Title 23 — Internal Security and Public Order
16 chapters · 458 sections in this title.
23 V.I.C. § 1552 National Guard acting as peace officers
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Members and officers of the National Guard of the Virgin Islands while on active military duty shall, when so directed by the Adjutant General with the approval of the Governor, be peace officers within the meaning of 5 Virgin Islands Code § 3561 and shall exercise and possess al…
23 V.I.C. § 1553 Liability of members and officers; attorney's fees and court costs incurred on active military duty, payment
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(a) No member or officer of the National Guard of the Virgin Islands shall be liable, either civilly or criminally, for any damage to property or injury to any person, including death resulting therefrom, caused by him or by his order, while performing any military duty lawfully …
23 V.I.C. § 1554 Personnel Merit System not applicable to National Guard
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Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of Title 3, chapter 25 of the Virgin Islands Code shall not be applicable to members and officers of the National Guard of the Virgin Islands.
23 V.I.C. § 1555 Insurance coverage for National Guard members and officers
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(a) If any member of the National Guard of the Virgin Islands with civilian employer-sponsored insurance coverage is ordered to Territorial active duty by the Governor for up to 30 days, the service member shall continue civilian health insurance under the same terms and conditio…
23 V.I.C. § 1556 Retirement pension
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(a) Every member and officer of the National Guard of the Virgin Islands who meets the requirements hereinafter set forth shall receive, commencing at age fifty-five, a pension of $350 per month for twenty years' military service. The Adjutant General shall increase the pension a…
23 V.I.C. § 1556a Virgin Islands National Veterans Guard
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Every member of the National Guard of the Virgin Islands who retires from the Guard with twenty years of military service shall be entitled to all benefits granted under Virgin Islands law to veterans of the armed services.
23 V.I.C. § 1557 Re-enlistment bonus
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(a) Subject to rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 1515 of this title, any member or officer of the National Guard of the Virgin Islands who has completed an initial period of enlistment in the National Guard of the Virgin Islands and who Guard of the Virgin Isl…
23 V.I.C. § 1558 Appropriations
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There are hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, out of any available funds in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands, for deposit in the Virgin Islands National Guard Fund, such sums as may be necessary to meet the requirements of sections 1556 and 1557 of this title.