Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 1732 Retroactive registration
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(a) The following three categories of persons who were previously convicted and who were not previously required to register, shall be required to register and the Department of Justice shall establish policies and procedures to ensure that they are subject to the registration an…
14 V.I.C. § 1733 Failure to appear for registration and absconding
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(a) In the event a sex offender fails to register with the territory of the United States Virgin Islands as required by this chapter, the Attorney General or designee shall immediately inform the jurisdiction that provided notification that the sex offender was to commence reside…
14 V.I.C. § 1741 Trespass
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(a) Whoever enters upon the land of another without the consent of the owner or of the person in charge thereof, shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. (b) Whoever enters upon the land or premises of a domestic violence center without the c…
14 V.I.C. § 1742 Trespass to remove or deface property
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(1) Whoever willfully commits any trespass by—(1) cutting down, destroying or injuring any kind of wood or timber growing upon the lands of another or upon public lands;(2) carrying away any kind of wood or timber lying on such lands;(3) maliciously injuring or destroying any sta…
14 V.I.C. § 1743 Leaving enclosure open
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Whoever passes through an enclosure of another and leaves the same open, shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1744 Tearing down fence
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Whoever willfully tears down a fence without the consent of the owner or the person in charge thereof, to make passage through an enclosure, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1745 Permitting animals to stray upon lands of another
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Whoever knowingly and willfully permits any donkey, horse, mule, sheep, cattle, hog or goat owned or controlled by him, to stray or enter upon the land of another, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of such land, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned n…
14 V.I.C. § 1746 Removing or defacing boundary markers
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(1) Whoever—(1) maliciously removes any monument erected for the purpose of designating any point in the boundary of any lot or tract of land, or a place where a subaqueous telegraph cable lies;(2) maliciously defaces or alters the marks upon any such monument; or(3) maliciously …
14 V.I.C. § 1747 Forcible and unlawful entry
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(1) Whoever—(1) uses force or violence in entering upon or detaining any lands or other property, public or private; or(2) enters another's domicile without the consent of the tenant—shall, except in the cases and in the manner prescribed by law, be fined not more than $200 or im…
14 V.I.C. § 1748 Returning to lands after removal by lawful process
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(1) Whoever—(1) having been removed from any lands by process of law; or(2) having removed from any lands pursuant to the lawful adjudication or direction of any court, tribunal or officer—unlawfully returns to settle, reside upon or take possession of such lands shall be fined n…
14 V.I.C. § 1749 Unauthorized presence on school premises
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(a) Whoever is present on the premises of any public or private school at any time, whether on the school grounds or in a school building, without lawful purpose or authority, shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 and be imprisoned for a mandatory minimum term of…
14 V.I.C. § 1750 Impersonating a student on school premises
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(a) Any person who is present on the premises of any public or private school, whether on the school grounds or in a school building, without lawful purpose or authority, and who gains entry unto such school grounds or premises by wearing the official school uniform of that schoo…
14 V.I.C. § 1781 Defacing or removing posted laws
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(1) Whoever intentionally defaces, obliterates, tears down or destroys—(1) any copy, transcript or extract from or of any law of the United States or the Virgin Islands; or(2) any proclamation, advertisement or notification—set up at any place in the Virgin Islands by authority o…
14 V.I.C. § 1782 Mutilation and destruction of records by public officers
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(1) Whoever, being an officer having the custody of any record, map or book or any paper or proceeding of any court, filed or deposited in any public office or placed in his hands for any purpose—(1) steals, willfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, alters, falsifies, removes or se…
14 V.I.C. § 1783 Mutilation and destruction of records by persons other than public officers
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Whoever, not being such an officer as is referred to in section 1782 of this title, commits any of the acts specified in that section, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1784 Falsification of returns required by law; failing to take oaths or make affidavits
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(1) Whoever, being an agent or officer of any institution, corporation or company—(1) gives or returns a false or fraudulent list, schedule or statement required by law; or(2) willfully fails or refuses to take and subscribe to any of the oaths, affidavits or affirmations require…
14 V.I.C. § 1785 Definitions relative to invasion of privacy by first responders; violation, penalty; liability, civil action, damages
