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V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-102 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-102. Definitions

 In this article (1) “Charitable purpose” means the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, the promotion of a governmental purpose, or any other purpose the achievement of which is beneficial to the community. (2) “Endowment fund” means an institutional fund or part thereof that, under the terms of a gift instrument, is not wholly expendable by the institution on a current basis. The term does not include assets that an institution designates as an endowment fund for its own use. (3) “Gift instrument” means a record or records, including an institutional solicitation, under which property is granted to, transferred to, or held by an institution as an institutional fund. (4) “Institution” means: (A) a person, other than an individual, organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes; (B) a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, to the extent that it holds funds exclusively for a charitable purpose; or (C) a trust that had both charitable and noncharitable interests, after all noncharitable interests have terminated. (5) “Institutional fund” means a fund held by an institution exclusively for charitable purposes. The term does not include: (A) program-related assets; (B) a fund held for an institution by a trustee that is not an institution; or (C) a fund in which a beneficiary that is not an institution has an interest, other than an interest that could arise upon violation or failure of the purposes of the fund. (6) “Other law” means law other than any provision in this article. (7) “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. (8) “Program-related asset” means an asset held by an institution primarily to accomplish a charitable purpose of the institution and not primarily for investment. (9) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-104 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-104. Appropriation for Expenditure or Accumulation of Endowment Fund; Rules of Construction

 (a) Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in the gift instrument and to subsection (d), an institution may appropriate for expenditure or accumulate so much of an endowment fund as the institution determines is prudent for the uses, benefits, purposes, and duration for which the endowment fund is established. Unless stated otherwise in the gift instrument, the assets in an endowment fund are donor-restricted assets until appropriated for expenditure by the institution. In making a determination to appropriate or accumulate, the institution shall act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances, and shall consider, if relevant, the following factors: (1) the duration and preservation of the endowment fund; (2) the purposes of the institution and the endowment fund; (3) general economic conditions; (4) the possible effect of inflation or deflation; (5) the expected total return from income and the appreciation of investments; (6) other resources of the institution; and (7) the investment policy of the institution. (b) To limit the authority to appropriate for expenditure or accumulate under subsection (a), a gift instrument must specifically state the limitation. (c) Terms in a gift instrument designating a gift as an endowment, or a direction or authorization in the gift instrument to use only “income”, “interest”, “dividends”, or “rents, issues, or profits”, or “to preserve the principal intact”, or words of similar import: (1) create an endowment fund of permanent duration unless other language in the gift instrument limits the duration or purpose of the fund; and (2) do not otherwise limit the authority to appropriate for expenditure or accumulate under subsection (a). (d) The appropriation for expenditure in any year of an amount greater than seven percent of the fair market value of an endowment fund, calculated on the basis of market values determined at least quarterly and averaged over a period of not less than three years immediately preceding the year in which the appropriation for expenditure is made, creates a rebuttable presumption of imprudence. For an endowment fund in existence for fewer than three years, the fair market value of the endowment fund must be calculated for the period the endowment fund has been in existence. This subsection does not: (1) apply to an appropriation for expenditure permitted under other law or by the gift instrument; or (2) create a presumption of prudence for an appropriation for expenditure of an amount less than or equal to seven percent of the fair market value of the endowment fund.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-105 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-105. Delegation of Management and Investment Functions

 (a) Subject to any specific limitation set forth in a gift instrument or in other law, an institution may delegate to an external agent the management and investment of an institutional fund to the extent that an institution could prudently delegate under the circumstances. An institution shall act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances, in: (1) selecting an agent; (2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes of the institution and the institutional fund; and (3) periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the scope and terms of the delegation. (b) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the institution to exercise reasonable care to comply with the scope and terms of the delegation. (c) An institution that complies with subsection (a) is not liable for the decisions or actions of an agent to which the function was delegated. (d) By accepting delegation of a management or investment function from an institution that is subject to the laws of the Virgin Islands, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Virgin Islands in all proceedings arising from or related to the delegation or the performance of the delegated function. (e) An institution may delegate management and investment functions to its committees, officers, or employees as authorized by other law of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-106 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-106. Release or Modification of Restrictions on Management, Investment, or Purpose

