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V.I. Code tit. 14, § 147 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 3A - Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking|§ 147. Civil action

 (a) A victim may bring a civil action against a person that commits an offense against the victim under section 133, 134, or 135 for compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, and any other appropriate relief. (b) If a victim prevails in an action under this section, the court shall award the victim reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. (c) An action under this section must be commenced not later than 10 years after the later of the date on which the victim: (1) no longer was subject to human trafficking; or (2) attained 18 years of age (d) Damages awarded to a victim under this section for an item must be offset by any restitution paid to the victim pursuant to section 140 for the same item. (e) This section does not preclude any other remedy available to a victim under federal law or law of the Virgin Islands other than this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 148 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 3A - Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking|§ 148. Council on Human Trafficking

 (a) The Council on Human Trafficking is established in the Virgin Islands Department of Justice. The Governor shall appoint the chair and members of the Council. Members must include representatives of: (1) the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, the Department of Human Services, the Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission, the Virgin Islands Criminal Victims Compensation Commission, and such other departments and agencies of the Government having contact with victims of crimes; (2) non-governmental organizations that represent, advocate for, or provide services to victims; and (3) other organizations and individuals, including victims, whose expertise would benefit the Council. (b) Members of the Council shall serve four-year terms and may be reappointed. (c) The Government agencies represented on the Council established under this section shall provide staff and administrative services to the Council. (d) The Council established under this section shall meet on a regular basis and: (1) develop a coordinated and comprehensive plan to provide victims with services; (2) collect and evaluate data on human trafficking in the Virgin Islands and submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature; (3) promote public awareness about human trafficking, victim remedies and services, and trafficking prevention; (4) create a public-awareness sign that contains the Virgin Islands and National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline information; (5) coordinate training on human trafficking prevention and victim services for Government employees who may have recurring contact with victims or perpetrators; and (6) conduct other appropriate activities.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 149 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 3A - Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking|§ 149. Display of public awareness sign; penalty for failure to display

 (a) The Department of Justice shall cause to be displayed a public-awareness sign that contains the Virgin Islands and the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline information in every airport, marine transportation terminal facility rest area, and visitors center in the Territory, which are open to the public. (b) An employer shall display the public-awareness sign described in subsection (a) in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees and the public at each of the following locations in the Virgin Islands at which the employer has employees: (1) a strip club or other sexually-oriented business; (2) a business entity found to be a house of prostitution under 14 V.I.C. § 1624; (3) a job-recruitment center; (4) a hospital; or (5) an emergency-care provider. (b) The Virgin Islands Department of Labor shall impose a $500 fine per violation on an employer that knowingly fails to comply with subsection (b).
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 150 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 3A - Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking|§ 150. Eligibility for benefit or services

 (a) A victim is eligible for a benefit or service available through the Criminal Victims Compensation Commission and other agencies identified in the plan developed under section 148(d)(1), regardless of immigration status. (b) A minor who has engaged in commercial sexual activity is eligible for a benefit or service available through the Department of Human Services and other agencies identified in the plan developed under section 148(d)(1), regardless of immigration status. (c) As soon as practicable after a first encounter with an individual who reasonably appears to the Department of Justice, the Department of Human Services, or other department or agency of the Government to be a victim or a minor who has engaged in commercial sexual activity, the department or agency shall notify the appropriate agency identified in the comprehensive plan developed under section 148(d)(1) that the individual may be eligible for a benefit or service under the law of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 151 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 3A - Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking|§ 151. Law enforcement protocol

 (a) On request from an individual, who the Attorney General reasonably believes is a victim who is or has been subjected to a severe form of trafficking or criminal offense required for the individual to qualify for a nonimmigrant T or U visa under 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(15)(T) or 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(15)(U), or for continued presence under 22 U.S.C. section 7105(c)(3), the Attorney General, as soon as practicable after receiving the request, shall complete, sign, and give to the individual the Form I-914B or Form I-918B provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services on its Internet website and ask a federal law enforcement officer to request continued presence. (b) If the Attorney General determines that an individual does not meet the requirements for the Attorney General to comply with subsection (a), the Attorney General shall inform the individual of the reason and that the individual may make another request under subsection (a) and submit additional evidence satisfying the requirements.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 152 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 3A - Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking|§ 152. Grant to or contract with service

