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V.I. Code tit. 3, § 770w (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 28B - Supplemental Contributions Program|§ 770w. Distribution, termination, retirement, disability

 (a) Upon termination for any reason other than death, disability, or retirement, a participant is entitled to a lump sum distribution of the balance of the participant's account within a reasonable time following the valuation date immediately following the date of the application. (b) Application for a distribution for termination of employment shall be made on a distribution request form and in the manner prescribed by the Board. (c) All employers with which the participant is employed as a member of the system shall certify on a form prescribed by the board that the participant's employment has terminated. (d) Upon termination, a participant may apply for a distribution for retirement, provided the retirement date is no earlier than the date on which the participant attains the early retirement age pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The retirement benefit is a distribution of the balance of the participant's account within a reasonable time following the valuation date immediately following the date of the application. (e) Application for a distribution for retirement shall be made on a distribution request form and in the manner prescribed by the board. (f) All employers with which the participant is employed as a member of the system, shall certify on a form prescribed by the Board that the participant's employment has terminated because of retirement. (g) Upon termination, a participant may apply for a distribution for disability. A distribution for disability shall become payable only upon a determination by the board that the participant has a disability of permanent or extended and uncertain duration. The disability benefit is a distribution of the balance of the participant's account within a reasonable time following the valuation date immediately following the date of the application. (h) Application for a distribution for disability shall be made on a distribution request form and in the manner prescribed by the board. (i) All employers with which the participant is employed as a member of the system shall certify on a form prescribed by the board that the participant's employment has terminated because of disability.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 770y (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 28B - Supplemental Contributions Program|§ 770y. Plan's obligations

 (a) The plan's obligations to a participant, beneficiary, or nonparticipant spouse who elected a lump sum distribution cease upon distribution of the lump sum benefit. (1) Deposit in the United States mail of a warrant drawn in favor of the participant, beneficiary, or nonparticipant spouse and addressed to the latest address on file for that person constitutes distribution of the benefit. (2) Deposit in the United States mail of a notice that the requested electronic funds transfer has been made as directed by the participant, beneficiary, or nonparticipant spouse constitutes distribution of the benefit. (3) If the participant, beneficiary, or nonparticipant spouse has elected on a form prescribed by the Board to transfer all or a specific portion of the account that is eligible for a direct trustee-to-trustee under Title 26, Section 401, subsection (a), paragraph (31) of the United States Code to the trustee of a qualified plan under Title 26, Section 401 of the [United] States Code, deposit in the United States mail of a notice that the requested transfer has been made constitutes distribution of the benefit. (b) The plan's obligations to a participant or beneficiary who elected to receive a benefit in the form of partial distributions cease upon distribution of the final payment. (1) Deposit in the United States mail of a warrant drawn in favor of the participant, beneficiary, or nonparticipant spouse and addressed to the latest address on file for that person constitutes distribution of the benefit. (2) Deposit in the United States mail of a notice that the requested electronic funds transfer has been made as directed by the participant, beneficiary, or nonparticipant spouse constitutes distribution of the benefit. (c) Distribution under subsections (a) or (b) pursuant to the Board's determination in good faith of the existence, identity, or other facts relating to entitlement of persons constitutes a complete discharge and release of the Board, system and plan from liability for payments.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 841 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 31 - Bonds of Public Officers|§ 841. Bonding of officers and employees; designation

 (a) All officers and employees of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands who serve as certifying and/or disbursing officers or who handle public funds in any manner whatsoever shall be properly bonded for the faithful performance of their duties. (b) Such officers and employees shall be designated by the head of the department in which they are employed, with the approval of the Governor.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 842 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 31 - Bonds of Public Officers|§ 842. Amount of bond determined

 The amount of the bond for each officer and employee of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands covered by this chapter, shall be determined by the Commissioner of Finance, with the approval of the Governor, except that the amount of the bond for officers and employees of the Bureau of Internal Revenue shall be determined by the Director thereof with the approval of the Governor.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 843 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 31 - Bonds of Public Officers|§ 843. Filing and approval of bonds; register of bonds

