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V.I. Code tit. 10, § 103 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 6 - Indemnification of Law Enforcement Officers|§ 103. Insurance by Government

 The Governor may, at his discretion, and subject to appropriations therefor, obtain appropriate insurance coverage for indemnifications or payments payable under this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 121 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 7 - Whistleblowers Protection Act|§ 121. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless it is otherwise provided or the context requires a different construction, application, or meaning: (a) “Employee” means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied. “Employee” includes a person employed by the Government of the United States Virgin Islands. (b) “Employer” means a person who has one or more employees. Employer includes an agent of an employer and the Government of the United States Virgin Islands. (c) “Person” means an individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, association, or any other legal entity. (d) “Public body” means all of the following: (1) a territorial officer, employee, agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, council, authority, or other body in the executive branch of the territorial government; (2) an agency, board, commission, council, member, or employee of the legislative branch of the territorial government; (3) any other body which is created by the territory or which is primarily funded by or through territorial authority, or any member or employee of that body; (4) a law enforcement agency or any member or employee of a law enforcement agency; (5) the judiciary and any member or employee of the judiciary.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 122 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 7 - Whistleblowers Protection Act|§ 122. Retaliation against employees

 An employer shall not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because the employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, reports or is about to report, verbally or in writing, a violation or a suspected violation of a law or regulation or rule promulgated pursuant to law of this territory or the United States to a public body unless the employee knows that the report is false, or because an employee is requested by a public body to participate in an investigation, hearing or inquiry held by that public body, or a court action.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 123 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 7 - Whistleblowers Protection Act|§ 123. Violations

 (a) A person who alleges a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, or actual damages, or both, within ninety days after the occurrence of the alleged violation of the provisions of this chapter. (b) An action commenced pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be brought in the Superior Court division where the alleged violation occurred, the Superior Court division where the complainant resides, or the division where the person against whom the civil complaint is filed resides or has his principal place of business. (c) As used in subsection (a) of this section, “damages” means damages for injury or loss caused by each individual violation of the provisions of this chapter, including reasonable attorney fees. (d) An employee shall show by a preponderance of the evidence that he or a person acting on his behalf was about to report or did report, verbally or in writing, a violation or a suspected violation of a law of this territory, or the United States, to a public body.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 124 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 7 - Whistleblowers Protection Act|§ 124. Court awards

 A court rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall order, as the court considers appropriate, reinstatement of the employee, the payment of back wages, full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, actual damages, or any combination of these remedies. A court may also award complainant all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees and witness fees, if the court determines that the award is appropriate.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 125 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 7 - Whistleblowers Protection Act|§ 125. Penalties and fines

 A person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for a civil fine of not more than $500.00 payable to the Department of Finance.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 126 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 7 - Whistleblowers Protection Act|§ 126. Notice to employees

 An employer shall post notices and use other appropriate means to keep his or her employees informed of their protections and obligations under this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 151 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 151. Policy

 It is the policy of this Territory to: (a) encourage and enable blind persons to participate fully in the social and economic life of the Territory and to engage in remunerative employment; and (b) encourage and enable blind persons to be employed in the Government service, in the public schools and in all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as persons who are not blind, unless it is shown that a person's blindness prevents the performance of the work involved.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 152 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 152. Use of public facilities by blind persons

 (a) Blind persons have the same right as persons who are not blind to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, public beaches and other public places. (b) Blind persons are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges, including but not limited to, all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, motor buses, street cars, boats, or any other public conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging places, stores, restaurants, grocery stores, elevators, courts, public educational facilities, including colleges and dormitories, places of public accommodation, amusement or resort, and other places to which the general public is invited subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 153 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 153. Dog guides

 Every blind person shall have the right to be accompanied by a dog guide, when said dog guide is equipped with a rigid “U”-shaped harness, in any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in section 152 of this chapter, without being required to pay an extra charge for the dog guide; provided, that the dog guide is properly harnessed so that the blind person can maintain control of it; provided, further, that any blind person so accompanied shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by such dog guide.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 154 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 154. Employment of blind persons

