§ 550. Penalties for unlawful operation or use of motor vehicles by persons under 18 years of age
Whenever, after a hearing before the court, it shall be found that a person under the age of 18 years has violated any law or regulation relating to the use and operation of motor vehicles, the court may (a) impose a fine, not exceeding $100; (b) revoke the driver’s license of such person, or suspend […]
§ 551. Issuance of traffic ticket to person under 18 years of age
Whenever any person under the age of 18 shall violate any law or regulation relating to the use and operation of motor vehicles, a police officer may deliver to any such person a traffic ticket describing the nature of the offense with instructions thereon to report to the Superior court of the district wherein the […]
§ 552. Parking areas
The provisions of this chapter and its regulations relative to traffic shall be applicable to every driver of a motor vehicle in all parking areas open to the public, which parking areas shall be considered for the purposes of this chapter to be public highways.
§ 555. Limitation on recovery of non-economic damages in motor vehicle cases
(a) The total amount recoverable for non-economic damages for any injury to a person in an action arising out of a motor vehicle accident may not exceed $100,000; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply upon a finding of gross negligence or willful conduct. (b) For the purposes of this section, non-economic damages include: […]
§ 545. Notice to Commissioner of convictions
Except in the case of parking offenses, the court shall send a record of the conviction of any offense relating to the operation or use of motor vehicles to the Director of Motor Vehicles of the Virgin Islands and to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State where the defendant received his operator’s license, […]
§ 546. Revocation of operator’s license by court
In addition to any other penalties, the court in its discretion may revoke the operator’s license of any person convicted of an offense involving the operation or use of motor vehicles, except parking offenses. Such revocation may be either permanent or temporary for a period fixed by the court.
§ 547. Refusal of operator’s license by Commissioner
(a) The Director of Motor Vehicles shall keep a driving record for each holder of an operator’s license containing the record of convictions transmitted to him under section 545 of this title. (b) The Director may refuse to issue an operator’s license to any person on the basis of his convictions of offenses relating to […]
§ 548. Revocation or suspension of licenses by Director
(a) The Director of Motor Vehicles may revoke or suspend any operator’s license if he finds that the application therefor contained any false statement; or that the holder thereof is afflicted with mental or physical infirmities or disabilities rendering it unsafe for such person to operate a motor vehicle; or that the holder thereof is […]
§ 549. Hearing and review of Director’s decisions
Before refusing to issue a license under section 541 of this title, and before revoking or suspending a license under section 548 of this title, the Director of Motor Vehicles shall grant a hearing to the person concerned. Any action of the Director under such sections shall be subject to review by the Superior Court.
§ 541. Accidents
In case of accident to person or property due to the operation of a motor vehicle or bicycle, the person operating such vehicle shall stop and give his name and address and license number to the person injured, or to any policeman or other person interested, and if he is not the owner of the […]