Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 2141 Aiding or advising suicide
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Whoever deliberately aids, advises or encourages another to commit suicide, shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years.
14 V.I.C. § 2142 Bomb hoax
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Whoever, willfully and deliberately or negligently communicates through any medium the presence of a bomb where there is no such device found, and which the person knows, intends or reasonably believes is likely to cause public alarm or disruption has committed the act of creatin…
14 V.I.C. § 2143 Placing a false bomb
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Whoever places a false bomb, chemical, biological, or radioactive substance or causes to be placed, any device or object that by its design, construction, content or characteristics appears to be or to contain, a bomb, chemical, biological or radioactive substance, but it is, in …
14 V.I.C. § 2144 Criminal penalties
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(a) Any person who is 18 years or over found guilty of creating a bomb hoax or terrorist threat or threat by false chemical, biological, or radioactive substance, or falsely reporting an incident in the second or third degree shall be fined $5,000 and be imprisoned for not less t…
14 V.I.C. § 2145 False reporting; third degree
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(a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, he:(a) initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a crime…
14 V.I.C. § 2146 False reporting; second degree
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(a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, he:(a) initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire…
14 V.I.C. § 2147 False reporting; first degree
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(a) A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the first degree when he:(1) commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree as defined in section 2146, and has previously been convicted of that crime; or(2) commits the crime of falsely reportin…
14 V.I.C. § 2148 Restitution
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(a) The Government of the Virgin Islands may seek restitution of costs associated with responding to a bomb hoax, the placing of a false bomb, or the false reporting an incident by:(a) filing the proper application with the court for a sum not to exceed $10,000;(b) filing a civil…
14 V.I.C. § 2171 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter—“Trade-mark” means a mark used to indicate the maker, owner or seller of an article of merchandise and includes, among other things, any name of a person or corporation, or any letter, word, device, emblem, figure, seal, stamp, diagram, brand, wrapper,…
14 V.I.C. § 2172 Wrongful use of trade-marks
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(1) Whoever—(1) falsely makes or counterfeits a trade-mark;(2) affixes to any article of merchandise—(A) a false or counterfeit trade-mark, knowing the same to be false or counterfeit; or(B) the genuine trade-mark or an imitation of the trade-mark of another, without the latter's…
14 V.I.C. § 2191 Altering livestock brands
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Whoever willfully marks or brands, or alters or defaces the brand of any animal belonging to another, shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years.
14 V.I.C. § 2200 Short title
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This subchapter may be cited as “The Identity Theft Prevention Act.”
14 V.I.C. § 2201 Definitions
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(a) In this subchapter unless the context otherwise requires:(a) “Personal identification document” means a birth certificate, a drivers license, a state identification card, a public, government, or private employment identification card, a Social Security card, a firearm owner'…
14 V.I.C. § 2202 Identity theft
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(a) A person commits the offense of identity theft when he or she knowingly:(1) uses any personal identifying information or personal identification document of another person to obtain credit, money, goods, services, or other property fraudulently, or(2) uses any personal identi…
14 V.I.C. § 2203 Aggravated identity theft
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(1) A person commits the offense of aggravated identity theft when the person commits the offense of identity theft as; set forth in section 2202, subsection (a) against:(1) A person who is 60 years of age or older;(2) A dependent adult, as defined in 34 V.I.C. § 452; or(3) A per…
14 V.I.C. § 2204 Civil remedies
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A person who is convicted of identity theft or aggravated identity theft is liable in a civil action to the person who suffered damages as a result of the violation. The person suffering damages may recover court costs, attorney's fees, lost wages, and actual damages.
14 V.I.C. § 2205 Offenders interest in the property
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It is no defense to a charge of identity theft or aggravated identity theft that the offender has an interest in the credit, money, goods, services, or other property.
