Title 2, Legislature
10 chapters · 74 sections in this title.
2 V.I.C. § 1 Resolutions for investigations; limit of cost
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Resolutions of the Legislature providing for inquiries and investigations shall contain a limit of cost of the investigation, which limit shall not be exceeded except by vote of the Legislature authorizing additional amounts.
2 V.I.C. § 10 Exchange of fingerprint data and receipt of criminal history record information
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The Legislature's Committee on Rules & Judiciary shall exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in receiving, considering and making recommendations on individuals nominated for public Governme…
2 V.I.C. § 13 Personal liability for false sworn testimony
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(a) A person is personally liable for a fine of not less than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, who in, or in connection with, any proceeding, hearing, or inquiry before the Legislature of the Virgin Islands —(1) swears or affirms —(A) that he will truly testify, decl…
2 V.I.C. § 2 Testimony before Legislature or committees
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(a) All officers and employees of the government of the Virgin Islands, and all other persons whether connected with the government of the Virgin Islands or not, shall appear and give and furnish to the Legislature or any of its committees, upon request, such information, records…
2 V.I.C. § 3 Form, service, and sufficiency of subpoena; fees
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(a) The form of the subpoena shall be prescribed by the presiding officer of the Legislature, and may be served by any judicial officer or by any elector of the Virgin Islands; and the affidavit of the person so serving the subpoena that he has delivered a copy thereof to the wit…
2 V.I.C. § 4 Oath of witnesses
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The presiding officer of the Legislature, or the Chairman of any committee referred to in section 2 of this title, or any member of the Legislature may administer oaths to witnesses in any case under examination by the Legislature or the committee, or in any matter depending ther…
2 V.I.C. § 5 Privilege of witnesses
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A person sworn and examined before the Legislature or any committee shall not be held to answer criminally or be subject to any penalty or forfeiture for any fact or act touching which he is required to testify. Any statement made or paper produced by such witness shall not be co…
2 V.I.C. § 6 Arrest for neglect or refusal to appear
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Whoever neglects or refuses to appear before the Legislature or any of its committees in obedience to subpoena may be arrested by a member of the territorial Police Force on the order of the Legislature or committee, and brought before the Legislature or committee. The only warra…
2 V.I.C. § 7 Refusal to testify or produce books, documents, etc
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Whoever, having been summoned as a witness by the authority of the Legislature or any committee referred to in section 2 of this title, to give testimony or to produce books, documents, records, or papers upon any matter under inquiry or investigation before the Legislature or co…
2 V.I.C. § 8 Report of contempt; judicial compulsion
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(a) If the contempt referred to in section 7 of this title is committed before a committee during a session of the Legislature, the committee shall report the contempt to the Legislature for such action as may be deemed necessary by the Legislature. (b) If the contempt is committ…
2 V.I.C. § 9 Proceedings for punishment of contempt
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Proceedings for the punishment of the contempt as provided for in this chapter shall be brought in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands in the name of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands and shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General or his representative. In …
