Title 3 — Executive
37 chapters · 651 sections in this title.
3 V.I.C. § 822 Notarial act under federal authority
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(a) A notarial act performed under federal law has the same effect under territorial law as if performed by a notarial officer of the Territory, if the act performed under federal law is performed by:(1) a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court;(2) an individual in military ser…
3 V.I.C. § 823 Foreign notarial act
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(a) In this section, “foreign state” means a government other than the United States, a state, or a federally recognized Indian tribe. (b) If a notarial act is performed under authority and in the jurisdiction of a foreign state or constituent unit of the foreign state or is perf…
3 V.I.C. § 824 Notarial act performed for remotely located individual
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(a) In this section:(1) “Communication technology” means an electronic device or process that:(A) allows a notary public and a remotely located individual to communicate with each other simultaneously by sight and sound; and(B) when necessary and consistent with other applicable …
3 V.I.C. § 825 Certificate of notarial act
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(a) A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must:(1) be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act;(2) be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary public, be signed in the same manner as …
3 V.I.C. § 826 Short form certificates
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(1) The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by section 825(a) and (b):(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity:State of [County] of This record was acknowledged before …
3 V.I.C. § 827 Official stamp
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(1) The official stamp of a notary public must:(1) include the notary public’s name, jurisdiction, commission expiration date, and other information required by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; and(2) be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixe…
3 V.I.C. § 828 Stamping device
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(a) A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public’s stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act. (b) (1) Upon the suspension of a notary public’s commission, the notary public shall deposit the notary pub…
3 V.I.C. § 829 Journal
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(a) A notary public, other than an individual licensed to practice law in the Virgin Islands, shall maintain a journal in which the notary public chronicles all notarial acts that the notary public performs. The notary public shall retain the journal for 10 years after the perfor…
3 V.I.C. § 830 Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record
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(a) A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has…
3 V.I.C. § 831 Commission as notary public; qualifications; no immunity or benefit
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(a) An individual qualified under subsection (b) may apply to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for a commission as a notary public. The applicant shall comply with and provide the information required by regulations established by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and pa…
3 V.I.C. § 832 Grounds to deny; refuse to renew; revoke; suspend; or conditioned commission of notary public
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(a) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor may deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or impose a condition on a commission as notary public for any act or omission that demonstrates the individual lacks the honesty, integrity, competence, or reliability to act as a notary public…
3 V.I.C. § 833 Database of notaries public
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(1) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall maintain an electronic database of notaries public:(1) through which a person may verify the authority of a notary public to perform notarial acts; and(2) which indicates whether a notary public has notified the Office of the Lieute…
3 V.I.C. § 834 Prohibited acts
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(a) A commission as a notary public does not authorize an individual to:(1) assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice, or otherwise practice law;(2) act as an immigration consultant or an expert on immigration matters;(3) represent a person in a judicial or admi…
3 V.I.C. § 835 Validity of notarial acts
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Except as otherwise provided in section 813(b), the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this subchapter does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer. The validity of a notarial act under this subchapter does n…
3 V.I.C. § 836 Regulations
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(a) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor may adopt regulations to implement this subchapter. Regulations adopted regarding the performance of notarial acts with respect to electronic records may not require, or accord greater legal status or effect to, the implementation or appl…
3 V.I.C. § 837 Notary public commission in effect
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A commission as a notary public in effect on the effective date of this subchapter continues until its date of expiration. A notary public who applies to renew a commission as a notary public on or after the effective date of this subchapter is subject to and shall comply with th…
3 V.I.C. § 838 Savings clause
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This subchapter does not affect the validity or effect of a notarial act performed before the applicability date of this subchapter.
