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V.I. Code tit. 32, § 494 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IXA - Casino License Conservatorship|§ 494. Compensation of conservators and others

 In any proceedings pursuant to section 492 of this title, the Commission shall upon the appointment of a conservator, establish a reasonable rate of compensation for the services, costs and expenses in the conservatorship action of the conservator. The Commission shall also designate the party or parties responsible for the payment of compensation to the conservator and shall direct that the responsible party or parties guarantee payment in such manner as the Commission shall deem appropriate. The rate of compensation payable to the attorney for the conservator, the appraiser, the auctioneer, the accountant and such other persons as the Commission may appoint in connection with the conservatorship action shall be established by the Commission at the time of appointment. All requests for payment by the conservator and other persons appointed by the Commission in connection with the conservatorship shall be subject to the approval of the Commission, and the Commission shall reduce any fee which deems to be excessive. Fees payable to the conservator and expenses incurred in the course of the conservatorship shall have priority for payment over all other debts or obligations of the former or suspended licensee, including debts or obligations secured by the former or suspended licensee's property.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 495 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IXA - Casino License Conservatorship|§ 495. Assumption of outstanding debts

 As an incident of its prior approval pursuant to section 493(c) of this title of the sale, assignment, conveyance or other disposition in bulk of all property of the former licensee relating to the casino and the approved hotel, the Commission may, in its discretion, require that the purchaser thereof assume in a form and substance acceptable to the Commission all of the outstanding debts of the former licensee that arose from or were based upon the operation of either or both the casino or the approved hotel.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 496 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IXA - Casino License Conservatorship|§ 496. Payment of net earnings during the period of the conservatorship

 No payment of net earnings during the period of the conservatorship may be made by the conservator without the prior approval of the Commission, which may, in its discretion, direct that all or any part of same be paid either to the suspended or former licensee or to the Casino Revenue Fund in accordance with regulations of the Commission; provided, however, that the former or suspended licensee shall be entitled to a fair rate of return out of net earnings, if any, during the period of the conservatorship on the property retained by the conservator taking into consideration that which amounts to a fair rate of return in the casino industry or the hotel industry, as the case may be.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 497 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IXA - Casino License Conservatorship|§ 497. Payments following a bulk sale

 Following any sale, assignment, conveyance or other disposition in bulk of all the property subject to the conservatorship, the net proceeds therefrom, if any, after payment of all obligations owing to the Government of the Virgin Islands and any political subdivision thereof and of those allowances set forth in section 494 of this title shall be paid by the conservator to the former or suspended licensee.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 498 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IXA - Casino License Conservatorship|§ 498. Continuing jurisdiction of Commission

 A conservator appointed pursuant to section 492 of this title shall at all times be subject to the Casino Control Act and such regulations, limitations, restrictions, terms and conditions as the commission may from time to time prescribe. Except as may be otherwise provided in this act, during the period of any conservatorship imposed by the provisions of section 492 of this title, the casino operation in the form of the conservatorship shall be deemed to be a licensed casino operation and any reference in the Casino Control Act to any obligation or responsibilities incumbent upon a casino licensee or those persons dealing with, affiliated with, having an interest in, or employed by a casino licensee shall be deemed to apply to the said casino operation.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 499 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IXA - Casino License Conservatorship|§ 499. Discontinuation of a conservatorship

 (a) The Commission shall direct the discontinuation of any conservatorship action instituted pursuant to section 492 of this title when the conservator has, pursuant to section 493 of this title and with the prior approval of the Commission, consummated the sale, assignment, conveyance or other disposition in bulk of all the property of the former licensee relating to the casino and the approved hotel. (b) The Commission may direct the discontinuation of any such conservatorship action when it determines that for any reason the cause for which the action was instituted no longer exists. (c) Upon the discontinuation of the conservatorship action and with the approval of the Commission, the conservator shall take such steps as may be necessary in order to effect an orderly transfer of the property of the former or suspended licensee. (d) The sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of the securities issued by a former or suspended licensee during the pendency of a conservatorship action instituted pursuant to this article shall neither divest, have the effect of divesting, nor otherwise affect the powers conferred upon a conservator by this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 500 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IXA - Casino License Conservatorship|§ 500. Required reports

 A conservator appointed and constituted pursuant to section 492 of this title shall file with the Commission such reports with regards to the administration of the conservatorship in such form and at such intervals as the Commission shall prescribe. Such reports shall be available for examination and inspection by any creditor or party in interest and, in addition, the Commission may direct that copies of any such reports be mailed to such creditors or other parties in interest as it may designate and that summaries of any such reports be published in such newspapers of general circulation as it may designate.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 501 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IXA - Casino License Conservatorship|§ 501. Review of actions of conservator