2 V.I.C. § 18 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as “The Executive Budget Act”.
2 V.I.C. § 19 Statement of policy
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(1) It is the purpose of this act to establish a comprehensive system for program and financial management which furthers the capacity of the Governor and Legislature to plan and finance the services which they determine the Government of the United States Virgin Islands will pro…
2 V.I.C. § 20 Responsibilities of the Governor
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The governor shall direct the preparation and administration of the budget. He shall evaluate the long-range program plans, requested budgets and alternatives to department and agency policies and programs; and formulate, and recommend for consideration by the Legislature, a prop…
2 V.I.C. § 20a Legislative findings
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The Legislature of the Virgin Islands hereby finds and declares that in order for the Government of the United States Virgin Islands and other governmental units and authorities within the Virgin Islands to issue private activity bonds, the interest on which is exempt from U.S. f…
2 V.I.C. § 20b Definitions
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(a) For the purposes of this section and sections 20a and 20c of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words shall have the meanings set forth in this section:(a) The term “Internal Revenue Code” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1…
2 V.I.C. § 20c Authority to allocate private activity bond limitation
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The Governor is hereby granted authority pursuant to the provisions of section 146(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code to (i) allocate to the Government of the United States Virgin Islands annually the entire Private Activity Bond Limitation available to the Virgin Islands pursuan…
2 V.I.C. § 20d Revenue Estimating Conference
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(a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Revenue Estimating Conference Act”. (b) Definitions. As used in this section:(1) “Conference” means the Revenue Estimating Conference established by this Act.(2) “Principal” means a person designated in subsection (d) to be a princip…
2 V.I.C. § 21 Responsibilities of the Legislature
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(1) The Legislature shall:(1) Consider the program and financial plan recommended by the Governor, including proposed goals and policies, recommended budget, revenue proposals, and proposed long-range programs plans.(2) Adopt those programs and alternatives to the plan recommende…
2 V.I.C. § 22 Responsibilities of Director of the Office of Management and Budget
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(1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall:(1) Assist the Governor in the preparation and explanation of the proposed comprehensive program and financial plan, including the coordination and analysis of department and agency program goals and objectives, progra…
2 V.I.C. § 23 Department program and financial plans
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(a) Each department, agency, board, commission, authority and instrumentality of the Government, except the Legislature and the courts, on the date and in the form and content prescribed by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall prepare and forward to the Dire…
2 V.I.C. § 24 Governor's recommendation
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(a) The Governor shall formulate the program and financial plan to be recommended to the Legislature after considering the proposed program and financial plans, and other programs and alternatives that he deems appropriate. The plan shall include his recommended goals and policie…
2 V.I.C. § 25 Legislative review
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The Legislature shall consider the Governor's proposed comprehensive program and financial plan; evaluate alternatives to the Governor's recommendations; and determine the comprehensive program and financial plan to support the services to be provided the citizens of the Virgin I…
2 V.I.C. § 26 Program execution
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(a) Except as limited by policy decisions of the Governor, appropriations by the Legislature, and other provisions of law, the several departments and agencies of the Government shall have full authority for administering their program service assignments and shall be responsible…
2 V.I.C. § 27 Performance reporting
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(a) Each department and agency, other than the Legislature and the courts, shall submit a performance report to (i) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Finance Committee of the Legislature on or before October 30, for preceding fiscal year and (ii) to the …
2 V.I.C. § 28 Executive Appropriation Act
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(a) The annual appropriation act to provide appropriations for salaries and expenditures of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands for each fiscal year beginning October 1 and ending September 30, shall be known as the “Executive Appropriation Act”. The Act shall incl…
2 V.I.C. § 29 Grant recipients; financial disclosure
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all recipients of grants of funds from the Treasury of the Virgin Islands for whatever purpose, but excluding scholarship grants, shall submit to the Governor and the Committee on Finance of the Legislature within six (6) months fro…
2 V.I.C. § 30 Fiscal year established
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The fiscal year of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall commence October 1 and end September 30.
2 V.I.C. § 31 Effectiveness of appropriation
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An appropriation enacted with the words “such sums shall remain available until expended”, or similar language is effective for only five years after its enactment date, after which time the appropriation lapses automatically.
2 V.I.C. § 41 Annual and sick leave benefits; lump-sum payments upon separation
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(1) Effective on and after April 10, 1961, all administrative and clerical employees of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands shall be entitled to the following benefits:(1) Twenty-six days annual leave with pay each calendar year exclusive of Sundays and holidays; Provided, that…
2 V.I.C. § 42 Federal Social Security benefits; deductions and contributions
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There shall be deducted and withheld from the salary of each employee the required taxes for Social Security under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act. All payments less such deduction shall be considered as a full and complete settlement for services rendered. The Legislature…
2 V.I.C. § 43 Overtime compensation; time off
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(a) Every employee who receives a salary of not more than $4,200 per annum shall receive compensation equal to one and one-half times the regular rate of pay, for overtime work performed. (b) Every employee who received a salary of more than $4,200 per annum but not more than $6,…
2 V.I.C. § 44 Leaves of absence for study; compensation; limitations
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(a) The President of the Legislature may grant study leave to administrative personnel and employees of the Office of the Legislature for the purpose of pursuing advanced training courses in programs within or outside the Virgin Islands. (b) Any administrative personnel or employ…
2 V.I.C. § 47 Dismissal of central staff employees
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(a) Central staff employees of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands who have been employed on the central staff of the Legislature for more than four (4) consecutive years shall receive automatic appointments in each Legislature and may not be dismissed unless it is for cause an…
2 V.I.C. § 71 Dates of payment; travel expenses
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Each member of the Legislature shall receive an annual salary recommended by the Virgin Islands Public Officials Compensation Commission pursuant to 3 V.I.C. § 544 in equal biweekly installments prorated from the date the member takes office to reflect the actual portion of the y…
2 V.I.C. § 72 Additional compensation for legislative officers
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The Legislature may, if so provided in its Standing Rules or by resolution, grant additional compensation, benefits or allowances to the President, Vice-President, Secretary or Chairman of the Majority Conference of the Legislature.