 (a) Every bond required by virtue of this chapter, shall be filed in the office of the Commissioner of Finance who shall approve such bonds as to form and execution. (b) A proper register of such bonds shall be kept in the office of the Commissioner of Finance.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 844 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 31 - Bonds of Public Officers|§ 844. Payment of premiums

 (a) Funds shall be appropriated in the annual budget of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands to pay the cost of premiums covering bonds required by virtue of this chapter. (b) Funds shall also be appropriated in the annual budget of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands to pay the cost of premiums covering bonds of Federal officials and employees who execute transactions involving funds of the United States Government of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 882 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 33 - Public Records; Fees|§ 882. Fees for certified copies of public records

 Except when a different amount is prescribed, the following fees shall be paid in advance for certified copies of public records: (1) For making a certified copy, 75 cents for the first 300 words or part thereof, and 15 cents for each additional 100 words or part thereof. (2) If the record is in a foreign language, $1.00 for the first 100 words or part thereof. (3) For comparing for certification a copy furnished by the applicant, one-half the fee for making a copy.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 884 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 33 - Public Records; Fees|§ 884. Transcripts required of all boards and commissions

 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, all boards and commissions created pursuant to this Code shall make a verbatim record of each of its proceedings and said records of proceedings are to be reduced to a transcript not later than sixty (60) days after the proceedings have occurred. (b) The transcript as required by subsection (a) of this section shall be open to examination by the public as required by section 881 of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1100 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 37 - Conflicts of Interest|§ 1100. Declaration of policy

 The Legislature finds and declares: (a) that no responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standards of ethical behavior by those who conduct the public business; (b) that the people have a right to expect adherence by those who conduct the public business to the principle that all officials must act with the utmost integrity, absolute impartiality and loyalty to the public interest; (c) that whereas the basis of effective democratic government is public confidence, that confidence is endangered when ethical standards falter or appear to falter. To these ends, the Legislature enacts this chapter in order to assure the impartiality, and ethical conduct of all involved in governmental transactions and decisions. Further the Legislature finds and declares that the laws and regulations governing ethics in government have not been adequate to the changed role of government at all levels, or to the changing conditions of our society.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1102 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 37 - Conflicts of Interest|§ 1102. Prohibited acts

 No territorial officer or employee shall: (1) be financially interested in any contract made or negotiated by him in his official capacity, or by any public agency of which he is a member. (2) be a purchaser at any sale or a vendor at any purchase made by him in his official capacity. (3) have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engaged in any business or transaction or professional activity, or incur any obligation of any nature, which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his duties in the public interest and of his responsibilities as prescribed in the laws of the Virgin Islands. (4) accept other employment which will either impair his independence of judgment as to his official duties or require him, or induce him, to disclose confidential information acquired by him in the course of and by reason of his official duties. (5) wilfully and knowingly disclose, for pecuniary gain to any other person, confidential information acquired by him in the course of and by reason of his official duties or use any information for the purpose of pecuniary gain.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1103 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 37 - Conflicts of Interest|§ 1103. Substantial conflict of interest

 A person subject to this chapter has an interest which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his duties in the public interest and of his responsibilities as prescribed in the laws of the Virgin Islands or a personal interest, arising from any situation, within the scope of this chapter, if he will derive a direct monetary gain or suffer a direct monetary loss, as the case may be, by reason of his official activity. He does not have an interest which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his duties in the public interest and of his responsibilities as prescribed by the laws of the Virgin Islands or a personal interest, arising from any situation, within the scope of this chapter, if any benefit or detriment accrues to him as a member of an industry, profession, occupation, or group to no greater extent than any other member of such business, profession, occupation, or group.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1106 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 37 - Conflicts of Interest|§ 1106. Enforcement by the Attorney General

 This chapter shall be administered by the Attorney General of the Virgin Islands who shall conduct investigations, issue rules and regulations, and file actions in the appropriate courts when and as necessary to enforce its provisions.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1107 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 37 - Conflicts of Interest|§ 1107. Inducement to conflict of interest