3 V.I.C. § 839 Uniformity of application and construction
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In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
3 V.I.C. § 840 Relation to electronic signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
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This subchapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any …
3 V.I.C. § 841 Bonding of officers and employees; designation
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(a) All officers and employees of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands who serve as certifying and/or disbursing officers or who handle public funds in any manner whatsoever shall be properly bonded for the faithful performance of their duties. (b) Such officers and…
3 V.I.C. § 842 Amount of bond determined
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The amount of the bond for each officer and employee of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands covered by this chapter, shall be determined by the Commissioner of Finance, with the approval of the Governor, except that the amount of the bond for officers and employees…
3 V.I.C. § 843 Filing and approval of bonds; register of bonds
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(a) Every bond required by virtue of this chapter, shall be filed in the office of the Commissioner of Finance who shall approve such bonds as to form and execution. (b) A proper register of such bonds shall be kept in the office of the Commissioner of Finance.
3 V.I.C. § 844 Payment of premiums
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(a) Funds shall be appropriated in the annual budget of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands to pay the cost of premiums covering bonds required by virtue of this chapter. (b) Funds shall also be appropriated in the annual budget of the Government of the United Stat…
3 V.I.C. § 881 Examination of public records
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Public records defined Public records defined (a) When used in this chapter “public records” includes all records and documents of or belonging to this Territory or any branch of government in such Territory or any department, board, council or committee of any branch of governme…
3 V.I.C. § 881a Online access to information relating to public funds
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(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as “The Virgin Islands Government Transparency Act”.(a) Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) “Agency” means any department, office, board, commission, bureau, division, ins…
3 V.I.C. § 882 Fees for certified copies of public records
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(1) Except when a different amount is prescribed, the following fees shall be paid in advance for certified copies of public records:(1) For making a certified copy, 75 cents for the first 300 words or part thereof, and 15 cents for each additional 100 words or part thereof.(2) I…
3 V.I.C. § 883 Depository libraries for public documents and indexes
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(a) Statement of policy. To effectuate the territory's public policy to make governmental information available to governmental agencies and to the general public, there are established depository libraries for specified public documents and for indexes to those public records wh…
3 V.I.C. § 884 Transcripts required of all boards and commissions
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, all boards and commissions created pursuant to this Code shall make a verbatim record of each of its proceedings and said records of proceedings are to be reduced to a transcript not later than sixty (60) days af…
3 V.I.C. § 891 Short Title
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This chapter may be cited as the “21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act” or the “21st Century IDEA”.
3 V.I.C. § 892 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Director” means the Directory of the Bureau of Information Technology within the Office of the Governor.(b) “Agency” means any department, office, board, commission, bureau, or division.(c) “Legacy website” means a website that still uses framewor…
3 V.I.C. § 893 Website Modernization
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(a) An agency that creates a website or digital service that is intended for use by the public, or conducts a redesign of an existing legacy website or digital service that is intended for use by the public, shall ensure to the greatest extent practicable that any new or redesign…
3 V.I.C. § 894 Digitization of Governmental Services and Forms
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(a) The Director shall issue guidance to the head of each agency that establishes a process for the agency to:(1) identify public non-digital, paper-based, or in-person government services; and(2) include in the budget request of the agency:(A) a list of non-digital services with…
3 V.I.C. § 895 Customer Experiences and Digital Service Delivery
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(1) The head each agency, or a designee, shall:(1) coordinate and ensure alignment of the internal and external customer experience programs and strategy of the agency;(2) coordinate with the management leaders of the agency, including the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Fin…
3 V.I.C. § 896 Standardization
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(a) Each agency shall, to the extent practicable, seek to maintain as much standardization and commonality with other agencies as practicable in implementing the requirements of this chapter to best enable future transitions to centralized shared services. (b) The chief informati…
3 V.I.C. § 1011 Sale by Government Secretary; prices; deposit of moneys
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The Lieutenant Governor may sell the publications provided for in this chapter at such prices as may be fair to the Government of the United States Virgin Islands. All moneys received from such sales shall be deposited in the Treasury and credited to the General Fund.
