Title 3 — Executive
37 chapters · 651 sections in this title.
3 V.I.C. § 28f Archivist; appointment; duties
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(a) There is established in the Office of Libraries and Archives, the position of Archivist of the United States Virgin Islands who shall function under the general supervision and control of the Director, in conjunction with the Archives Council. The Archivist shall be appointed…
3 V.I.C. § 28g Transfer of records to Archivist
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(a) The head of any Government agency may turn over to the Archivist for administration, disposition and preservation such records in his custody as are not needed for transaction of current business of his office. (b) The head of each agency shall:(1) establish and maintain an a…
3 V.I.C. § 28h Archives Council; composition; duties
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(a) There is established in the Office of Libraries and Archives the United States Virgin Islands Archives Council. The Archives Council shall be comprised of twelve members consisting of the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Finance, the Direct…
3 V.I.C. § 29 Executive Succession Act
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Short Title Short Title (a) This Act may be cited and referred to as the “Executive Succession Act of 1972”. Short Title (a) This Act may be cited and referred to as the “Executive Succession Act of 1972”. (a) This Act may be cited and referred to as the “Executive Succession Act…
3 V.I.C. § 31 Lieutenant Governor's compensation; duties
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(a) The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a salary of $125,000 per annum, payable in equal bi-weekly installments. (b) In addition to such duties as may be assigned to him by the Governor or prescribed by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, as amended, the Lieutenant G…
3 V.I.C. § 34 Office of Legal Publications
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(a) There is established in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, an Office of Legal Publications to acquire, distribute and sell any and all publications which the Lieutenant Governor deems necessary to assure public access to all laws, documents, regulations, rules and otherwi…
3 V.I.C. § 35 Division of Banking, Insurance and Financial Regulation established
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(a) As used in this chapter:(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Insurance.(2) “Division” means the Division of Banking, Insurance and Financial Regulation. (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Insurance. (2) “Division” means the Division of Banking, Insurance and…
3 V.I.C. § 36 Entities required to comply with banking, consumer and insurance codes; record
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(a) The following entities, in addition to satisfying the requirements of the Division of Corporations and Trademarks under title 13 of the Virgin Islands Code, shall comply with the applicable licensure requirements set forth in titles 9, 12A, and 22 of the Virgin Islands Code, …
3 V.I.C. § 37 Conflicts of interest of Division officers and employees prohibited
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(a) It is unlawful during the term of office or while employed by the Division for the Commissioner, Director or any employee of the Division to be an officer, director, organizer, employee of or attorney for or otherwise be directly or indirectly interested in any institution su…
3 V.I.C. § 42 Banking Board
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(a) The Banking Board of the United States Virgin Islands, as heretofore established within the Office of the Government Secretary, is reestablished within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. (b) The Board shall be composed of six members, as follows:(1) Four members appointed…
3 V.I.C. § 43 [Reserved.]
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3 V.I.C. § 43 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.