 (a) To the extent that funds are appropriated for this purpose, the Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Committee may make a grant to the Council for Human Trafficking or nongovernmental victim’s service organization to develop or expand service programs for victims. (b) A recipient of a grant or contract under subsection (a) shall report annually to the Council established by section 148, the Law Enforcement Planning Commission, the Governor, and the Legislature of the Virgin Islands the number and demographic information of all victims receiving services under the grant or contract.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 153 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 3A - Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking|§ 153. Uniformity of application and construction

 In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among jurisdictions that enact it.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 154 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 3A - Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking|§ 154. Severability

 If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 151 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 5 - Abortion|§ 151. Abortion defined; when authorized

 (a) “Abortion” means the termination of human pregnancy with an intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus. (b) An abortion may be performed in this Territory only with the written consent of the pregnant female and only if it is performed: 1. within, up to and including 12 weeks after the commencement of pregnancy, by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this Territory or by a physician practicing medicine in the employ of the government of the Virgin Islands; 2. after 12 weeks, up to and including 24 weeks after the commencement of the pregnancy, by a surgeon or gynecologist licensed to practice medicine in this Territory or by a surgeon or gynecologist practicing medicine in the employ of the government of the Virgin Islands, and the abortion is performed in a hospital licensed by the Department of Health; and 3. after 24 weeks of pregnancy only if the provisions of paragraph 2 of this subsection are complied with and the surgeon or gynecologist has reasonable cause to believe that there is substantial risk that the continuation of pregnancy will endanger the life or health of the pregnant female.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 152 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 5 - Abortion|§ 152. When female may submit

 Submission by a female to an abortion is permissible (1) within, up to and including 24 weeks from the commencement of her pregnancy or (2) after 24 weeks from the commencement of her pregnancy when she believes that such abortion is being performed by a duly licensed or employed surgeon or gynecologist, acting under a reasonable belief that such abortion is necessary to preserve her life or health.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 153 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 5 - Abortion|§ 153. Soliciting abortion prohibited

 No public or private organization or society shall be created for the purpose of soliciting candidates for abortion; however, this provision shall in no way be construed to restrict the legitimate activities of the Family Planning Clinic conducted by the Department of Health.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 154 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 5 - Abortion|§ 154. Right to refuse participation in abortion

 Except in case of emergency, no physician, nurse or any other hospital personnel shall be required to perform, assist or in any other way associate himself with the performance of an abortion, and no such physician, nurse or other hospital personnel may be held civilly or criminally liable for his refusal to participate in the performance of an abortion.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 155 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 5 - Abortion|§ 155. Rules and regulations

 The Commissioner of Health shall prescribe rules and regulations for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter, not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 156 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 5 - Abortion|§ 156. Penalty

 Any person who performs or procures an abortion other than as authorized by this chapter is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, may be fined not exceeding $1,000 or imprisoned not exceeding 5 years, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 181 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 181. Animal abuse in the first degree

 Any person who maliciously or unnecessarily: (a) kills any animal; or (b) tortures, maims, mutilates, disfigures, wounds, or inflicts unjustifiable pain on any animal; or (c) forces, causes or induces a minor to maliciously or unnecessarily kill, torture, maim, mutilate; maliciously disfigure, wound or inflict unjustifiable pain on any animal; or (d) causes or permits the cropping of any animal's ears or the docking of any animal's tail by a person other than a licensed veterinarian; or (e) uses or traps to use domestic dogs, cats or any other animal as bait, prey or target or other malicious activities, including for the purpose of, but not limited to, training dogs or other animals to fight, excluding adult, male fowl used for the sport of cockfighting; or (f) administers any poison to an animal or exposes any poisonous substance with the intent that the substance be taken or swallowed by the animal shall, for each offense, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment not exceeding two (2) years and fined not less than $2,000, but not exceeding $5,000.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 182 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 182. Animal abuse in the second degree

 Any person who intentionally or knowingly: (a) causes, permits or inflicts unjustifiable or repeated physical pain, suffering or injury to any animal; or (b) leads any animal from any vehicle or from a trailer drawn by a motor vehicle in a malicious or negligent manner; or (c) transports an animal in a malicious manner or causes an animal to be transported in a malicious manner that results in unreasonable pain and suffering; or (d) maliciously kills, wounds or traps any bird; destroys any bird's nest; or removes any eggs or young birds from any nest shall, for every such offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year or a fine of $500.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 183 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 183. Animal neglect in the first degree

