§ 509b. Televisions and television type receiving equipment prohibited
(a) No motor vehicle operated on the roads and highways of the Virgin Islands shall be equipped with any television or television type receiving equipment so located that the viewer, display or screen is visible from the driver’s seat. (b) As used in this section “television type receiving equipment” includes electronic equipment capable of playing […]
§ 510. White Cane Law
(a) Any blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a dog guide equipped with a rigid “U”-shaped harness, shall have the right-of-way in crossing any highway, street, or any intersection thereof, and all drivers of vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to […]
§ 511. Traffic signal preemption device
(a) For purposes of this section, a “traffic signal preemption device” means any device that emits a pulse of light or other signal that, when received by a detector attached to a traffic control signal, changes that traffic control signal. (b) It is unlawful to install, transport or operate a traffic signal preemption device in […]
§ 512. Schedule of fines for traffic violations
VIC VIOLATION DESCRIPTION 1st. FEE 2nd. FEE 3rd. FEE T 20, 374 Allowing unlicensed driver to operate vehicle 50.00 100.00 150.00 T 20, 461(a), (b) Operating vehicles with bald tires 30.00 40.00 50.00 T 20, 461(a), (b) Operating vehicles with broken windshield 50.00 75.00 100.00 T 20, 465(e) Operating or carrying person on motorcycle without […]
§ 513. Traffic fines
The fines collected under Part II of this title must be distributed as follows: (1) 15 percent must be disbursed to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles; (2) 40 percent must be disbursed to the Virgin Islands Police Department to be divided equally between the district of St. Croix and the district of St. Thomas and […]
§ 509a. Text-based communications prohibited
(a) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle while using an electronic wireless communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication. (b) As used in this section “write, send, or read a text-based communication” means (1) using an electronic wireless communications device to manually communicate with any person using a text-based communication, […]
§ 501. Heavy equipment
(a) No person, whether as principal or agent, shall drive or in any other way cause to pass over any macadamized or concrete-surfaced street or road any road-building or other heavy equipment which may cause the ripping up of or other injury, save usual wear and tear, to such street or road without first placing […]
§ 502. Truck chauffeurs
The chauffeur of a truck shall at all times exercise the greatest degree of care and caution. The chauffeur of a truck shall be held responsible for violations of this chapter and all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
§ 503. Operating motor vehicle in negligent manner
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in a negligent manner over and along the public highways of this Territory. For the purpose of this section to “operate in a negligent manner” means the operation of a vehicle upon the public highways of this Territory in such a manner as […]
§ 504. Negligent homicide by means of motor vehicle
When the death of a person ensues within one year as a proximate result of injury received by the operation of a vehicle by any person while under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner or with disregard for the […]