 (a) If the donor consents in a record, an institution may release or modify, in whole or in part, a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management, investment, or purpose of an institutional fund. A release or modification may not allow a fund to be used for a purpose other than a charitable purpose of the institution. (b) The court, upon application of an institution, may modify a restriction contained in a gift instrument regarding the management or investment of an institutional fund if the restriction has become impracticable or wasteful, if it impairs the management or investment of the fund, or if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the donor, a modification of a restriction will further the purposes of the fund. The institution shall notify the Attorney General of the application, and the Attorney General must be given an opportunity to be heard. To the extent practicable, any modification must be made in accordance with the donor's probable intention. (c) If a particular charitable purpose or a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the use of an institutional fund becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful, the court, upon application of an institution, may modify the purpose of the fund or the restriction on the use of the fund in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument. The institution shall notify the Attorney General of the application, and the Attorney General must be given an opportunity to be heard. (d) If an institution determines that a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management, investment, or purpose of an institutional fund is unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful, the institution, 60 days after notification to the Attorney General, may release or modify the restriction, in whole or part, if: (1) the institutional fund subject to the restriction has a total value of less than $25,000; (2) more than 20 years have elapsed since the fund was established; and (3) the institution uses the property in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-107 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-107. Reviewing Compliance

 Compliance with this article is determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time a decision is made or action is taken, and not by hindsight.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-108 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-108. Venue; Multiple Proceedings; Transfer

 (a) Where a proceeding under this title could be maintained in more than one place in the Virgin Islands, the Court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to proceed. (b) If proceedings concerning the same estate, protected person, ward, or trust are commenced in more than one Court of the Virgin Islands, the Court in which the proceeding was first commenced shall continue to hear the matter, and the other courts shall hold the matter in abeyance until the question of venue is decided, and if the ruling Court determines that venue is properly in another Court, it shall transfer the proceeding to the other Court. (c) If a Court finds that in the interest of justice a proceeding or a file should be located in another Court of the Virgin Islands, the Court making the finding may transfer the proceeding or file to the other Court.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-109 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-109. Practice in Court

 Unless specifically provided to the contrary in this Code or unless inconsistent with its provisions, the rules of civil procedure including the rules concerning vacation of orders and appellate review govern formal proceedings under this Code.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-110 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-110. Records and Certified Copies

 The Clerk of Court shall keep a record for each decedent, ward, protected person or trust involved in any document which may be filed with the Court under this Code, including petitions and applications, demands for notices or bonds, trust registrations, and of any orders or responses relating thereto by the Registrar or Court, and establish and maintain a system for indexing, filing or recording which is sufficient to enable users of the records to obtain adequate information. Upon payment of the fees required by law the clerk must issue certified copies of any probated wills, letters issued to personal representatives, or any other record or paper filed or recorded. Certificates relating to probated wills must indicate whether the decedent was domiciled in the Virgin Islands, and whether the probate was formal or informal. Certificates relating to letters must show the date of appointment.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-201 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-201. Application to Existing Institutional Funds

 This article applies to institutional funds existing on or established after the effective date of this article. As applied to institutional funds existing on the effective date of this article this article governs only decisions made or actions taken on or after that date.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-202 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-202. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

 This article modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101 of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(a), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103 of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b).
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 8-203 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Virgin Islands Uniform Probate and Fiduciary Relations Code|Article VIII - Virgin Islands Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act|§ 8-203. Uniformity of Application and Construction

 (a) In applying and construing this article, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (b) The Court has full power to make orders, judgments and decrees and take all other action necessary and proper to administer justice in the matters which come before it. (c) The Court has jurisdiction over protective proceedings and guardianship proceedings. (d) If both guardianship and protective proceedings as to the same person are commenced or pending in the same court, the proceedings may be consolidated.
V.I. Code tit. 16, § 90 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 16 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 2 - Remedies for Domestic Violence|§ 90. Declaration of purpose

