members of the Legislature shall be optional. Each member in service on July 1, 1970, and who is not then a member of the system by previous election, may obtain coverage in the system by filing an application within twelve (12) months from such d…

3 V.I.C. § 715 GERS; Board of Trustees; duties and responsibilities

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(a) The Virgin Islands Government Employees Retirement System is established as an independent and separate agency of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands. The responsibility for the proper operation of the System and for making effective the provisions of this chap…

3 V.I.C. § 716 Treasurer; legal counsel

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(a) The Board of Trustees shall appoint a treasurer of the system who shall perform the following duties:(1) Act as official custodian of the cash and securities belonging to the system and provide adequate safe deposit facilities for the preservation of the securities and hold t…

3 V.I.C. § 717 Investments

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(a) [Repealed.] (b) The Board is vested with the discretionary investment strategy authority to vary the investment criteria set out in this section by no greater than 25% of the aggregate amounts specified. The Board is prohibited from changing the securities ratings specified i…