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V.I. Code tit. 20, § 543 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 543. Service of process on nonresidents and absent residents

 (a) Any nonresident who operates a motor vehicle in the Virgin Islands, and any nonresident who owns a motor vehicle which is operated in the Virgin Islands with his express or implied consent, shall be deemed to have appointed the Government Secretary of the Virgin Islands as his agent upon whom may be served the process in any action against him arising out of any accident or collision occurring within the Virgin Islands in which the motor vehicle is involved while being so operated. Such operation shall be a signification of the agreement by such nonresident that any process so served shall be of the same force and validity as if served upon him personally within the Virgin Islands. Such nonresident shall also be deemed to have agreed that such appointment shall be irrevocable and binding upon his executor or administrator. If the nonresident dies prior to the commencement of an action under this section, service of process shall be made on his executor or administrator in the same manner as that provided by this section for service upon the nonresident. (b) Service of process under this section shall be made upon the Government Secretary in the same manner as in civil actions generally, accompanied by a fee of $2, and when so made, such service shall be as effectual to all intents and purposes as if made personally upon the defendant in the Virgin Islands; provided, that not later than the day following the commencement of the action, a copy of the process, and notice that service of the original process has or soon will be made upon the Government Secretary, shall be sent by the plaintiff or his attorney to the defendant by registered mail with return receipt requested. The defendant's return receipt and the affidavit by plaintiff or his attorney that this section has been complied with shall be filed in the action within 10 days after the plaintiff receives the defendant's return receipt. If the notice and copy of the process are not received by the defendant, the court may order such additional notice, if any, as justice may require. The court may order such continuance as may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to defend the action. (c) The provisions of this section shall also apply to a resident who is absent from the Virgin Islands at the time of the accident or who departs from the Virgin Islands after the accident, and who remains absent therefrom continuously for a period of 30 days after the accident, whether such absence is intended to be temporary or permanent. (d) This section is an extension of, and not a limitation upon, any right otherwise existing to serve process by attachment or publication or otherwise.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 544 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 544. Penalties

 (a) Whoever violates any provision of section 492 of this title, concerning reckless driving, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both. (b) Whoever violates any provision of section 493 of this title, concerning driving while intoxicated or disabled, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both for a first offense. For any subsequent violation of said section 493 such person shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than two years or both. (c) Whenever a person, who is charged with operating a motor vehicle upon any public road or highway in this territory without it being registered or licensed as required by section 331 of this title, or is charged with operating a motor vehicle in a reckless manner as prohibited by section 492 of this title, or is charged with driving while intoxicated or disabled as prohibited by section 493 of this title, fails to appear in court on the date set for hearing, the court may order that the motor vehicle operated by said person be impounded for such time and on such terms and conditions as shall be fixed by the court. (d) Unless such act is punishable under section 1389 of Title 14, whoever violates any provision of section 541 of this title, concerning accidents, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. (e) Whoever violates any provision of section 497 of this title, concerning the standing or parking of a vehicle, shall be fined not more than $25 for each such violation; Provided, however, that any person who is found guilty or who had signed a plea of guilty to more than three violations of such section 497 in the same calendar year shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200 for each subsequent violation within the same calendar year. (f) Unless another penalty is specifically provided, whoever violates any provision of this part, or any law or regulation relating to the operation and use of motor vehicles, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (g) None of the provisions of this part shall be construed as preventing conviction and punishment under any other provision of law. (h) Any person who violates any provision of section 495, subsection (h), of this title may be imprisoned for a term of not more than six (6) months or fined not more than $1,000 or both. (i) In addition to the penalties under subsection (h) of this section, the driver's license of a person convicted of a second offense under section 495(h) of this title shall be suspended for not more than one year.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 544a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 544a. Liens for moving violations.

