§ 111. Definitions
As used in this subchapter the following words have the following meanings: (1) “Abuse” means attempting to cause or causing physical or emotional harm to another or placing another in fear of imminent serious physical or emotional harm. (2) “Harassment” means more than one act of willful and malicious conduct, however brief, that happens within […]
§ 112. Petitions and complaints; fees; other remedies not precluded
(a) Petitions for proceedings under this subchapter must be filed, heard and determined in Magistrate Division of the Superior Court. (b) The Court shall adopt a form of complaint for use under this subchapter which shall be in such form and language to permit a petitioner to prepare and file such complaint pro se. (c) […]
§ 102. Civil remedies
The omission to specify or affirm in this Code any liability for any damages, penalty, or forfeiture, or other remedy imposed by law and allowed to be recovered in a civil action, for any act or omission declared to be punishable as a crime does not affect any right to recover or enforce such remedy.
§ 84. Conviction or acquittal outside Virgin Islands
When an act declared to be a crime is within the jurisdiction of any United States, State, county, commonwealth or Superior Court in the United States or any of its possessions as well as of the Virgin Islands, a conviction or acquittal thereof in the former is a bar to a prosecution therefor in the […]
§ 91. Sentence for term of more than one year
A sentence of imprisonment for any term of more than one year and less than for life suspends all the civil rights of the person so sentenced, and forfeits all public offices and all private trusts, authority, or power during such imprisonment.
§ 92. Sentence for life
Whoever is sentenced to imprisonment for life is thereafter deemed civilly dead.
§ 93. Capacity of persons imprisoned
The provisions of sections 91 and 92 of this title shall not be construed to render the persons therein mentioned incompetent as witnesses upon the trial of a criminal action or proceeding, or incapable of making and acknowledging a sale, conveyance of property or will.
§ 101. Penalty for violation of regulations
Whoever violates any regulation issued under authority of law for which no other penalty is provided shall be fined not more than $20 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
§ 61. Penalties
(a) Whoever, whether under the laws of the Virgin Islands, the United States or a state or territory thereof, or any other jurisdiction, has been convicted of an offense which would be a felony in the Virgin Islands, shall upon a subsequent conviction of a felony in the Virgin Islands be incarcerated for a term […]
§ 62. Proceedings to establish previous convictions
(a) No person who stands convicted of an offense under the laws of the Virgin Islands shall be sentenced to increased punishment by reason of one or more previous convictions, unless prior to sentencing, the United States Attorney or the Attorney General of the Virgin Islands, as the case may be, files an information with […]