 A creditor or party in interest aggrieved by any alleged breach of a fiduciary obligation of a conservator in the discharge of his duties shall be entitled, upon request, to a review thereof in accordance with regulations to be promulgated by the Commission.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 502 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IXA - Casino License Conservatorship|§ 502. Investigation by the Division of Gaming Enforcement

 The Division shall investigate and report to the Commission with regard to the qualifications of each person who is proposed as a candidate to serve as a conservator pursuant to this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 503 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article X - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 503. Declaration of Territory's limited exemptions from operation of provisions of 15 U.S.C. § 1172

 Pursuant to section 2 of Act of Congress of the United States entitled “An act to prohibit transportation of gambling devices in interstate and foreign commerce,” approved January 2, 1951, being Chapter 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, and also designated as 15 U.S.C. Sec. (1171–1177) the Government, acting by and through the duly elected and qualified members of its Legislature, does hereby, in accordance with and in compliance with the provisions of section 2 of said Act of Congress, declare and proclaim that Section 2 of that Act of Congress shall not apply to any gambling device in the Virgin Islands where the transportation of such a device is specifically authorized by and done in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, any other applicable statute of the Virgin Islands, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and that any such gambling device transported in compliance with Virgin Islands law and regulations shall be exempt from the provisions of that Act of Congress.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 504 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article X - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 504. Legal shipments of gaming devices in the Virgin Islands

 (a) All shipments into the Virgin Islands of gaming devices, including slot machines, the registering, recording and labeling of which has been duly had by manufacturer or dealer thereof in accordance with Sections 3 and 4 of an Act of Congress of the United States entitled “An act to prohibit transportation of gambling devices in interstate and foreign commerce,” approved January 2, 1951, being Chapter 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, and also designated as 15 U.S.C. (1173–1174), shall be deemed legal shipments thereof into the Virgin Islands. (b) Any person who imports or possesses any gaining device including the device commonly known as a slot machine into the Territory of the Virgin Islands without having been duly licensed by the Casino Control Commission or the Virgin Islands Lottery Commission or its Executive Director is guilty of a felony and may be fined not more than $25,000.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 505 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article X - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 505. Severability and preemption

 (a) If any clause, subparagraph, paragraph, subsection, section, article or other portion of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held to be invalid, such holding shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this chapter or the application of such portion held invalid to any other person or circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subparagraph, subsection, section, article or other portion thereof directly involved in such holding or to the person or circumstance therein involved. (b) If any provision of this chapter is inconsistent with, in conflict with, or contrary to any other provision of law, such provision of this chapter shall prevail over such other provision and such other provision shall be deemed to be amended, superseded or repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. The commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters delegated to it or within the scope of its powers under the provisions of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 506 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article X - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 506. Equal employment opportunity; requirements

 (a) Each applicant at the time of submitting architectural plans or sites plan to the Commission for approval of proposed construction, renovation or reconstruction of any structure or facility to be used as an approved hotel or casino shall accompany same with a written guaranty that all contracts and subcontracts to be awarded in connection therewith shall contain appropriate provisions by which contractors and subcontractors or their assignees agree to comply with the preferred bidders statute, Title 31, section 236a of this code. An applicant shall also be required to demonstrate compliance with Title 29, section 710 of this code and such that prospective employment has been afforded to all bona-fide residents as defined in section 557 of this title and pursuant to section 465 of this title in connection with the actual construction of any structure or facility to be used as an approved hotel or casino prior to submission of architectural plans or site plans to the Commission. (b) No license shall be issued by the Commission to any applicant, including a casino service industry as defined in section 402 of this title, who has not agreed to afford employment of bona-fide residents. (c) Each applicant shall formulate for Commission approval and abide by Title 29, section 710 of this code whereby the applicant guarantees to provide employment opportunity to rehabilitated offenders eligible under sections 441 and 442 of this title and bona fide residents qualified for licensure in all employment categories, including the handicapped, in accordance with the provisions of Title 24 of this code, except in the case of the mentally handicapped, if it can be clearly shown that such handicap would prevent such person from performing a particular job. (d) Any license issued by the commission in violation of this section shall be null and void.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 507 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article X - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 507. Equal employment opportunity; enforcement by Commission

 The Commission, in addition to and without limitation of other powers which it may have by law, shall have the following powers: (a) To investigate and determine the percentage of population of bona fide residents in the Virgin Islands or in areas thereof from which the work force for the licensee is or may be drawn; (b) To establish and promulgate such percentages as guidelines in determining the adequacy of programs submitted for approval pursuant to the provisions of section 506 of this title; (c) To impose such sanctions as may be necessary to accomplish the objectives of section 506. (d) To refer to the Attorney General or his designee circumstances which may constitute violation of laws; (e) To enforce in a court of law the provisions of section 506 or to join in or assist any enforcement proceeding initiated by any aggrieved person; and (f) To require the designation by a licensee of an equal employment officer to enforce the provisions of section 506 and this section and the regulations promulgated hereunder.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 508 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article X - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 508. Facilities for the handicapped

