Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 3013 Penalty for violation
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Any person, firm or corporation who violates section 3011 of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person, firm or corporation, which has been found guilty as aforesaid, or any person, firm or corporation acquiring derivative rights therefrom shall be prohibited from…
14 V.I.C. § 3014 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 which violates this chapter, unless such provision is inconsistent with the ter…
14 V.I.C. § 3015 Severability
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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance 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 provision…
14 V.I.C. § 3016 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Credit Card Crime Act”.
14 V.I.C. § 3020 Penalties for failure to appear
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(a) Whoever, in connection with a proceeding for violation of a criminal law of the Virgin Islands, has been released before conviction or prior to the commencement of his sentence, and who willfully fails to appear before any court or judicial officer as required, shall, subject…
14 V.I.C. § 3031 Penalties for disclosure
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(a) Whoever, having or having had authorized access to restricted information, learns the identity of an undercover agent or informer and discloses any information identifying such undercover agent or informer to any individual not authorized to have access to such restricted inf…
14 V.I.C. § 3032 Defenses and exceptions
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(a) It shall be a defense to a prosecution under section 3031 of this chapter that before the commission of the offense with which the defendant is charged, the Government of the Virgin Islands had publicly acknowledged or revealed the confidential relationship to the Government …
14 V.I.C. § 3033 Definitions
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter:(a) The term “authorized”, when used with respect to access to restricted information, means having authority, right or permission pursuant to an order or instruction of the Governor, Attorney General, Police Commissioner or any court of the G…
14 V.I.C. § 3041 Penalty for curfew violation
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Any person who violates a curfew imposed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands under Title 23, chapter 19, section 1522(3), Virgin Islands Code, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than three (3) months, or both.
14 V.I.C. § 3045 Deception
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Any person who knowingly sells, offers to sell, or attempts to sell the right to participate in a pyramid sales scheme, as defined in the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, codified in title 12A, chapter 6 of this Code, commits a misdemeanor and, in addition to …
14 V.I.C. § 3046 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as “The Hate-Motivated Crimes Act”.
14 V.I.C. § 3047 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Enhanced penalty” means a statutory enhancement where the sentence is increased significantly and could double or more the sentence for the underlying crime for an offender who intentionally selects a victim based upon at least in part, the victim…
14 V.I.C. § 3048 Penalties
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(a) A person who willfully commits, causes to be committed or attempts to commit any crime and whose conduct is maliciously motivated by prejudice of the victim’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation or gen…
14 V.I.C. § 3049 Evidence
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In a prosecution for an offense under this section, evidence of expression or associations of the defendant may not be introduced as substantive evidence at trial, unless the evidence specifically relates to that offense. However, nothing in this section affects the rules of evid…
14 V.I.C. § 3050 Separability
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If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this chapter and the application of the provisions of this chapter to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
14 V.I.C. § 3051 Construction
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Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit any expressive conduct protected from legal prohibition by or any activities protected by the Free Speech or Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
14 V.I.C. § 3060 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as “The Criminal Street Gang Prevention Act”.
14 V.I.C. § 3061 Definitions
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(a) In this chapter:(a) “Act of violence” means those felony offenses described in title 23 Virgin Islands Code § 451(g) as crimes of violence.(b) “Contraband” means any property, including money, that is owned by, in the possession of, or subject to the control of a criminal str…
14 V.I.C. § 3062 Crime of gang criminality
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(a) Any person who commits an offense under this section is guilty of the crime of gang criminality and must be sentenced according to the provisions of this chapter.(a) Any person who actively participates in or is a member of a criminal street gang, and who knowingly and willfu…
14 V.I.C. § 3063 Separate offense; matters proven during criminal trials
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Any offense committed in violation of this chapter is considered a separate offense. Nothing in this chapter may prohibit the arrest and prosecution of a criminal street gang member or criminal street gang associate for violations under other sections of the Virgin Islands Code e…
14 V.I.C. § 3064 Enhanced sentencing; court’s discretion
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(a) Any person who violates this chapter in the commission of the underlying criminal act commits a felony, upon conviction of the underlying felony and in addition and consecutive to the punishment prescribed for the felony convicted of, shall be punished by an additional term o…
14 V.I.C. § 3065 Civil cause of action
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(a) Any person, organization or entity establishing by clear and convincing evidence coercion, intimidation, threats, or any injury by reason of a violation of this chapter has a civil cause of action for treble damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, or any other appropria…
14 V.I.C. § 3066 Notification to police or law enforcement agencies of release of criminal street gang member from prison
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When a criminal street gang member or associate is released from the custody of a jail, prison, or corrections facility of the Virgin Islands, and the criminal street gang member was in the custody for violating this chapter, a designated employee of the jail, prison, or correcti…
14 V.I.C. § 3067 Enhanced law enforcement efforts
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(a) The Virgin Islands Police Department and other law enforcement agencies of the Virgin Islands shall concentrate enhanced law enforcement efforts and resources on all criminal activities prohibited under this chapter. (b) The efforts of the gang violence unit must include:(1) …
14 V.I.C. § 3068 Forfeiture; proceedings
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(a) Property subject to civil forfeiture to the Government of the Virgin Islands includes all property, both personal and real, of any kind or character used in substantial connection with, intended for use in the course of, derived from, traceable to, or realized through, includ…