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Disclose” means to sell, manufacture, give, provide, lend, trade, mail, deliver, transfer, publish, distribute, circulate, disseminate, present, exhibit, advertise, or offer.(2) “First responder” means a law enforcement officer, paid or volunteer …
14 V.I.C. § 1821 Riot defined
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(1) A riot is—(1) any disturbance of the public peace by the use of force or violence to any other person or to property; or(2) any threat or attempt to commit such disturbance or to do any unlawful act by the use of force or violence, when accompanied by immediate power of execu…
14 V.I.C. § 1822 Punishment for riot
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Whoever participates in any riot shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1823 Unlawful assembly defined
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(a) Whenever three or more persons—(1) assemble with intent to commit any unlawful act by force;(2) assemble with intent to carry out any purpose in such a manner as to disturb the public peace; or(3) being assembled, attempt or threaten any act tending toward a breach of the pea…
14 V.I.C. § 1824 Punishment for unlawful assembly
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Whoever participates in any unlawful assembly shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1825 Remaining at place of riot or unlawful assembly after warning
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Whoever remains present at the place of an unlawful assembly or riot after the persons assembled have been lawfully warned to disperse and who is not a public officer or person assisting them in attempting to disperse the same, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not …
14 V.I.C. § 1826 Refusing to aid in suppressing a riot
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Whoever, being present at the place of an unlawful assembly or riot and being commanded by a duly authorized public officer to act or aid in suppressing the riot, or in protecting persons or property, or in arresting a person guilty or charged with participating in the unlawful a…
14 V.I.C. § 1861 Robbery defined
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Robbery is the unlawful taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence and against his will, by means of force or fear.
14 V.I.C. § 1862 Robbery in the first degree
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(1) A person is guilty of robbery in the first degree when, in the course of the commission of the crime or of immediate flight therefrom, he or another perpetrator of the crime:(1) Causes physical injury which is incapacitating in any way to any person who is not a perpetrator o…
14 V.I.C. § 1863 Robbery in the second degree
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(1) A person is guilty of robbery in the second degree when he forcibly steals property and when:(1) He is aided by another person actually present; or(2) In the course of the commission of the crime or of immediate flight therefrom, he or another participant in the crime causes …
14 V.I.C. § 1864 Robbery in the third degree
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Whoever commits robbery under circumstances not amounting to robbery in the first degree or robbery in the second degree is guilty of robbery in the third degree and shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years.
14 V.I.C. § 1901 Intentional injury to or interference with property
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Whoever intentionally destroys, impairs, injures, interferes or tampers with real or personal property with reasonable grounds to believe that such act will hinder, delay or interfere with the preparation of the United States, or of any state, commonwealth, territory or island po…
14 V.I.C. § 1902 Intentionally defective workmanship
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(1) Whoever intentionally makes or omits to note on inspection, any defect in any article or thing with reasonable grounds to believe—(1) that such article or thing is intended to be used in connection with the preparation of the United States, or of any state, commonwealth, terr…
14 V.I.C. § 1903 Attempts to commit sabotage
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(a) In addition to the acts which constitute an attempt to commit a crime under the laws of the Virgin Islands—(1) the solicitation or incitement of another to commit any of the crimes defined in this chapter not followed by the commission of the crime;(2) the collection or assem…
14 V.I.C. § 1904 Conspiracy; penalties; defenses
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(a) If two or more persons conspire to commit any crime defined by this chapter, each of such persons is guilty of conspiracy and subject to the same punishment as if he had committed the crime which he conspired to commit, whether or not any act be done in furtherance of the con…
14 V.I.C. § 1905 Immunity of witnesses
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No person shall be excused from attending and testifying, or producing any books, papers, or other documents before any court, magistrate judge, or the United States attorney upon any investigation, proceeding or trial, for or relating to or concerned with a violation of any sect…
14 V.I.C. § 1906 Detention of unauthorized persons entering restricted areas
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Any peace officer or any person employed as watchman, guard, or in a supervisory capacity on premises connected with or used for national defense activities and posted with a sign reading “No Entry Without Permission” may stop any person found on any premises to which entry witho…
14 V.I.C. § 1907 Rights of labor
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair, curtail or destroy the rights of employees and their representatives to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, to strike, to pick…
14 V.I.C. § 1908 Conviction under other laws
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If conduct prohibited by this chapter is also made unlawful by another or other laws, the offender may be convicted for violation of this chapter or of such other law.