3 V.I.C. § 1012 Purchase of binders for Register
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(a) The Lieutenant Governor is authorized to negotiate for and purchase, from time to time, loose-leaf binders in such form and quantities as he directs, to be used for the purpose of containing copies of the Virgin Islands Register provided for in subchapter IV of this chapter. …
3 V.I.C. § 1031 Authorization of appropriations
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Lieutenant Governor such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
3 V.I.C. § 911 Definitions
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(a) In this chapter, unless specifically otherwise indicated:(a) “agency” means any officer, department, bureau, division, board, authority, agency, commission or institution of the Virgin Islands of the United States except the judicial and legislative branches.(b) “Regulation” …
3 V.I.C. § 912 Authority to adopt regulations
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Except as provided in section 934 of this title, nothing in this chapter confers authority upon or augments the authority of any agency to adopt, administer or enforce any regulation. Each regulation adopted, to be effective, must be within the scope of authority conferred and in…
3 V.I.C. § 913 Approval by the Governor; review by the Legislature; public notice
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(a) On and after July 1, 1968, no executive or administrative regulation, duly promulgated and issued in accordance with authority granted by law, may have the force and effect of law unless it is approved by the Governor, filed and published as required by section 933 of this ch…
3 V.I.C. § 931 Prior regulations
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Within three months after June 24, 1958, every agency shall prepare and file with the Government Secretary an original and two duplicate copies of every regulation adopted by it and which is still in force and effect, together with a citation of the statutory authority pursuant t…
3 V.I.C. § 932 Invalidity of unfiled prior regulations
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Any regulation made by an agency of the Virgin Islands prior to June 24, 1958, and not filed in the office of the Government Secretary within three months after June 24, 1958, as required by section 931 of this title, shall be void and of no effect. The Government Secretary may, …
3 V.I.C. § 933 Filing of new regulations; publication in Virgin Islands Rules and Regulations
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In addition to the requirements of section 913 of this chapter, no regulation hereafter made by an agency of the Virgin Islands shall become effective until an original and two duplicates, have been filed in the office of the Lieutenant Governor, and until it has been published i…
3 V.I.C. § 934 Regulations as to preparation and form; statutory references
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The Lieutenant Governor shall prescribe by regulations, the style in which regulations filed pursuant to section 933 of this title shall be prepared. His regulations shall prescribe a standard size form to be used in filing regulations pursuant to that section and shall provide t…
3 V.I.C. § 935 Indorsement of time of filing; public inspection
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The Lieutenant Governor shall indorse on all copies of the regulations presented for filing in his office the time and date of filing. He shall maintain a permanent file of such regulations in his office for public inspection.
3 V.I.C. § 936 Approval by Lieutenant Governor
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The Lieutenant Government Secretary shall examine each regulation filed with him pursuant to section 933 of this title to determine whether it complies with the regulations issued by him pursuant to section 934 of this title. If he approves, he shall indorse his approval on each …
3 V.I.C. § 937 Correction of regulations
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(a) If upon examination the Lieutenant Governor determines that a regulation does not comply with the regulations issued pursuant to section 934 of this title, he may—(a) return it to the issuing agency, with notice of his objections, for correction and conformance; or(b) make su…
3 V.I.C. § 938 Circumstances requiring effectiveness prior to publication
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The provisions of section 933 of this subchapter requiring publication of regulations in the Virgin Islands Rules and Regulations may be dispensed with in all cases in which the regulations have been approved by the Governor and he certifies that because of emergency or other com…
3 V.I.C. § 939 Presumption of correctness of published regulation; judicial notice
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(a) The publication of a regulation in the Virgin Islands Rules and Regulations or the Virgin Islands Register raises a rebuttable presumption that the text of the regulation so published is the text of the regulation adopted. (b) The courts of the Virgin Islands shall take judic…
3 V.I.C. § 940 Regulations of federal agency
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Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 933 and 934 of this subchapter, an agency of the Virgin Islands may in a regulation incorporate by reference regulations promulgated by an agency of the United States as set forth in the Federal Register, without publishing such regulati…