§ 111. Establishment of Department
There is hereby established as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands the Department of Justice, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”.
§ 112. Attorney General; appointment; tenure; administration
(a) The head of the Department shall be designated the “Attorney General of the Virgin Islands”, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Attorney General”. No person shall be eligible to be Attorney General unless he is a qualified practitioner of law, admitted to practice before the highest court of the territory and a […]
§ 113. Assistant Attorneys General; appointment; tenure; functions
(a) There shall be in the Department such Assistant Attorneys General as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Attorneys General shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom they are appointed and until their successors are […]
§ 114. Powers and duties of Attorney General; budget
(a) The Attorney General shall have the following powers and duties: (1) except in cases where the United States attorney is representing the Government of the United States Virgin Islands at the request of the Governor, to appear for and represent the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands before the courts in […]
§ 115. Medical Examiners; general duties; investigation; advice; consultation, examinations; analyses and reports
(a) There shall be in the Department such Medical Examiners as the Governor deems necessary for the requirements of the Virgin Islands. A Medical Examiner shall be duly licensed to practice medicine in the Virgin Islands and shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to make inquiry into unnatural deaths as prescribed by law; […]
§ 117. Private practice prohibited
The Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General and Deputy Assistant Attorneys General shall not engage in the private practice of law, nor be associated directly or indirectly with any attorney in private practice.
§ 118. White Collar Crime and Public Corruption Section
There is hereby established within the Department of Justice a White Collar Crime and Public Corruption Section, to institute aggressive prosecution of white collar crime and corruption, which crimes fall within the jurisdiction of the Attorney General under Virgin Islands statutes, or which the Attorney General is authorized to prosecute with the consent of the […]
§ 119. Paternity and Child Support Division
(a) There is established within the Department of Justice a Paternity and Child Support Division. This Division is the designated state agency of the approved State Plan under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, and is responsible for the administration and operation of the State Plan within the Virgin Islands. The Division is also […]
§ 120. Social action programs for the prevention of crime
It is the purpose of this section and sections 121 and 122 to authorize and encourage and implement innovative social action programs designed to halt the drift of individuals within the community towards a life of crime through partnership of Government, the private sector and the people of the Virgin Islands, to the end of […]
§ 121. Attorney General; review and implementation of action programs
(a) The Attorney General of the Virgin Islands is authorized and directed to identify and review action programs of proven value in other jurisdictions, or such programs as may have been proposed in the Virgin Islands or elsewhere, which give promise of redirecting less fortunate members of the community into a life of social worth […]
§ 122. —Grants; studies; behavioral research and recommendations
The Attorney General of the Virgin Islands, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to— (a) make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public agencies, institutions of higher education, or private organizations to conduct research, demonstrations, or special projects pertaining to the development of new or improved approaches, techniques and systems to reduce […]
§ 125. Board of Land Use Appeals
(a) The Board of Land Use Appeals, heretofore existing within the Department of Public Works, is continued within the Department of Justice. (b) The Board shall be composed of nine members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature; provided, that four members shall reside on the Island of St. Thomas, […]
§ 126. The Witness Protection Program
(a) (1) There is established in the Department of Justice, the Witness Protection Board that consists of the Attorney General of the Virgin Islands, the Commissioner of Police, and the Administrator of the Victim/Witness Advocate Program. (2) A majority of the members of the Board constitutes a quorum. (b) (1) The Board shall establish a […]