§ 4005. Holding to answer in district court
(a) If there is good reason to fear the commission of the crime, the person complained of shall be held to answer as in case of felony, and the judge may admit to bail to keep the peace in the same manner as in case of felony. (b) When a judge has held a person […]
§ 3946. Unclaimed property
If the property stolen or embezzled is not claimed by the owner before the expiration of one year from the conviction of the person for stealing or embezzling it, and after publication, the officer having it in custody shall, if it is money, pay it to the clerk of the district court, or if it […]
§ 3981. Means for prevention of crimes
Crimes may be prevented by the intervention of the officers of justice — (1) by requiring security to keep the peace; (2) by requiring the police force of the Virgin Islands to attend at exposed places; and (3) by suppressing riots.
§ 3982. Persons acting by command of officers of justice
When the officers of justice act in the prevention of crime, other persons who by their command act in their aid are justified in so doing.
§ 3944. Scope of order; rights of third persons
The order provided for in sections 3942 and 3943 of this title entitles the owner or his agent to demand and receive the possession of the property from the officer having it in custody, and authorizes such officer to deliver it accordingly, but does not affect the rights of third persons.
§ 3945. Money or property taken from arrested person
When money or other property is taken from a person arrested upon a charge of crime, the officer taking it shall at the time give duplicate receipts therefor, specifying particularly the amount of money or kind of property taken, one of which receipts he shall deliver to the person arrested and the other to the […]
§ 3911. Post-conviction testing; notice to victim; request of victim; disclosure of test results; counseling and referral
(a) In all cases in which a defendant has been convicted of a sexual offense, the prosecutor shall advise the victim of his right to request the testing of the convicted person’s blood for the presence of HIV antibodies. To assist the victim of the sexual offense in determining whether to make the request, the […]
§ 3912. Testing during incarceration and disclosure of HIV test results
Except as otherwise requested by the victim, if the initial HIV test is conducted within the first two years of a convicted perpetrator’s imprisonment, the request for disclosure is considered a standing request for any subsequent HIV test results obtained within two years after the initial HIV test is performed, and such request need not […]
§ 3941. Custody by peace officer
When property alleged to have been stolen or embezzled comes into the custody of a peace officer, he shall hold it subject to the order of the court as provided in this chapter.
§ 3942. Delivery to owner
On satisfactory proof of title of the owner of the property, the court which hears the charge must order it to be delivered to the owner or his duly authorized agent, on his paying the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in its preservation, to be ascertained and certified by the court.