 (a) The general purposes of this chapter are to: (1) Assure victims of domestic violence the maximum protection from abuse that the law can provide; (2) Create a flexible and speedy remedy to discourage violence and harassment against family members or others with whom the perpetrator has continuing contact; (3) Expand the ability of the Virgin Islands Police Department and law enforcement officers to assist victims, to enforce the law effectively in cases of domestic violence, and to prevent further incidents of abuse; (4) Develop a greater understanding within the Virgin Islands community of the incidences and causes of domestic violence through data collection; (5) Facilitate equal enforcement of the criminal laws of the Territory by deterring and punishing violence against family members and others who are personally involved with the offenders; and (6) Recognize that battering is a serious crime which will no longer be excused or tolerated. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the general purpose stated in this section.
V.I. Code tit. 16, § 91 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 16 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 2 - Remedies for Domestic Violence|§ 91. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) “Cohabitants” means emancipated minors or persons 18 years of age or older of the opposite sex who have resided together or who currently are residing in the same living quarters or persons who together are the parents of one or more children, regardless of their marital status or whether they have lived together at any time. (b) “Domestic violence” means the occurrence of any of the following acts, attempts or threats against a person who may be protected under this chapter pursuant to subsection (c) of this section: (1) Assault; (2) Battery; (3) Burglary; (4) Kidnapping; (5) Unlawful sexual contact; (6) Rape; (7) Forcible or unlawful entry; (8) Coercion; (9) Destruction of property; (10) Harassment; (11) Threats; (12) False imprisonment; or (13) Stalking. (14) Violation of a restraining order issued pursuant to section 97(b)(2) or section 98 of this chapter. (c) “Victim” includes any person who has been subjected to domestic violence by a spouse, former spouse, parent, child, or any other person related by blood or marriage, a present or former household member, a person with whom the victim has a child in common, or a person who is, or has been, in a sexual or otherwise intimate relationship with the victim. (d) “Coercion” means compelling another by force, or threat of force, to engage in conduct from which the latter has a right to abstain, or to abstain from conduct in which the person has a right to engage. (e) “Destruction of property” means causing damage to the property of another, or to property jointly owned by the perpetrator and another. (f) “Harassment” means engaging in a purposeful, knowing or reckless course of conduct involving more than one incident that alarms, or causes distress to another person and serves no legitimate purpose. The course of conduct must be such as would cause a reasonable person to suffer distress and must actually cause distress. Such conduct shall include, but shall not be limited to: (1) following another about in a public place or places with the intent to distress or intimidate the victim; (2) peering in the window, or trespassing or coming upon or about the premises of the victim so as to intrude on privacy or create a menacing or threatening situation.
V.I. Code tit. 16, § 91a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 16 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 2 - Remedies for Domestic Violence|§ 91a. Duties of police officers

 (a) The Virgin Islands Police Department, or other law enforcement agencies, upon request to the Department or other enforcement agency, shall respond to every request for assistance or protection, from or on behalf of a victim of alleged domestic violence, whether or not an order has been issued against the alleged abuser. (b) A lower priority shall not be assigned to calls involving alleged incidents of abuse or violations of orders relative to domestic violence than is assigned in responding to like offenses involving strangers. Existence of any of the following factors shall be interpreted by police dispatchers as indicating a need for immediate response: (1) The caller indicates that violence is imminent or is in progress; (2) An order relative to domestic violence is in effect; or (3) The caller indicates that incidents of domestic violence have occurred previously between the parties. (c) If the police or other law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a person is a victim of domestic violence, the officer shall use all reasonable means to prevent further domestic violence and to ensure the victim's safety including: (1) exercising arrest powers pursuant to section 94 of this chapter; (2) attempting to persuade the offender to leave the household if there is not probable cause to make an arrest and the victim perceives continuing danger; (3) filling out and filing a domestic violence report as provided by section 93 of this chapter; (4) interviewing the parties and children in separate rooms to ensure that the victim, as well as the children, have an opportunity to speak freely; (5) providing or arranging for transportation for the victim to a safe place or shelter, if such transportation is desired; (6) interviewing the children regarding the facts of the assault; (7) providing or arranging transportation for the victim to the nearest hospital or medical facility for treatment of injuries, if such treatment is needed or desired; (8) reading to the victim, the oral statement of rights as provided under section 92 of this chapter and written information about the nearest shelter or other agency providing service to victims of domestic violence; (9) advising the victim of the importance of preserving evidence and of the types of evidence that should be preserved; (10) taking photographs of any visible injuries or property damage whenever necessary or appropriate; (11) remaining on the scene of an incident of domestic violence as long as the victim remains in danger; (12) accompanying the victim to a previous residence to remove personal belongings; and (13) supervising the court ordered removal of an abuser from a residence shared with a victim.