14 V.I.C. § 2206 Mandating law enforcement agencies to accept and provide reports; judicial factual determination
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(a) A person who has learned or reasonably suspects that his or her personal identifying information has been unlawfully used by another may initiate a law enforcement investigation by contacting the Virgin Islands Police Department, which shall take a police report of the matter…
14 V.I.C. § 2207 Chapter not exclusive
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This chapter shall not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of the Virgin Islands which presently applies or may in the future apply to any transaction that violates this chapter, unless such provision is inconsistent with the term…
14 V.I.C. § 2208 Notices of security breach
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(a) Any agency that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information shall disclose any breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach in the security of the data to any resident of the Virgin Islands whose unencrypted …
14 V.I.C. § 2209 Disclosure of breach of security
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(a) Any person or business that conducts business in the Virgin Islands, and that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, shall disclose any breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach in the security of th…
14 V.I.C. § 2210 Waiver unenforceable
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Any waiver of the provisions of this title is contrary to public policy, and is void and unenforceable.
14 V.I.C. § 2211 Remedies
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(a) Any customer injured by a violation of this title may commence a civil action to recover damages. (b) Any business that violates, proposes to violate, or has violated this title may be enjoined. (c) The rights and remedies available under this section are cumulative to each o…
14 V.I.C. § 2212 Severability
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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisi…
14 V.I.C. § 2221 Miscellaneous acts of vagrancy
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(a) Whoever—(1) being able by lawful means, to support himself or his spouse or his or her children, willfully refuses or neglects to do so; or(2) being a common prostitute, wanders in the public streets or highways, or in any place of public resort and behaves in a riotous and i…
14 V.I.C. § 2251 Carrying or using dangerous weapons
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(a) Whoever—(1) has, possesses, bears, transports, carries or has under his proximate control any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a blackjack, billy, sandclub, metal knuckles, bludgeon, switchblade knife or gravity knife; or (2) with intent to use the same unla…
14 V.I.C. § 2252 Confiscation of illegally held weapons
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Whoever violates the provisions of sections 298, 2251 or 2253 of this title, or any other provision of law prohibiting the possession, bearing, transporting, carrying or effective control of a firearm, ammunition or other weapon shall, in addition to the punishment therein prescr…
14 V.I.C. § 2253 Carrying of firearms; openly or concealed; evidence of intent to commit crime of violence; definitions
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(a) Whoever, unless otherwise authorized by law, has, possesses, bears, transports or carries either, actually or constructively, openly or concealed any firearm, as defined in Title 23, section 451(f) of this code, loaded or unloaded, may be arrested without a warrant, and shall…
14 V.I.C. § 2254 Minimum sentences; no probation or parole
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(a) A person convicted pursuant to section 2251 of this chapter of having, possessing, bearing, transporting, carrying or having under his proximate control a deadly or dangerous weapon as therein described during the commission or attempted commission of a crime of violence shal…
14 V.I.C. § 2255 [Redesignated.]
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14 V.I.C. § 2255 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. § 2256 Possession or sale of ammunition
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(a) Any person who is not:(1) a licensed firearms or ammunition dealer; or(2) officer, agent or employee of the Virgin Islands or the United States, on duty and acting within the scope of his duties; or(3) holder of a valid firearms license for the same firearm gauge or caliber a…
14 V.I.C. § 2257 Collection and deposit of fines
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Moneys received for violations of sections 2251, 2253 and 2256 of this chapter shall be deposited in the “Police Crime Fighting and Equipment Fund” as established under title 33, section 3051a of this Code.