3 V.I.C. § 61 Annual reports by departments
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(a) The heads of the several executive departments referred to in this title shall prepare and submit to the Governor the reports as required by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, approved July 22, 1954, or by the Governor. (b) The heads of all departments, agencies, …
3 V.I.C. § 62 Functions of Commissioners; delegation
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The functions and duties of the Commissioners heading the executive departments referred to in this title, which are imposed upon them by this Code or other laws, shall be performed by them, or, subject to their supervision and direction, by such officers, employees, divisions, b…
3 V.I.C. § 63 Resolution of jurisdictional conflicts by Governor; assignment of additional functions
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All jurisdictional conflicts between or among the several executive departments referred to in this Code shall be resolved by the Governor, and all functions, powers and duties which are not specifically allocated to the departments are retained by the Governor and may be assigne…
3 V.I.C. § 64 Filling of vacancies; compensation
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(a) Whenever a vacancy occurs in any Executive department, agency or office, which vacancy is required by law to be filled with the advice and consent of the Legislature, the Governor shall forward to the Legislature, a nomination to fill such vacancy within ninety (90) days afte…
3 V.I.C. § 65 Per diem and travel expenses for members of boards or commissions
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Notwithstanding any other law, each member of a board or commission established by law within the executive branch of government shall receive $75.00 for each day or part thereof spent in the attendance of official meetings of said board or commission, plus actual travel expenses…
3 V.I.C. § 65a Filling vacancies on boards and commissions
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of any board, commission or governing board of any authority within a department, office or other instrumentality of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, by …
3 V.I.C. § 65b Publication of the occurrence of vacancies on boards and commissions
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Prior to the submission of a nomination to the Legislature to fill a vacancy on a board or commission, which nomination requires the advice and consent of the Legislature; the Governor shall cause to be printed in a newspaper of general circulation in each island district, a publ…
3 V.I.C. § 65c Advice and consent of Legislature
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever the provision of any law provides that the head of an executive department of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands or the head of any administrative unit or bureau within an executive department of…
3 V.I.C. § 65d Eligibility for membership on boards and commissions
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(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no person who has been convicted of a felony shall be eligible to serve on any board or commission of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, including its independent instrumentalities. (b) Notwithstanding any law to the c…
3 V.I.C. § 65e Paid administrative leave for attendance of meetings
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any government employee who is a member of a board or commission established by law within the government of the Virgin Islands must be granted paid administrative leave for time spent during regular working hours in att…
3 V.I.C. § 66 Delivery of records and papers to successors in office; penalty for violation
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(a) The books, records, documents, letters, and other papers created or received by any officer or employee of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands in the performance of his official duties are the property of such government, and, unless otherwise provided by law, …
3 V.I.C. § 67 Participation in Federal programs; powers of departments
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(a) For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, carrying out, development, construction, maintenance and operation of federally assisted programs or projects, and to enable the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, through its several executi…
3 V.I.C. § 68 Authority to require agreements in connection with the granting of government loans and leaves of absence
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(1) Every Commissioner, Director, Board, and every other person or group of persons in any department, bureau, division, or any other agency of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands who, on the effective date of these provisions, is or who shall thereafter be authori…
3 V.I.C. § 69 Weather modifications activities; cooperation with other bodies
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Any department or agency of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands may, with the approval of the Governor, and within the limits of appropriated funds or by means of gifts, donations, or grants, engage in and undertake experimentation in the techniques and methods for…
3 V.I.C. § 70 Lease and rental of office space for government agencies
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No department, office, commission, agency, or other instrumentality of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands may rent office space except through the Department of Property and Procurement.
3 V.I.C. § 71 Certain Government publications to be printed in Spanish
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The Department of Housing, Public Works, Health, Finance and U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) shall cause to be printed in both English and Spanish application forms and instructional materials for services or benefits available to the general public, tax forms an…
3 V.I.C. § 71a Business telephone hours
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Every department, office, agency, bureau, commission or other instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands, directly involved in the furnishing of information or the rendering of services to the public, shall be required employ to answer all initial telephone calls fro…
3 V.I.C. § 71b Sign of specific services offered
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(a) Every Government of the Virgin Islands department or agency on St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John must post a sign at the entrance to each office in every public building, as defined in title 29 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5A, section 321(b), in which services are provided t…
3 V.I.C. § 72 Senior Citizens' Enrichment Act of 1977
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(a) The Legislature finds that existing Federal Programs for the aged are inadequate to fulfill the needs of the senior citizens of this Territory. The purpose of this section is to require the Territory to supplement existing Federal programs and to establish and support new pro…
3 V.I.C. § 73 Classified government employees' election before privatization
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, any classified employee of any government department, agency, independent board, commission or authority whose job will no longer be performed as a result of the transfer of his function to a private entity operating under contract with the gove…
3 V.I.C. § 74 Government research projects
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law, any department, agency, independent board, commission or authority of the government of the Virgin Islands or the Legislature of the Virgin Islands which has a need for a research project or study that cannot be accomplished within that organiza…
3 V.I.C. § 75 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter,(1) The term “governmental agency” or “agency” means a governmental entity established under this part of the executive branch.(2) The term “customer” means any individual or any governmental or non governmental entity to which the agency provides s…
3 V.I.C. § 76 Uniform performance standards
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(a) The Director of Personnel and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall jointly develop—(1) uniform performance measures to determine whether government agencies are providing high quality customer service; and(2) uniform standards to be met by government agen…
3 V.I.C. § 77 Customer relations representative
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(a) The head of each government agency shall designate an employee to be the customer relations representative of the agency. The representative is responsible for implementing the customer service standards developed under section 76, subsection (a)(2) and the agency requirement…
3 V.I.C. § 78 Inspection and evaluation; report
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(a) The Director of Personnel shall inspect each government agency each year and evaluate each agency's customer service performance to determine whether it is meeting the standards for customer service developed under section 76(a)(2). (b) After inspection of a government agency…
3 V.I.C. § 79 Award
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The Director of Personnel may give an award to a government agency to recognize the provision of exemplary customer service by the agency based on an inspection under section 78(a) or such other evaluation determined appropriate by the Director of Personnel.
