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V.I. Code tit. 3, § 220 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 13 - Department of Property and Procurement|§ 220. Surplus Property Revolving Fund; charges against other departments and agencies

 (a) There is hereby created within the Department of Property and Procurement a Surplus Property Revolving Fund which shall be obligated and expended for all expenses, including personal services, materials and supplies, contractual services, equipment, and all other expenses, for the continuation of a program for the procurement of surplus property from the United States Government. (b) The Department of Property and Procurement shall charge each department and agency of the Government for actual expenses incurred in the packing, handling and transportation of surplus property requisitioned by and obtained for such department and agency. Such department and agency shall make such payments promptly to the Department of Property and Procurement from their respective appropriations. Such payments shall be deposited in the Surplus Property Revolving Fund as herein created and shall be available for expenditure for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 227 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 14 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles|§ 227. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context requires, otherwise: (a) “Director” means the Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (b) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (c) “Fund” means the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Fund established under § 232.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 228 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 14 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles|§ 228. Establishment

 There is established in the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 229 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 14 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles|§ 229. Director; appointment; administration

 The Bureau shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Director. (a) The Director shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (b) The Director shall organize the Bureau to provide the most efficient, cost-effective, and coordinated delivery of services. (c) The Director shall employ any technical, clerical and operational staff as required for the operation of the Bureau.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 230 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 14 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles|§ 230. Assistant Director; deputies or division directors; appointment; functions

 (a) The Governor shall appoint an Assistant Director and such deputies or division directors as the Governor considers necessary for the proper administration of the Bureau. The Assistant Director and the deputies shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom the Director is appointed and until the Director's successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (b) The Assistant Director and deputies appointed under this section shall perform such functions as the Director prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 231 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 14 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles|§ 231. Powers and duties of Bureau

 (a) The Bureau shall exercise general control over the administration of laws and the collection of fees relating to the licensing of motor vehicle operators and the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, as provided by law. (b) The Director of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles shall submit to the Director of the Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission all information that the Bureau obtains pertaining to the cancellation of any insurance coverage that a taxicab operator is required to maintain. (c) The Bureau's costs of operation shall be financed by the fees collected and deposited into the Fund pursuant to § 232. (d) The Bureau shall perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as provided by law.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 232 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 14 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles|§ 232. Bureau of Motor Vehicles Fund

 (a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands a special fund to be designated the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Fund. The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain and provide for the administration of the Fund as a separate and distinct fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands, and no money shall be available for expenditure there from except as provided in this section. (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Fund shall consist of all monies received as fees collected by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles under the provisions of title 20 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 39, and any sums appropriated thereto by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (c) Monies deposited into the Fund shall be disbursed annually as follows: (1) Upon certification of the Director of Motor Vehicles, the Commissioner of Finance shall disburse the greater of 10% of the Fund or $1,000,000 for the purchasing of supplies, equipment and personnel services and for operating expenses of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (2) The remaining monies in the Fund shall be deposited into the General Fund of the Treasury of the Virgin Islands. (d) The Commissioner of Finance and the Director of Motor Vehicles shall maintain a record of all monies deposited into and disbursed from the Fund and shall annually report to the Governor and the Legislature on the status of the Fund.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 251 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 15 - u.s. Virgin Islands Police Department|§ 251. Continuation of Department

 The U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.), hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”, is continued as an executive department in the Government of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 252 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 15 - u.s. Virgin Islands Police Department|§ 252. Commissioner; appointment; tenure; administration

 (a) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Police Commissioner, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commissioner”. (b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (c) The Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 253 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 15 - u.s. Virgin Islands Police Department|§ 253. Assistant Commissioner and deputies; appointment; tenure; functions

 (a) There shall be in the Department an Assistant Commissioner and such deputies as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Commissioner and the deputies shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom they are appointed and until their successors are appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (b) The Assistant Commissioner and any deputies appointed under this section shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes. (c) Deputy Commissioner of Police for St. John, who is a resident of the Island of St. John, shall be appointed in accordance with this section.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 254 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 15 - u.s. Virgin Islands Police Department|§ 254. Divisions and bureaus; heads; functions

 (a) The Governor may establish within the Department such divisions and bureaus as he deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. (b) At the head of each division established under this section, there shall be a Director; and at the head of each bureau established under this section, there shall be a Chief of the bureau. (c) The heads of divisions and bureaus shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 257 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 15 - u.s. Virgin Islands Police Department|§ 257. Powers and duties of Department; budget

