§ 1131. Issuance of warrant
(a) If information in writing and under oath is given to the judge of the district court or any judge of the Superior Court that any person in the informant’s judicial division is mentally ill and that the welfare of himself or of others requires that he be placed in restraint, any such judge, being […]
§ 1132. Form and execution of warrant; apprehension without warrant; trial
(a) The warrant provided for in section 1131 of this title shall run in the name of “The Government of the Virgin Islands”, and shall be directed to the marshal of the court issuing the warrant. The marshal shall forthwith take into custody the person alleged to be mentally ill and bring him before the […]
§ 1133. Presence of person in court
Presence in the court of the person alleged to be mentally ill during the trial referred to in section 1132 of this title is not required, unless considered advisable by the court.
§ 1134. Selection of jury; compensation
(a) If the trial referred to in section 1132 of this title is by jury the judge of the district court shall issue an order to the clerk of the court directing him to summon a jury of 6 persons from the regular jury panel who shall be residents in the judicial division and jurisdiction […]
§ 1135. Examination by physicians
At the time of issuing the warrant mentioned in section 1132 of this title, the judge of the district court shall designate two or more qualified physicians licensed or permitted to practice in the Virgin Islands who shall examine in whatever manner they determine necessary the defendant as regards his mental condition and report such […]
§ 1101. Powers of Commissioner of Health
The Commissioner of Health may— (1) establish psychiatric programs for the purpose of research into and aid of methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders; (2) supervise the administration of those services included in the program which are not administered directly by him; (3) provide such methods of administration as are necessary for […]
§ 1111. Procedure governing Sanity Board
(a) The Sanity Board shall formulate rules and regulations not inconsistent with law governing its own procedure. (b) All business which the Sanity Board is authorized to perform shall be done at a regular or special meeting of the Board and no act shall be valid unless passed at a meeting of the Board by […]
§ 1112. Consideration and custody of cases during judicial proceedings
The Sanity Board shall, when occasion arises, consider cases of mental illness and have jurisdiction over and custody of such cases pending the commencement of and during the judicial proceedings provided in this chapter.
§ 1113. Restraint and treatment of cases during judicial proceedings
The Sanity Board shall restrain and treat, pending commencement of and during the judicial proceedings as provided in this chapter, apparent causes of mental illness in any manner and in any place it deems necessary.
§ 1114. Notice to judge of district court
Immediately upon the restraint by the Sanity Board of any person apparently mentally ill, the Sanity Board shall in writing notify the judge of the district court of such restraint.