 Every moving violation ticket issued pursuant to chapters 43 and 45 of this title shall constitute a lien on the title of the motor vehicle upon which said moving violation ticket was placed, which lien shall continue in existence until the moving violation ticket is either paid or discharged according to law. The Clerk of the Superior Court shall notify the registered owner of the vehicle of the establishment of the lien as well as any other registered lien upon the vehicle. For purposes of this section, notification of the registered owner at his last known address, whether or not received by the addressee, shall constitute legal notice. The Clerk of the Superior Court shall keep a registry of the liens created pursuant to this section, which shall be open to the public. The contents of said registry and updates thereto shall periodically be transmitted to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. No motor vehicle shall be registered and licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 33 of this title, nor shall a change of ownership be registered by the Director pursuant to said chapter 33, until all liens created pursuant to this section have been discharged.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 545 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 545. Notice to Commissioner of convictions

 Except in the case of parking offenses, the court shall send a record of the conviction of any offense relating to the operation or use of motor vehicles to the Director of Motor Vehicles of the Virgin Islands and to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State where the defendant received his operator's license, to become a part of his driving record.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 546 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 546. Revocation of operator's license by court

 In addition to any other penalties, the court in its discretion may revoke the operator's license of any person convicted of an offense involving the operation or use of motor vehicles, except parking offenses. Such revocation may be either permanent or temporary for a period fixed by the court.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 547 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 547. Refusal of operator's license by Commissioner

 (a) The Director of Motor Vehicles shall keep a driving record for each holder of an operator's license containing the record of convictions transmitted to him under section 545 of this title. (b) The Director may refuse to issue an operator's license to any person on the basis of his convictions of offenses relating to the operation or use of motor vehicles during the preceding year.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 548 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 548. Revocation or suspension of licenses by Director

 (a) The Director of Motor Vehicles may revoke or suspend any operator's license if he finds that the application therefor contained any false statement; or that the holder thereof is afflicted with mental or physical infirmities or disabilities rendering it unsafe for such person to operate a motor vehicle; or that the holder thereof is guilty of habitual or persistent violations of any of the provisions of this title; or that the holder thereof has attempted by offering a bribe or any other fraud, or by substitution of another person in his place to take or pass an examination for an operator's license; or where in the judgment of the Director the revocation or suspension of an operator's license is required in the urgent interests of public safety. (b) The Director of Motor Vehicles may revoke or suspend any registration license and license plates if he finds that the application therefor contained any false statement or that the motor vehicle is in an unsafe condition or is not equipped as required by chapter 41 of this title.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 549 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 549. Hearing and review of Director's decisions

 Before refusing to issue a license under section 541 of this title, and before revoking or suspending a license under section 548 of this title, the Director of Motor Vehicles shall grant a hearing to the person concerned. Any action of the Director under such sections shall be subject to review by the Superior Court.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 550 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 550. Penalties for unlawful operation or use of motor vehicles by persons under 18 years of age

 Whenever, after a hearing before the court, it shall be found that a person under the age of 18 years has violated any law or regulation relating to the use and operation of motor vehicles, the court may (a) impose a fine, not exceeding $100; (b) revoke the driver's license of such person, or suspend the same for such time as may be fixed by the court; and (c) order any motor vehicle owned or operated by such person to be impounded by the probation officer for such time, not exceeding 60 days, as shall be fixed by the court; Provided, however, That if the court shall find that the operation of such motor vehicle was without the consent of the owner, then such vehicle shall not be impounded. Upon nonpayment of any fine herein provided for, the court may order that any motor vehicle owned by said person or operated by said person with the consent of the owner shall be impounded until the fine shall be paid, or may order that the driver's license of such person shall be taken up and held by the probation officer until payment of said fine, or may cause both said motor vehicle and said driver's license to be taken up and impounded until such fine shall be paid; but no person under 18 years shall be committed to or held in any detention facility or jail by reason of nonpayment of such fine.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 551 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 551. Issuance of traffic ticket to person under 18 years of age