 Blind persons shall be employed on the same terms and conditions as persons who are not blind and shall not be denied the opportunity to obtain or maintain employment or to advance in positions of employment solely because such persons are blind or are accompanied by dog guides, unless it can be shown that a person's blindness prevents the performance of the work involved.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 155 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 155. Housing accommodations of blind persons

 A blind person is entitled to rent, lease or purchase, as are other members of the general public, all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or compensation in this Territory, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons. Nothing in this section shall require any person renting, leasing or providing for compensation real property, to modify such property in any way to provide a higher degree of care for a blind person than for any other person. A blind person who has a dog guide, or who obtains a dog guide, shall be entitled to full and equal access to all housing accommodations and shall not be required to pay extra compensation for such dog guide, but shall be liable for any damages done to the premises by such dog. Any provision in any lease or rental agreement prohibiting maintenance of a pet or pets on or in the premises shall not be applicable to a dog guide owned by a blind tenant.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 156 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 156. Dog guide trainer; access to public facilities

 A dog guide trainer, while engaged in the actual training process and activities of dog guides, shall have the same rights and privileges with respect to access to public facilities, and the same responsibilities as are applicable to a blind person.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 157 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 157. Blind person accompanied by dog guide; right-of-way; white cane

 A blind person accompanied by a dog guide, or who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, shall have that right-of-way over vehicles while crossing a highway or any intersection thereof, as provided in section 510 of chapter 43 of Title 20, Virgin Islands Code.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 158 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 158. Violations; penalties

 (a) Any person who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in section 152 of this chapter, or otherwise interferes with the rights of a blind person under sections 152, 153, 154 and 155 of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1000 or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or both. (b) Any person, firm, or corporation, or agent thereof, who or which denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in section 152 of this chapter, or otherwise interferes with the rights of a blind person under sections 152, 153, 154 and 155 of this chapter, shall be liable to the blind person in an action at law for actual and/or punitive damages, suit in equity, or other proper proceedings for redress, in any court of competent jurisdiction.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 159 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 159. Complaints to the Virgin Islands Commission on the Handicapped

 (a) Any blind person whose admittance to or enjoyment of any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in section 152 of this chapter has been denied or interfered with or whose rights under sections 152, 153, 154 or 155 of this chapter have been interfered with may file a written complaint under oath with the Virgin Islands Commission on the Handicapped pursuant to section 391 of chapter 22 of Title 3, Virgin Islands Code. (b) The right to file a written complaint as provided for in this section and the remedies and penalties provided for in section 391 of chapter 22 of Title 3, Virgin Islands Code, shall be in addition to the rights and penalties provided for in section 158 of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 160 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 160. Blind person; definition

 For the purposes of this chapter, the term “blind person” means, and the term “blind” refers to, a person who is totally blind, has impaired vision of not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye and for whom vision cannot be improved to better than 20/200, or whose better eye has a limitation in the field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees.
V.I. Code tit. 10, § 161 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 10 - Civil Rights|Chapter 9 - Civil Rights of Blind Persons|§ 161. White Cane Safety Day

 The Governor is hereby authorized and directed on October 15 of each year, to take suitable public notice of White Cane Safety Day, as proclaimed by the U.S. Congress, and to issue a proclamation in which: (a) he comments upon the significance of the white cane; (b) he calls upon the residents of the Territory to observe the provisions of the White Cane Law and to take precautions necessary to the safety of blind persons; (c) he reminds the residents of the Territory of the policies with respect to blind persons herein declared and urges the residents to cooperate in giving effect to them; (d) he emphasizes the need of the residents to be aware of the presence of blind persons in the community and to keep safe and functional for the blind, the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places, places of public accommodation, amusement and resort, and other places to which the public is invited, and to offer assistance to all blind persons upon appropriate occasions; and (e) he reminds all residents of the right of the blind to enjoy the greatest possible measure of personal independence, namely, the right to move about and live independently.
V.I. Code tit. 11, § 101 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 11 - Commerce, Technology and Trade|Chapter 1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 101. Short title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Electronic Transactions Act”.
V.I. Code tit. 11, § 103 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 11 - Commerce, Technology and Trade|Chapter 1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 103. Scope