 (a) The Department shall exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to public safety, and shall— (1) administer the fire services, and enforce the laws and regulations pertaining thereto and be responsible for the care and condition of the hoses, hose carriages, engines, and all other property and facilities of such services; (2) prepare and issue, subject to the approval of the Governor, rules and regulations necessary for the prevention of fires in all places, including, but not confined to, homes, public buildings, hotels, churches, places of public assembly, theatres, schools, hospitals, industrial and commercial establishments, docks, and warehouses, and provide fire safety inspection services for all buildings and facilities including, but not limited to, the annual inspection of all hotels and public residential facilities within the three months prior to the end of each calendar year; (3) administer a police system providing police service for the protection of persons and property within the jurisdiction of the Virgin Islands; (4) [Repealed.] (5) administer, supervise, and enforce the regulations and laws covering the ownership, operation, and control of motor vehicles, and direct and control traffic and supervise and enforce the laws relating thereto; (6) provide security for all school buildings, property, students, personnel, and materials through a Bureau of School Security established within the Department; (7) coordinate, supervise, and direct a Police Auxiliary; (8) [Repealed.] (9) [Repealed.] (b) The Department shall prepare the budget for the Department, for submission to the Commissioner of Finance. (c) Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner may prescribe fees, not to exceed $1.00 per copy, for copies of any reports, photographs, or fingerprints which are issued by the Commissioner. (d) The Virgin Islands Police Department shall administer, supervise, and enforce rules and regulations of a school security program. The administrators of the program shall perform such functions as prescribed by the Commissioner of Police in consultation with the Commissioner of Education. The administrators shall have the power to implement, administer, supervise and coordinate all programs and policies to ensure adequate protection of the public schools, property, students, personnel and equipment. Provided that, whenever the Police Department is providing school security at any of the public schools there shall not be any private security guards present performing the same functions. Provided further, that any funds that the Department of Education may save by not having to station private security guards at the public schools, because of the presence of the Virgin Islands Police Department, shall be transferred to the Virgin Islands Police Department to be used to help fund the school security program.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 258 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 15 - u.s. Virgin Islands Police Department|§ 258. Rules and regulations of Commissioner

 (a) The Commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it. (b) The Commissioner may also prescribe rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Governor, requiring each appointee to the Police or Fire Division of the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department, to attend a basic training course during the probationary period.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 260 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 15 - u.s. Virgin Islands Police Department|§ 260. Public Safety fees

 (a) Police and Fingerprint Report$5.00Duplicate Police and Fingerprint Report5.00Service of Summons (Liens)15.00Dance and Special Permits40.00Police and Burglary Report5.00Police Record5.00Duplicate Police Record1.50 (b) The Commissioner shall not require any person who is a victim of the crimes of assault, burglary, rape or robbery to pay a fee for the police report of the incident.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 262 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 15 - u.s. Virgin Islands Police Department|§ 262. Bureau of School Security

 (a) There is established within the Department, Police Division, a Bureau of School Security, in the District of St. Thomas/St. John and in the District of St. Croix. The Bureau shall be headed by a Commander, who shall be a ranking police officer. (b) The Commander shall perform such functions as may be prescribed by the Chief of Police. The Commander shall have the power and it shall be the duty of the Commander to implement, administer, supervise, and coordinate all programs and policies to ensure adequate protection of all public school buildings, property, students, personnel, and equipment. The Commander shall perform all duties in cooperation with the Commissioner of the Department of Education and shall establish a liaison within the Department of Education to carry out the provisions of this section. (c) The Commander shall report on the preparation of the annual budget and on detailed information on the future needs and past accomplishments of the Bureau of School Security. Such report shall be submitted to the Commissioners of Education and Police, with a joint report forwarded to the Governor by the Commissioners, not later than February 1 of each year. The Commissioner of Police shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education and in the manner prescribed by law, promulgate rules and regulations for the proper administration of the Bureau of School Security. (d) The Commander shall provide twenty-four hour security services for each public high school and each public junior high school in the Territory. The Commander shall provide such other appropriate security measures for the various other schools, property, personnel, and equipment in consultation with the Commissioner of Education. (e) The Commissioner of Police, in consultation with the Department of Education, may utilize security guard services of private companies to supplement the Bureau of School Security.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 263 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 15 - u.s. Virgin Islands Police Department|§ 263. Cold Case Squad established

 (a) The Commissioner of Police shall establish within the Virgin Islands Police Department a Cold Case Squad, including special investigators from the Department of Justice, exclusively to investigate homicides in the territory. (b) The Commissioner may contract with retired police officers to augment the squad.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 270 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 16 - Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs|§ 270. Establishment; officers; organization

 (a) There is established as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (hereinafter, referred to as the “Department”). (b) At the head of the Department there shall be a Commissioner of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, (hereinafter, referred to as the “Commissioner”). The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. The Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner. (c) The Governor shall appoint an Assistant Commissioner and such deputies or division directors as he deems necessary for the efficient operation of the Department. The duties of the officers appointed under this subsection shall be prescribed by the Commissioner consistent with the provisions of this chapter. (d) The Governor shall organize the Department to provide the most efficient, cost-effective, and coordinated delivery of services and programs within its jurisdiction.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 271 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 16 - Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs|§ 271. Powers and duties of Department