 Whenever any person under the age of 18 shall violate any law or regulation relating to the use and operation of motor vehicles, a police officer may deliver to any such person a traffic ticket describing the nature of the offense with instructions thereon to report to the Superior court of the district wherein the offense occurred. Upon the appearance of a person under the age of 18 years before the court, the court shall, after hearing and investigation, take action as provided in section 550 of this title, or may dismiss the proceeding if it be found and determined that it is for the best interest of the person so to do.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 552 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 552. Parking areas

 The provisions of this chapter and its regulations relative to traffic shall be applicable to every driver of a motor vehicle in all parking areas open to the public, which parking areas shall be considered for the purposes of this chapter to be public highways.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 555 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 45 - Accidents; Penalties|§ 555. Limitation on recovery of non-economic damages in motor vehicle cases

 (a) The total amount recoverable for non-economic damages for any injury to a person in an action arising out of a motor vehicle accident may not exceed $100,000; provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply upon a finding of gross negligence or willful conduct. (b) For the purposes of this section, non-economic damages include: (1) pain and suffering; (2) physical impairment; (3) disfigurement; and (4) other not-pecuniary damages recoverable under the tort laws of this Territory.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 701 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 47 - Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance|§ 701. Filing of proof

 No motor vehicle shall be registered except upon the filing by the owner of the vehicle with the Police Commissioner proof of coverage by a satisfactory “owner's” policy of liability insurance, in the manner provided in section 707 of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 702 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 47 - Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance|§ 702. Satisfactory policies

 For the purposes of this chapter, a satisfactory policy of liability insurance means a policy issued by an insurance carrier admitted and duly authorized to transact business in the Virgin Islands, to or for the benefit of the person named therein as insured, which policy conforms to the further requirements of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 703 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 47 - Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance|§ 703. Owner's policy

 An owner's policy of liability insurance, hereinafter referred to as the “motor vehicle liability policy”: (a) shall designate by explicit description, or by other appropriate reference inclusive of the vehicle identification number, all vehicles with respect to which coverage is to be granted; and (b) shall insure the person named therein and any other person, as an insured, using any such vehicle or vehicles with the express or implied permission of such named insured, against loss from the liability imposed by law for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of such vehicle or vehicles in the Virgin Islands, subject to minimum coverage, exclusive of interest and costs, with respect to each vehicle, as follows: Bodily InjuryOne PersonOne AccidentBodily InjuryTwo or MorePersonsOne AccidentPropertyDamageOne Accident(1) Private passenger vehicles, trucks with a carrying capacity of three quarter (¾) ton or less and other passenger carrying vehicles not otherwise listed$10,000$20,000$10,000(2) Taxicabs, with passenger capacity not exceeding nine, including driver; and rental vehicles$10,000$25,000$10,000(3) Trucks with a carrying capacity exceeding three-quarter (¾) ton and all other non-passenger vehicles$10,000$25,000$10,000(4) Buses, except those upon which the Public Services Commission requires higher minimum coverage, with passenger capacity of ten or more, including driver$10,000$50,000$10,000(5) Motorcycles and other two or three-wheeled motorized vehicles$10,000$20,000$10,000
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 704 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 47 - Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance|§ 704. Required statements in policies

