§ 202. Definitions
As used in this chapter (1) “Victim” means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as the result of the commission or attempted commission of a crime against him. The term “victim” also includes the immediate family members of a crime victim who is a minor or who is physically […]
§ 203. Rights of victims and witnesses
This section may be cited and shall be known as the “Victim’s and Witness’ Bill of Rights.” To the extent reasonably possible and subject to available resources, victims and witnesses of crime are afforded the following rights where applicable: (a) Victims and witnesses have a right to be treated with dignity and compassion. (1) A […]
§ 204. Cause of action not created
Nothing in section 203 of this chapter shall create a cause of action on behalf of any person against any Territorial or Federal Government employee or agency or the Government of the United States Virgin Islands or the United States of America or any agency responsible for the rights and provision of services set forth […]
§ 205. Victim impact statement
(a) The provisions of this section shall govern the disposition of any criminal offense within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court in any case which involves an identified victim whose whereabouts are known. (b) It is the responsibility of the prosecutor’s victim or witness assistance unit in each judicial district, or a representative designated by […]
§ 206. Medical examination of victims of sexual assault; costs
(a) The Government of the United States Virgin Islands shall ensure that alleged victims of criminal sexual conduct, in any degree, or child sexual abuse shall not bear the cost of the routine medicolegal exam following the assault, provided the victim has filed an incident report with the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department. (b) These […]
§ 251. Purpose
It is the purpose of the Virgin Islands to provide vocational rehabilitation services to physically handicapped individuals of the Virgin Islands so that they may prepare for and engage in useful and remunerative occupations to the extent of their capabilities, thus increasing their social and economic well-being and the productive capacity of the Virgin Islands […]
§ 252. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter— “maintenance” means payments to cover the handicapped individual’s basic living expenses, such as food, shelter, clothing, health maintenance, and other subsistence expenses essential to achieving the individual’s vocational rehabilitation objective; “nonprofit”, when used with respect to a rehabilitation facility or a workshop, means a rehabilitation facility and a workshop, […]
§ 253. Administration of program
The Department of Human Services shall be the sole agency for the administration, in the Virgin Islands, of the vocational rehabilitation program provided for by this chapter, and by the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act and all acts of Congress amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
§ 254. Powers and duties of the Department of Human Services
(a) The Department of Human Services has authority and jurisdiction to, and shall — (1) cooperate with the United States Department of Health and Human Services in carrying out, in the Virgin Islands, the provisions of the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended; (2) cooperate with, and (pursuant to cooperative and other arrangements where necessary) […]
§ 176. Reports to the Governor and to the Legislature
The Commission shall prepare and transmit to the Governor and to the Legislature annually a report of its activities under this chapter including the name of each applicant, a brief description of the facts in each case, the amount, if any, of compensation awarded, recommendations for appropriate amendments to the law, and an accounting of […]