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. (b) This chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by: (1) a law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts; (2) title 11A, Virgin Islands Code, other than sections 1–107 and 1–206, 2, and 2A; (3) the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. (c) This chapter applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under subsection (b) to the extent it is governed by a law other than those specified in subsection (b). (d) A transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to other applicable substantive law.
V.I. Code tit. 11, § 104 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 11 - Commerce, Technology and Trade|Chapter 1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 104. Prospective application

 This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after the effective date of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 11, § 105 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 11 - Commerce, Technology and Trade|Chapter 1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 105. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement

 (a) This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form. (b) This chapter applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties' conduct. (c) A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection may not be waived by agreement. (d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the effect of any of its provisions may be varied by agreement. The presence in certain provisions of this chapter of the words “unless otherwise agreed”, or words of similar import, does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement. (e) Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by this chapter and other applicable law.
V.I. Code tit. 11, § 106 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 11 - Commerce, Technology and Trade|Chapter 1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 106. Construction and application

 This chapter must be construed and applied: (1) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law; (2) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and (3) to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among States enacting it.
V.I. Code tit. 11, § 107 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 11 - Commerce, Technology and Trade|Chapter 1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 107. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

 (a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. (b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation. (c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law. (d) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.
V.I. Code tit. 11, § 108 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 11 - Commerce, Technology and Trade|Chapter 1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 108. Provision of information in writing; presentation of records

 (a) If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if the sender or its information processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record. (b) If a law other than this chapter requires a record (i) to be posted or displayed in a certain manner, (ii) to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or (iii) to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply: (1) The record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d)(2), the record must be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law. (3) The record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law. (c) If a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record, the electronic record is not enforceable against the recipient. (d) The requirements of this section may not be varied by agreement, but: (1) to the extent a law other than this chapter requires information to be provided, sent, or delivered in writing but permits that requirement to be varied by agreement, the requirement under subsection (a) that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of retention may also be varied by agreement; and (2) a requirement under a law other than this chapter to send, communicate, or transmit a record by first-class mail, postage prepaid, may be varied by agreement to the extent permitted by the other law.
V.I. Code tit. 11, § 109 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 11 - Commerce, Technology and Trade|Chapter 1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 109. Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature

 (a) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person. The act of the person may be shown in any manner, including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the person to which the electronic record or electronic signature was attributable. (b) The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under subsection (a) is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances at the time of its creation, execution, or adoption, including the parties' agreement, if any, and otherwise as provided by law.
V.I. Code tit. 11, § 110 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 11 - Commerce, Technology and Trade|Chapter 1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 110. Effect of change or error

 If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply: (1) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one party has conformed to the procedure, but the other party has not, and the nonconforming party would have detected the change or error had that party also conformed, the conforming party may avoid the effect of the changed or erroneous electronic record. (2) In an automated transaction involving an individual, the individual may avoid the effect of an electronic record that resulted from an error made by the individual in dealing with the electronic agent of another person if the electronic agent did not provide an opportunity for the prevention or correction of the error and, at the time the individual learns of the error, the individual: (A) promptly notifies the other person of the error and that the individual did not intend to be bound by the electronic record received by the other person; (B) takes reasonable steps, including steps that conform to the other person's reasonable instructions, to return to the other person or, if instructed by the other person, to destroy the consideration received, if any, as a result of the erroneous electronic record; and (C) has not used or received any benefit or value from the consideration, if any, received from the other person. (3) If neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2) applies, the change or error has the effect provided by other law, including the law of mistake, and the parties' contract, if any. (4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) may not be varied by agreement.
V.I. Code tit. 11, § 111 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 11 - Commerce, Technology and Trade|Chapter 1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 111. Notarization and acknowledgment

 If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record.