§ 421a. Virgin Islands Real Estate Commission
Establishment (a) There is hereby created within the Department the Virgin Islands Real Estate Commission. Composition; qualifications of members (b) The Commission shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor, not more than three of whom shall be licensed real estate brokers. One of such real estate brokers shall be an attorney. […]
§ 422. Duties of Real Estate Commission
In addition to any other powers and duties that may be provided by law, the Commission shall administer the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise specifically provided, and without limitation on the generality of the foregoing shall have the powers and duty to— (1) adopt an official seal; (2) employ counsel, subpoena witnesses and […]
§ 423. Issuance of licenses
(a) From and after the effective date of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association or corporation to engage in or carry on the business, or act in the capacity of a real estate broker or a real estate salesman within the Virgin Islands without first obtaining a license as provided […]
§ 377. Prohibitions
(a) A seller shall not sell and a scrap metal recycler shall not purchase the following scrap metal unless, written documentation is provided that the seller is the owner of the scrap metal or is an employee, agent, or other person authorized to sell the scrap metal on behalf of the owner: (1) Scrap metal […]
§ 378. Penalties
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a scrap metals dealer or recycler who knowingly and intentionally violates any of the following commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to 4 days imprisonment or a fine of $500, or both: (1) Violates section 374 or section 377 of this Chapter; (2) Fails to […]
§ 379. Stolen regulated metals property; petition for return
(a) If the scrap metals dealer or recycler contests the identification or ownership of the regulated metals property, the party other than the scrap metals dealer or recycler claiming ownership of any stolen goods in the possession of a scrap metals dealer or recycler may, provided that a timely report of the theft of the […]
§ 380. Method of payment
A scrap metals dealer or recycler shall not enter into any cash transaction in excess of $100 in payment for the purchase of regulated metals property. Multiple payments of $100.00 or less during a single transaction with a seller is prohibited.
§ 381. Certain acts and practices prohibited
It is unlawful for a scrap metals dealer or recycler to do or allow any of the following acts: (1) Purchase regulated metals property between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.; (2) Fail to pay any excise tax owed or fail to have a tax registration number; (3) Purchase regulated metals property at […]
§ 401. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter— (1) Every building or other structure or group of structures under the same management kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished for pay to transient or permanent guests in which three or more rooms are furnished for […]
§ 402. Safes; limited liability
The proprietor, lessee, or manager of any hotel shall provide a safe in the office of such hotel or other convenient place for the safekeeping of any money, jewelry, ornaments, bank notes, bonds, negotiable securities, precious stones, articles of gold and silver manufacture, or other valuable property of small compass, and shall notify the guests […]