 No person shall induce or seek to induce any territorial officer or employee to violate any provision of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1108 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 37 - Conflicts of Interest|§ 1108. Penalties

 Any person who knowingly violates a provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a public offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years; or by a fine of not more than $5,000 or a sum equal to any direct monetary gain derived in connection with such violation, whichever is greater; or both such fine and imprisonment.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1200 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 40 - Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General|§ 1200. Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General

 There is hereby created the Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General, hereinafter referred to as “Office of the V.I. Inspector General”, as a separate, independent agency of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1201 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 40 - Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General|§ 1201. Virgin Islands Inspector General; Deputy Virgin Islands Inspector General

 (a) The Office of the V.I. Inspector General shall be administered, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, under the supervision and direction of the Virgin Islands Inspector General, hereinafter referred to as the “V.I. Inspector General”, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature, without regard to political affiliation, and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial management, or investigations. The V.I. Inspector General shall serve a term of seven years from the date of appointment, and may be reappointed. The V.I. Inspector General may be removed from office by the Governor, but only upon a finding of neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. The V.I. Inspector General shall be bonded in an amount equal to that of a commissioner in the Executive Branch. Any vacancy occurring in the Office of the V.I. Inspector General shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (b) There shall be in the Office of the V.I. Inspector General, a deputy Virgin Islands Inspector General, hereinafter referred to as the “Deputy V.I. Inspector General”, who shall, in addition to the duties assigned by the V.I. Inspector General, have the responsibility of supervising the performance of audit, investigation, and inspection activities relating to programs and operations. The Deputy V.I. Inspector General shall be appointed by the V.I. Inspector General and shall serve a term coinciding with the term of the appointing V.I. Inspector General. The Deputy V.I. Inspector General shall be qualified in the same manner as the V.I. Inspector General. The Deputy V.I. Inspector General shall be bonded in an amount equal to that of a commissioner in the Executive Branch. (c) The salary of the V.I. Inspector General shall be equal to that of the highest paid commissioner in the Executive Branch excluding a commissioner temporally assigned in the executive branch pursuant to section 451b of this title. (d) The salary of the Deputy V.I. Inspector General shall be equal to the highest paid assistant commissioner in the Executive Branch excluding an assistant commissioner temporally assigned to the executive branch pursuant to section 451b of this title.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1202 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 40 - Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General|§ 1202. Annual budget

 (a) The V.I. Inspector General shall prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual budget that includes staffing levels for the Office of the V.I. Inspector General. The budget, once appropriated by the Legislature, shall be allotted in its entirety at the commencement of the fiscal year. (b) The V.I. Inspector General shall establish and maintain an imprest checking account. Within 15 days of the beginning of each fiscal year, the Commissioner of Finance shall deposit into the V.I. Inspector General's imprest account the sum of $100,000 from the budget appropriated by the Legislature. (c) The V.I. Inspector General may expend monies from the imprest account for any purpose in exercising his powers and carrying out his duties as set forth in this chapter or any other law. Prior to the expiration of the month following the end of each quarter, the V.I. Inspector General shall submit to the Department of Finance a report detailing the amount, the nature, and the justification for each item of expenditure in the previous quarter. The report shall be accompanied by receipts and any other such documentation required by the Department's rules and regulations or other laws of the Virgin Islands. Prior to the expiration of the month following the end of the fiscal year, the V.I. Inspector General shall compile and submit an annual financial report for the fiscal year's expenditures from the imprest account.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1204 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 40 - Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General|§ 1204. Complaints by employees; disclosure of identity; reprisals

 (a) The V.I. Inspector General may receive and investigate complaints or information from employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands concerning the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to the public health or safety. (b) The V.I. Inspector General shall not, after receipt of a complaint or information from any employee, disclose the identity of the employee without the consent of the employee, except in accordance with a request of the Attorney General for the purpose of a criminal investigation. (c) Any employee who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or threaten to take any action against any employee as a reprisal for making a complaint or disclosing information to the V.I. Inspector General, unless the complaint was made or the information was disclosed with the knowledge that it was false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1205 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 40 - Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General|§ 1205. Handling of audit data and reports; annual report