3 V.I.C. § 100 Rules and regulations of Commissioner
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The Commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the cust…
3 V.I.C. § 101 Establishment; duties and responsibilities of the Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance
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(a) There is established within the Office of the Governor, the Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance. The Bureau shall acquire, establish, operate, develop, repair, maintain, renovate, improve, upgrade, inspect, modernize, manage, and construct all public educational fac…
3 V.I.C. § 102 Executive Director of the Bureau
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(a) The Bureau is managed by:(1) an Executive Director, appointed by the Governor, who must be either an architect or engineer licensed in the Virgin Island; an individual with seven or more years’ experience in construction, capital project management, or maintenance management;…
3 V.I.C. § 103 Master School Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan; Review Panel
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(a) There is established a Master Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan Review Panel (“Review Panel”), who shall review and approve the Master School Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan. The Review Panel consists of the Commissioner of the Department of Education, the…
3 V.I.C. § 91 Continuation of Department
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The Department of Education, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”, is continued as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands.
3 V.I.C. § 92 Commissioner; appointment; tenure; qualifications; administration
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(a) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Commissioner of Education, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commissioner”. (b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the co…
3 V.I.C. § 93 Assistant Commissioner, Insular Superintendents, and deputies; appointment; tenure; functions
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(a) There shall be in the Department an Assistant Commissioner, two Insular Superintendents, one Dean of Students for each high school and such deputies as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Commissioner, the Insular Superi…
3 V.I.C. § 94 Organization of Department
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(a) The Governor shall organize the Department of Education in a manner that provides maximum administration and responsibility for the insular school districts in the Insular Superintendents over their respective districts. The insular districts and their respective heads shall …
3 V.I.C. § 95 Repealed. June 8, 1990, No. 5568, § 1, Sess. L. 1990, p. 218
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3 V.I.C. § 95 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.
3 V.I.C. § 96 Powers and duties of Department; budget
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(a) The Department shall have authority and jurisdiction to exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to education, and shall—(1) promote the cause of education, and achieve a high level of general education throughout the Virgin Islands;(2) integrate int…
3 V.I.C. § 96a Identification of high-performing, low income students; gifted programs; accountability for student achievement
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(a) As used in this section “Excellence Gap” means the disparity in the percentage of lower-income versus higher-income students who reach advanced levels of academic performance. (b) The Department shall:(1) establish strategies, plans and practices for implementation in all Vir…
3 V.I.C. § 97 Virgin Islands Board of Education
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(a) The Virgin Islands Board of Education, referred to as the “Board” in the remainder of this section is established as an independent agency. (b) The Board of Education shall consist of nine elected members. Four (4) shall be elected by the qualified electors of the district of…
3 V.I.C. § 97a —Expeditious filling of vacancies
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For the purposes of promoting effective management of the Board of Education and the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands, the Governor of the Virgin Islands shall act expeditiously to submit to the Legislature the appointment of members to fill vacancies in the m…