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Home » US Law » 2019 US Virgin Islands Code » Title 14 - Crimes » Chapter 1 - General Provisions » Subchapter II - Parties to Crimes or Offenses

§ 11. Principals

(a) Whoever commits a crime or offense or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal. (b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another person would be a crime or offense, is punishable as a principal. (c) Persons within this […]

§ 12. Accessory after the fact

(a) Whoever, knowing that a crime or offense has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact. (b) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Code or any Act of the Legislature, an accessory after the fact […]

§ 13. Misprision of felony

Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony, willfully conceals it from the proper authorities, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.

§ 14. Capacity to commit crimes or offenses

All persons are capable of committing crimes or offenses except— (1) children under the age of seven years; (2) children over the age of seven years and under the age of fourteen years, in the absence of clear proof that at the time of committing the act charged against them they knew its wrongfulness; (3) […]

§ 15. Omissions not punishable

No person shall be punished for omitting to perform an act, where such act has been performed by another person acting in his behalf, and competent by law to perform it.

§ 16. Intoxication

No act committed while in a state of voluntary intoxication is less criminal because committed while in such state. However, the court or jury may take into consideration the fact that the accused was intoxicated at the time in determining the purpose, motive or intent with which he committed the act whenever the actual existence […]