§ 1729. Duties of employers
(a) All owners, employers and operators of child-care or child-residential treatment facilities shall apply for a Virgin Islands Sex Offender Background Check through the Department of Justice of all prospective employees and volunteers. The child-care facility owner, employer or operator must collect from the prospective employee or volunteer verification of his or her identity in […]
§ 1730. Penalty
(a) Any person required to register under this chapter who knowingly fails to so register and keep such registration current shall be fined not less than $3,000 or more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not less than three months or more than two years, or both. (b) Any person, business, agency, or department that fails […]
§ 1731. General provisions
(a) Upon October 31, 1997, the Department of Justice shall assume responsibility for registering persons and ensuring compliance with the registration requirements. (b) The Attorney General shall forward a copy of this act to the registering agency or chief law enforcement officer in each state immediately after its enactment. (c) This act shall become effective […]
§ 1732. Retroactive registration
(a) The following three categories of persons who were previously convicted and who were not previously required to register, shall be required to register and the Department of Justice shall establish policies and procedures to ensure that they are subject to the registration and updating requirements of this chapter: (1) Sex offenders who are presently […]
§ 1733. Failure to appear for registration and absconding
(a) In the event a sex offender fails to register with the territory of the United States Virgin Islands as required by this chapter, the Attorney General or designee shall immediately inform the jurisdiction that provided notification that the sex offender was to commence residency, employment, or school attendance with the territory that the sex […]
§ 1724A. Where registration is required
(a) Jurisdiction of Conviction. A sex offender must initially register with the Department of Justice if the sex offender was convicted by a court of the Territory of a covered sex offense regardless of the sex offender’s actual or intended residency. (b) Jurisdiction of Incarceration. A sex offender must register with the Department of Justice […]
§ 1725. Notice of obligation to register
Notice of the obligation to register shall be provided as follows: (a) A court imposing a sentence, disposition or order of commitment following acquittal by reason of insanity shall notify the defendant of his obligation to register pursuant to this chapter. (b) The Bureau of Corrections, the Division of Probation, the Division of Parole, the […]
§ 1726. Registration forms; contents; transmission of form
(a) The Attorney General shall ensure that the registration forms for sex offenders registering in the United States Virgin Islands meets the requirements of this chapter. (b) A sex offender who is required to register with this territory pursuant to this chapter shall provide the following information to the Department of Justice in a form […]
§ 1727. Records; access
(a) Records maintained pursuant to this chapter shall be open to any law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes, and to government agencies conducting confidential background checks. (b) When the release of information regarding a specific sex offender who is required to register under this chapter is necessary for public protection, the Attorney General and […]
§ 1728. Immunity for good-faith conduct from civil and criminal liability for providing or failing to provide relevant information
(a) Nothing under this chapter shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity for the United States Virgin Islands, its departments and agencies. (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any person acting under good faith pursuant to the requirements of this Chapter shall be immune from any civil or criminal […]