14 V.I.C. § 1941 Detaining children from school
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(1) Whoever—(1) detains any child from attending school at the prescribed times and places, without authority of lawful regulation; or(2) performs or omits any act whereby any child under his control, directly or indirectly, is hindered from regular attendance at school—shall be …
14 V.I.C. § 1942 Failure to register for school
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Whoever, being a parent or guardian, fails to register such children as are required to be registered for school attendance, shall be fined not more than $100.00.
14 V.I.C. § 1981 Seduction under promise to marry
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Whoever, under promise of marriage, seduces and has sexual intercourse with an unmarried female of previous chaste character, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 1982 Marriage as a bar to prosecution
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The intermarriage of the parties prior to the trial is a bar to a prosecution for a violation of section 1981 of this title.
14 V.I.C. § 1983 Conviction on unsupported testimony of female
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No conviction can be had for an offense specified in section 1981 of this title upon the testimony of the female seduced, unsupported by other evidence.
14 V.I.C. § 2021 Mutilation and disinterment of dead body
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(a) Whoever mutilates, disinters or removes from the place of sepulture the dead body of a human being, without authority of law, shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who removes the dead body of a relative or…
14 V.I.C. § 2022 Burial in other than cemetery
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Whoever, without permission of competent authority, buries or inters the dead body of any human being or any human remains in any place other than a cemetery or place of burial, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 2061 Repealed. Oct. 18, 1984, No. 5013, § 11, Sess. L. 1984, p. 354
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14 V.I.C. § 2061 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. § 2062 Bestiality
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Whoever shall carnally copulate with a beast shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years.
14 V.I.C. § 2063 Penetration required
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Any sexual penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the crime specified in sections 2061 and 2062 of this title.
14 V.I.C. § 2071 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Stalking” means purposely and repeatedly following another person and engaging in a course of conduct or making a credible threat with the intent of annoying or placing that person in reasonable fear of death or bodily harm or injury and causing e…
14 V.I.C. § 2072 Stalking prohibited; degrees of offense; punishment
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(a) A person is guilty of the crime of stalking who purposely and repeatedly follows another person and engages in a course of conduct or makes a credible threat with the intent of annoying or placing that person in reasonable fear of death or bodily harm or injury. Any person co…
14 V.I.C. § 2101 Buying, receiving or possessing stolen property
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(a) Any person who buys, receives or possesses any property which has been obtained in any unlawful manner, knowing or having cause to believe the property to have been so unlawfully obtained, or who conceals, sells, withholds or aids in concealing, selling, or withholding any su…
14 V.I.C. § 2102 Search for stolen property; inference of knowledge of theft
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(a) Every police and peace officer may stop, search and detain—(1) any vessel, boat, automobile, motor truck, cart, carriage or other vehicle, in or upon which there shall be reason to suspect that anything stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found; or(2) any person who may be r…
14 V.I.C. § 2103 Civil liability
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Any person who has been injured by a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action in which he shall be entitled to recover three times the amount of actual damages, if any, sustained by him, plus costs of suit and reasonable attorney's fees.