 (a) The motor vehicles liability policy shall state the name and address of the named insured, the coverage afforded by the policy, the premium charged therefor, the policy period, and the limits of liability, and shall contain an agreement or be endorsed that insurance is provided thereunder in accordance with the coverage defined in this chapter with respect to bodily injury and death or property damage, or both, and is subject to all provisions of this chapter. (b) The motor vehicle liability policy shall not be required to insure any liability under any workmen's compensation law nor any liability on account of bodily injury to, or death of, an employee of the insured while engaged in the employment, other than domestic, of the insured, or while engaged in the operation, maintenance or repair of any such vehicle nor any liability for damage to property owned by, rented to, in charge of, or transported by the insured. (c) The motor vehicle liability policy shall be subject to the following provisions which need not be contained therein: (1) Policies may not be canceled or annulled with respect to an accident or occurrence which took place prior to the cancellation or annulment. (2) The satisfaction by the insured of a judgment for such injury or damage shall not be a condition precedent to the right or duty of the insurance carrier to make payment on account of such injury or damage. (3) The policy, the written application therefor, if any, and any rider or endorsement which does not conflict with the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute the entire contract between the parties. (d) Any policy which grants the coverage required for a motor vehicle liability policy may also grant any lawful coverage in excess of, or in addition to, the coverage specified for a motor vehicle liability policy and such excess or additional coverage shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter. With respect to a policy which grants such excess or additional coverage, the term “motor vehicle liability policy” shall apply to that part of the coverage which is required by this section. (e) Any motor vehicle liability policy may provide for the prorating of the insurance thereunder with other valid and collectible insurance; and nothing in this section shall prevent an insured from collecting under any other valid insurance policy, regardless of whether such policy complies with the provisions of this chapter. (f) Any binder issued pending the issuance of a motor vehicle liability policy shall be deemed to fulfill the requirements for such a policy.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 705 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 47 - Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance|§ 705. Notice of cancellation of policy; suspension of registration license

 (a)  (1) When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy in the manner provided in section 707 of this chapter, the insurer shall not cancel or otherwise terminate the insurance so certified until: (i) notice of cancellation has been provided to the insured in accordance with the provisions of Title 22, section 827, Virgin Islands Code; and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days have elapsed since a notice of cancellation has been sent by certified mail to all parties concerned, including but not limited to the Police Commissioner. (2) Upon receipt of a notice of cancellation from an insurer, or upon proof from other sufficient evidence that the required insurance has not been provided or maintained for a motor vehicle, the Police Commissioner shall immediately suspend the registration of such vehicle. (3) Upon notice of suspension of the registration of a vehicle, the owner shall return the registration sticker, registration license and license plate, as well as the insurance sticker mandated by section 708 hereof, to the Police Commissioner, Motor Vehicle Bureau, or produce proof of valid insurance. Notice is complete upon the expiration of four (4) days after deposit of such notice in the mail. No person shall possess or display a registration license, registration sticker, insurance sticker or license plate that has been suspended. (4) Upon the suspension of the registration of a vehicle and after due notice has been given, the Police Commissioner may cause to have removed the license plate, registration sticker and insurance sticker from the vehicle. (5) Any person whose vehicle registration has been suspended under this section shall pay a fee of $50.00 at the end of such suspension for return of the insurance sticker, registration sticker, license plate, and registration license. (b) When an insured has filed with the Police Commissioner a motor vehicle liability policy pursuant to the terms of section 707 of this chapter, the insured shall not cancel the policy until (i) the sticker required by section 708 of this chapter has been returned to the Motor Vehicles Bureau; and (ii) a copy of the insured's canceled motor vehicle registration license has been provided to the insurance company or its agent. (c) An insurance company or its agent shall not be obligated to refund any unearned premium for cancellation of a policy unless the insured has complied with the provisions of subsections (a)(3) or (b) of this Section.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 706 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 47 - Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance|§ 706. Chapter not to affect other policies

 This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies insuring solely the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the maintenance or use by persons in the insured's employ, or on his behalf, of vehicles not owned by the insured.
V.I. Code tit. 20, § 707 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 20 - Highways and Motor Vehicles|Part II - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 47 - Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance|§ 707. Certificate of insurance as proof

 Proof of coverage by satisfactory liability insurance shall be furnished by filing with the Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the written certificates of any insurance carrier admitted and duly authorized to do business in the Virgin Islands, certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of coverage by satisfactory liability insurance. Such certificate, the form of which shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Insurance, shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all vehicles covered thereby, and shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall (i) be the same as or earlier than the effective date of the certificate, and (ii) terminate upon the policy's expiration; provided, however that the policy shall provide coverage for at least one (1) year.