 (a) When used in this chapter, the terms: (1) “audit data” means the auditor's working papers, which include, but are not limited to, draft reports and documents containing the evidence to support the auditor's findings, conclusions, and judgments. They include the collection of evidence prepared or obtained by the auditor during the audit inspection or investigation; and (2) “audit report” means the final report issued after the auditee has had the opportunity to review and respond to its findings and recommendations. (b) Audit data shall be considered confidential information, pursuant to Title 3, section 881, subsection (g), Virgin Islands Code. Any authorized disclosure of audit, inspection, investigation information shall be subject to all applicable laws. (c) Audit reports are to be submitted to the appropriate officials of the audited organizations, to the appropriate officials of the organizations requiring or arranging for the audits, to the Governor and the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, unless legal restrictions, ethical considerations, or other arrangements prevent it. Unless restricted by law or regulations, copies of final audit reports shall be available for public inspection and for sale to the public at a reasonable fee. (d) Audit data and audit reports shall be kept by the Office of the V.I. Inspector General for a period of not less than five years, or until all findings have been cleared or otherwise settled to the satisfaction of the V.I. Inspector General. (e) The V.I. Inspector General shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature once a year an annual report summarizing the activities of the Office of the V.I. Inspector General for the preceding fiscal year. Such reports shall include, but not limited to: (1) a description of significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the Government's administration of its programs and operations disclosed by the investigative activities of the Office of the V.I. Inspector General during the reporting; (2) a description of the recommendation for corrective action made by the Office of the V.I. Inspector General during the reporting period, with respect to the significant problems, abuses, and deficiencies identified; (3) an identification of each significant recommendation described in previous annual reports on which corrective action has not been completed; (4) a summary of matters referred to the Attorney General and the prosecutions and convictions that have resulted; and, (5) a list of each audit and inspection report completed by the Office of the V.I. Inspector General during the reporting period.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1206 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 40 - Office of the Virgin Islands Inspector General|§ 1206. Transfer of functions

 (a) There shall be transferred to the Office of the V.I. Inspector General the office of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Audit and Control. (b) All employees of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Audit and Control whose duties are related to functions and responsibilities established by this chapter and who wish to transfer to the Office of the V.I. Inspector General, may do so. (c) The assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available or to be made available, of the functions, powers, and duties of which is transferred under subsection (a) of this Section is hereby transferred to the Office of the V.I. Inspector General.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1210 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 41 - Virgin Islands Arts and Craft Factory Development Board|§ 1210. Findings and declaration

 The Legislature of the Virgin Islands finds and declares: That there exists a pool of talented, but unemployed, residents in the Territory; That the lack of employment opportunities makes it possible for these talented residents to loiter about Virgin Islands streets; to lead lives devoid of gainful activities, and to be susceptible to the criminal element in the Virgin Islands; That a professionally created and operated craft program aimed at placing these talented residents in gainful employment activities would benefit the Territory; That it is the purpose of this chapter to provide a program of gainful employment for these talented residents; That the Board's powers and authority created by this chapter are valid public undertakings within the meaning of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 1211 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 41 - Virgin Islands Arts and Craft Factory Development Board|§ 1211. Definitions

 The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Board” means the Virgin Islands Arts and Craft Factory Development Board. (2) “Craft” means training or an occupation requiring special skills, including the manual arts and the ability to produce handmade items for sale, as well as the object produced as the result of such skill. (3) “Factory” means a structure where craft is produced by talented persons, and displayed on open tour and sold to the public. (4) “Open tour” means the display of arts and crafts for visitors' observation in the Craft Factory. (5) “Qualified applicant” means a Virgin Islands resident: (A) who has resided in the territory for two years immediately preceding the date of his application; (B) who is unemployed, talented, skilled in the manual arts, and can reasonably be expected to perform craft work; and (C) who meets the other eligibility criteria that may be established by the Board.