2 V.I.C. § 73 Governor's recommendations on compensation
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(1) During the regular session of the Legislature in each calendar year, the Governor may submit to the Legislature his recommendations with respect to the exact rates of pay, which he deems advisable, for the members of the Legislature, Provided, however, That the rates of pay o…
2 V.I.C. § 74 Certification of Senate expenditures
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The Commissioner of Finance shall recognize as the certifying officer or officers of the Senate such Senator or Senators as may be designated to certify expenditures of the Senate by a resolution adopted for that purpose.
2 V.I.C. § 75 Legislative accounts
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Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Legislature, in order to promote its orderly and efficient operation, may establish and maintain separate accounts for the payment of salaries, vendors and other operating expenses.
2 V.I.C. § 76 Senatorial allotments
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(a) Each member shall receive a base allotment of 2% of the operating budget of the Legislative Branch for the operation of the member's senatorial office. (b) The member designated by a resolution passed by the majority as President of the Senate, in addition to the base allotme…
2 V.I.C. § 101 Legislative districts
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There shall be two legislative districts in the Virgin Islands, one designated the District of St. Croix and one designated the District of St. Thomas-St. John. The District of St. Croix shall be comprised of St. Croix and Buck Island and adjacent islets and cays, and the Distric…
2 V.I.C. § 102 Number; apportionment
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There shall be fifteen members of the Legislature, to be known as senators. Seven (7) senators shall be elected by the qualified electors of the District of St. Croix and seven (7) senators shall be elected by the qualified electors of the District of St. Thomas-St. John. One (1)…
2 V.I.C. § 103 Requirements; residence
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No person is eligible to be a member of the Legislature who does not meet the requirements set forth in section 6(b) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands. Additionally, no person is eligible to be a senator from a legislative district unless he has been a bona fide re…
2 V.I.C. § 111 Vacancies; special election; appointment
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(a) If prior to the one year immediately preceding the date of the next general election, a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the Legislature, the Governor shall call a special election in said district, or at large, as the case may be, within thirty (30) days following…
2 V.I.C. § 150 Youth Advisory Council; establishment
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There is established the Legislative Youth Advisory Council, referred to in this section as the “Council.”
2 V.I.C. § 151 Duties
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(a) The Council shall perform the following duties:(a) Advise the Legislature on proposed and pending legislation, budget expenditures and policy matters related to youth;(b) Consult with study commissions, committees and task forces regarding issues related to youth;(c) Conduct …
2 V.I.C. § 152 Selection Committee
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A Selection Committee (hereinafter “Committee”) is hereby established to select the members of the Council. The Committee shall consist of the President of the Legislature or an appropriate designee, the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court or an appropriate designee, the Commis…
2 V.I.C. § 153 Jurisdiction
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The Council shall examine issues of importance to youth, including, but not limited to, education, employment, entrepreneurship, strategies to increase youth participation in Government, safe environments for youth, substance abuse, emotional and physical health, foster care, pov…
2 V.I.C. § 154 Membership
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(a) The Council consists of 16 voting members who are Virgin Islands residents and appointed in accordance with this subsection. In appointing members, the appointing authorities shall consider geographic distribution. All youth and legislative appointments must be made within 18…
2 V.I.C. § 155 Integration with learning results
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The Department of Education may seek the cooperation of the Council on the integration of Council experience into the learning results standards in student service and career preparation.