 All hotel and other facilities of a casino licensee, which are public accommodations and are subject to the regulatory powers of the Commission under this chapter, shall be constructed or renovated to conform with the provisions of Title 29, section 325 relating to barrier free design for providing facilities for the physically handicapped in public buildings, and the rules, regulations and codes thereunder promulgated.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 509 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article X - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 509. Prohibited political contributions; prohibited involvement by persons holding an elective or appointive office

 (a) No applicant for or holder of a casino license, nor any holding, intermediary or subsidiary company thereof, nor any officer, director, casino key employee or principal employee of an applicant or holder of a casino license or of any holding, intermediary or subsidiary company thereof nor any person or agent on behalf of any such applicant, holder, company or person, shall directly or indirectly, pay or contribute any money or thing of value to any candidate for nomination or election to any public office in the Territory, or to any committee of any political party in this Territory, or to any group, committee or association organized in support of any such candidate or political party. (b) Political officeholders shall abide by the Code of Ethics to be promulgated by the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission pursuant to section 412(b) of this title; the Code of Ethics shall be promulgated in conjunction with the applicable provisions of the Virgin Islands Code.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 510 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article XI - Fees and Taxes|§ 510. Casino licensee fees

 The Commission shall, by regulation, establish fees for issuance or renewal of casino licenses.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 511 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article XI - Fees and Taxes|§ 511. License fee on slot machine

 (a) In addition to any other tax or fee imposed by this chapter, the commission shall, by regulation, impose an annual license fee upon every slot machine maintained for use or in use in any licensed casino establishment in the Virgin Islands. (b) License fees imposed under the provisions of this section shall be imposed as of the first day of July of each year with regard to all slot machines maintained for use or in use on that date, and on a pro rata basis thereafter during the year with regard to all slot machines maintained or use or placed in use after July 1.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 512 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article XI - Fees and Taxes|§ 512. Fees for other than casino license

 The Commission shall, by regulation, establish fees for the investigation and consideration of applications for the issuance and renewal of registrations and licenses other than casino licenses, which fees shall be payable by the applicant, licensee or registrant.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 513 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article XI - Fees and Taxes|§ 513. Work permit fee

 The Commission shall, by regulation, establish annual fees for the issuance and renewal of work permits, which fees shall be payable by the employer licensee.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 514 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article XI - Fees and Taxes|§ 514. Casino Control Revolving Fund

 (a) There is hereby created and established in the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission a separate special revolving fund, into which shall be deposited all license, registration, permit, fines, penalties, and other fees, all sums appropriated thereto by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, and all donations, gifts and bequests. (b) The Chairman of the Casino Control Commission shall maintain and provide for the administration of the special checking account. (c) All monies in the special checking account shall be disbursed by the Chairman of the Casino Control Commission and the Attorney General of Virgin Islands, exclusively for expenditures by the Casino Control Commission and the Department of Justice, Division of Gaming Enforcement respectively, as established under this chapter, for all operating costs, expenses associated with the investigation of applicants, organization of the Division of Gaming Enforcement, and for any other operating cost and expenses related thereto. Eighty percent of funds deposited in the special checking account must be allocated to the Casino Control Commission, and twenty percent to the Division of Gaming Enforcement. (d) Deleted. (e) The Chairman of the Commission and the Director of Division of Gaming Enforcement Commission may expend monies from the special checking account. The Chairman of the Commission shall submit to the Department of Finance by the 30th day of the month following the end of each quarter a report detailing the amount, nature, and the justification for each item of expenditure in the previous quarter. The report shall be accompanied by receipts and any other documentation required by the Department of Finance's rules and regulations or other laws of the Virgin Islands. An annual financial report of the fiscal year's expenditures from the special checking account shall be compiled by the Chairman of the Commission and submitted to the Legislature and the Department of Finance by the 30th of the month following the end of the fiscal year. (f) The Chairman of the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission shall engage a certified public accountant to perform an independent annual audit of the activities of the special checking account and present a copy of the audit report to the Commissioner of Finance and the Legislature no later six months after completion of the annual audit.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 515 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article XI - Fees and Taxes|§ 515. Tax on gross revenue

 There is hereby imposed an annual tax on gross revenues as defined in section 402 of this title as follows: (a) Eight (8%) percent per annum during the first two years of operations, (b) Ten (10%) percent per annum during the third and fourth years of operations which annual tax on gross revenue shall not be reduced when or if the casino or the hotel or the hotel complex is sold or transferred to a new licensee(s) and or owner(s), and (c) Twelve (12%) percent per annum for each succeeding year which annual tax on gross revenue shall not be reduced when or if the casino on the hotel or the hotel complex is sold or transferred to a new licensee(s) and or owner(s). Gross revenues from casino gaming shall not be subject to gross receipts tax. However, gross revenues from hotel operations are subject to gross receipt tax.