 The Department shall provide and administer consumer services and programs pursuant to this chapter and the Consumer Protection Law of 1973, as set forth in Title 12A of this Code; shall establish, administer, coordinate and supervise the regulation and licensing of private business and professions, including automobiles for hire; and shall administer services to agencies, boards and commissions as provided in this chapter and Title 27 of this Code.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 273 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 16 - Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs|§ 273. Public Services Commission

 (a) The Public Services Commission, heretofore existing within the Department of Public Works, is continued within the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs for budgetary purposes only. (b) The Commission shall be composed of nine members, as follows: (1) Seven members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature; (2) Two members of the Legislature appointed by the President, one a resident of the District of St. Thomas-St. John, and one a resident of the District of St. Croix, who shall serve as nonvoting members. Of the seven members appointed by the Governor, three members shall be citizens residing on the Island of St. Thomas, three members shall be citizens residing on the Island of St. Croix and one member shall be a citizen residing on the Island of St. John. The term of office of each appointed member shall be three years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term and members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. (c) Four of the members appointed by the Governor shall constitute a legal quorum with the authority to hear and decide matters arising before the Commission. The Commission shall meet at such times and places as it may fix and determine. Special meetings may be held on the call of the Chairman or any three members. All regular meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public. (d) The Commission shall annually elect one of its members to serve as its Chairman and one to serve as its Vice-Chairman. (e) The members may be removed by the Governor for cause. (f) The appointed members of the Commission shall receive $50 for each day or part thereof spent in the performance of their official duties. Every member of the Commission shall be reimbursed for necessary travel, subsistence and other expenses actually incurred in the discharge of his duties as a member of the Commission. (g) [Repealed]
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 276 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 16 - Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs|§ 276. Cross-reference to codified law

 Any reference in this Code to the Consumer Services Administration or to the Director of Consumer Services shall be deemed to refer to and apply to the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs and the Commissioner of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, respectively.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 290 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 17 - Department of Agriculture|§ 290. Establishment of Department, officers, organization

 (a) There is established as an executive department in the Government of the Virgin Islands the Department of Agriculture (hereinafter, in this chapter, referred to as the “Department”). (b) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Commissioner of Agriculture (hereinafter, in this chapter, referred to as the “Commissioner”). The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. The Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner. (c) The Governor shall appoint an Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture who shall be a resident of the island district different from that of the Commissioner. The Assistant Commissioner shall serve as Acting Commissioner during the temporary absence of the Commissioner. The Governor shall appoint such deputies and division directors as he deems necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the Department. (d) The Governor shall organize the Department to provide effective, cost-efficient execution of its powers and duties. The Commissioner shall prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the officers and personnel of the Department consistent with the powers and duties vested in the Department.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 291 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 17 - Department of Agriculture|§ 291. Powers and duties of the Department

 The Department, through the Commissioner, is empowered and has the duty to: (1) promote, administer, and enforce the programs under Title 7 of this code; (2) promote, assist, and encourage good relations and services among producers, distributors and consumers of food products; (3) maintain reliable information on the cost of agriculture production and marketing; (4) supervise and regulate, in accordance with law, grain warehouses, conservation programs, extension programs, experimental agriculture stations, and farms; (5) inspect and regulate, pursuant to law, all slaughter pens and houses, vegetable and fruit markets, farms, gardens or orchards engaged in the production of fruits and vegetables, plant nurseries, and imported fruit, vegetables and plant life; (6) inspect and regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of fertilizers; (7) inspect and regulate, in accordance with law, the grading, packaging, storage and sale of all locally grown fruit and vegetables and animal products; (8) investigate and regulate insect and plant diseases; (9) administer and enforce laws regulating aquaculture; (10) coordinate and cooperate in federally aided or sponsored agricultural programs sponsored or required by the Government of the United States and enter into contracts or agreements for participation in such programs, and to comply with the federal requirements for agricultural programs; (11) prepare a strategy for the preservation and expansion of locally produced agricultural products in the Virgin Islands; (12) supervise and regulate, in accordance with law, all public veterinary services; (13) inspect and regulate, in accordance with law, meat and poultry markets, including cold storage meat and poultry, all imported meats and poultry and meat and poultry foodstuffs, the manufacture, distribution, and sale of animal feeds and feedstuffs, and any animal terminals or depots established in the Territory; (14) investigate the causes, modes of propagation and means of prevention and control of animal and plant diseases; (15) promulgate rules and regulations for the effective exercise of its powers and duties; (16) prepare an annual budget for all Department operations for timely submission to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.