14 V.I.C. § 2258 Proscription on possession of body armor by persons convicted of a violent felony
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Body armor” means any bullet-resistant material intended to provide ballistic and trauma protection for the person wearing the body armor.(2) “Crime of violence” means:(A) a felony offense that has as an “element the use, attempted use, or threate…
14 V.I.C. § 2258a Wearing body armour in the commission of a violent crime
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(a) Any person who wears body armour during the course of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, as defined in section 2258(a)(2), upon conviction shall be imprisoned for not more than five years and fined not more than $5,000 or shall be both imprisoned and fine…
14 V.I.C. § 2265 Authorization to offer rewards
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(a) The Police Commissioner or the Attorney General, with the approval of the Governor, may offer a reward not exceeding $1,000 payable out of the Crime Stop Fund for the arrest and conviction, or for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons havin…
14 V.I.C. § 2266 Payment of rewards; rules and regulations
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(a) Rewards to be paid pursuant to this chapter shall be paid immediately upon the conviction of the person or persons for whom a reward has been offered. (b) The Police Commissioner and the Attorney General shall jointly prescribe rules and regulations as may be necessary for th…
14 V.I.C. § 2267 Crime Stop Fund
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(a) There is created and established in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands a special fund to be designated and known as the Virgin Islands Crime Stop Fund (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Fund”). The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain and provide for the admin…
14 V.I.C. § 3001 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Cardholder” means the person or organization named on the face of a credit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card is issued by an issuer.(2) “Credit card” means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit plate or b…
14 V.I.C. § 3002 False statement as to financial condition or identity
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A person who makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, any false statement as to a material fact in writing, knowing it to be false and with intent that it be relied on respecting his identity or that of any other person, firm or corporation or his financial cond…
14 V.I.C. § 3003 Theft—Obtaining credit card through fraudulent means
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(a) Theft by taking or retaining possession of card taken. A person who takes a credit card from the person, possession, custody or control of another without the cardholder's consent or who, with knowledge that it has been so taken, receives the credit card with intent to use it…
14 V.I.C. § 3004 Fraudulent use of credit card
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A person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or a person or organization providing money, goods, services or anything else of value or any other person, uses, for the purpose of obtaining money, goods, services or anything else of value, a credit card obtained or retained in v…
14 V.I.C. § 3004a Unauthorized use of government credit card
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Whoever, being an officer or employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands or instrumentality thereof uses a government credit card inconsistent with the purpose authorized is guilty of unauthorized use of a government credit card and is subject to a fine of not more than $10,…
14 V.I.C. § 3005 Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services
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(a) Illegally obtained or illegally possessed credit card; forged, revoked or expired credit card. A person who is authorized by an issuer to furnish money, goods, services or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card by the cardholder or any agent or employees of…
14 V.I.C. § 3006 Possession of machinery, plates or other contrivance or incomplete credit card
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A person other than the cardholder possessing two (2) or more incomplete credit cards with intent to complete them without the consent of the issuer or a person possessing with knowledge of its character any machinery, plates or any other contrivance designed to reproduce instrum…
14 V.I.C. § 3007 Receipt of money, goods and services obtained by fraudulent use of credit cards
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A person who receives money, goods, services or anything else of value obtained in violation of section 3004 of this chapter, knowing or believing that it was so obtained, violates this section and is subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (a) of section 3010 of this ch…
14 V.I.C. § 3008 Defense not available
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In any prosecution for violation of this chapter, it is not required to be established and it is no defense that a person, other than the defendant, who violated this chapter has not been convicted, apprehended or identified.
14 V.I.C. § 3009 Presumptions
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(1) When this chapter establishes a presumption with respect to any fact which is an element of a crime, it has the following consequences:(1) When there is sufficient evidence of the facts which give rise to the presumption to go to the jury, the issue of the existence of the pr…
14 V.I.C. § 3010 Penalties
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(a) A person who is subject to the penalties of this subsection shall be fined not more than one thousand ($1,000) dollars or imprisoned not more than one (1) year or both. (b) A person who is subject to the penalties of this subsection shall be fined not more than three thousand…
14 V.I.C. § 3011 Solicitation by mail
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No person engaged in the business of granting or extending credit by the use of a credit card shall mail any such credit card to any individual unless such individual shall have previously made a request therefor in writing.
14 V.I.C. § 3012 Exception
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(1) The provisions of section 3011 of this chapter shall not apply to:(1) The issuance of any credit card to any individual who shall at the time of such issuance have a credit account relationship with the issuer.(2) The issuance of any credit card to any individual whose credit…