 Any person who intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently: (a) fails to provide an animal in such person's custody or control with adequate care, and such failure causes serious physical injury or death to the animal; or (b) abandons an animal or causes an animal to be abandoned in any place without making provisions for the animal's adequate care, unless the premises are temporarily vacated for the protection of human life during disaster; or (c) disposes of any live animal at or into a dumpster or at any garbage disposal site; or (d) allows an animal, including one who is aged, diseased, maimed, hopelessly sick, disabled or nonambulatory to suffer torture or unnecessary neglect or pain; or (e) while operating a motor vehicle, hits or injures any animal and fails to make all reasonable efforts to contact the owner of the animal and otherwise attend to the animal's medical well-being; or (f) confines an animal in a motor vehicle or other enclosed space in which the temperature is so high as to cause or threaten serious harm to the animal; shall, for every such offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $3,000 and up to 500 hours of community service.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 184 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 184. Animal neglect in the second degree

 (a) Any person who intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently fails to provide adequate care for an animal in such person's custody and such failure causes the animal needless suffering shall, for every such offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 and up to one hundred (100) hours of community service. (b) If any domestic animal is at any time confined and continues to be confined without necessary food and water for more than 24 consecutive hours, it is lawful for any person designated by the Department of Agriculture, or any peace officer from time to time, as may be considered necessary, to enter into and upon any pound or area in which the animal is confined, and supply it with necessary food and water so long as it remains so confined. Such a person is not liable for the entry and may collect the reasonable cost of the food and water from the owner of the animal, and the owner is subject to enforcement of a money judgment for the reasonable cost of such food and water.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 185 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 185. Future animal custody and counseling

 (a) If a person is convicted of any offense defined in sections 181, 182, 183 and 184 of this chapter, the court shall, in addition to any other sentence or penalty imposed, enter an order enjoining the person from acting as a custodian of any animal for a period of not less than five years from the date of sentence, or from the person's release from custody, if a term of custody is imposed, or for a greater period, up to twenty years, in the discretion of the court. To the extent that the duration of an order coincides with the term of, probation imposed, as a result of such conviction, a violation of an order shall be treated as a violation of probation, and punished as such; otherwise, any violation of an order shall be treated as criminal contempt of court and punished as such. (b)  (1) If a defendant is granted probation for a conviction under this section, the court shall order the defendant to pay for, and successfully complete, counseling as determined by the court, designed to evaluate and treat behavior or conduct disorders. If the court finds that the defendant is financially unable to pay for the counseling, the court may develop a sliding fee schedule based on the defendant's ability to pay. An indigent defendant may negotiate a deferred payment schedule, but shall pay a nominal fee, if the defendant has the ability to pay the nominal fee. (2) The counseling specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be in addition to any other terms and conditions of probation, including any term of imprisonment and any fine.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 186 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 186. Animal Abuse Fund

 (a) There is established a special fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands known as the Animal Abuse Fund, referred to as the “Fund”. The Commissioner of Finance shall provide for the administration of the Fund as a separate fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands. (b) The Fund consists of all sums appropriated thereto from time to time by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, all fines collected under sections 181, 182, 183 and 184 of this chapter, and such other monies, grants, contributions, gifts and bequests, federal or local, as may be made thereto that the Commissioner of Finance is hereby authorized to accept and deposit therein. (c) There is appropriated from the General Fund in each fiscal year, a sum of not less than $100,000 to be deposited into the Fund for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this chapter. (d) Monies in the Fund must be used solely for the purposes stated in this subsection and for no other purpose. The Commissioner of Finance shall disburse monies from the Fund solely for non-reimbursed expenses incurred by a Humane Society, Animal Shelter, licensed veterinarian, or animal impound pursuant to this chapter, and expenses for cruelty prevention or education programs. (e) The Commissioner of Finance 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. 14, § 188 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 188. Permitting animals to stray on public roads

 Whoever permits donkeys, horses, mules, sheep, cattle, hogs or goats to stray at large so as to create a menace or hazard upon any public road, street or highway shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 189 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 189. Dogs running at large

 For purposes of this chapter and in accordance with 19 V.I.C., chapter 66, it is unlawful for any person owning, controlling, or having in their care or custody any dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, to permit the dog to be upon any public street, alley, public beaches, or public place, or private places open to the public, or upon any unenclosed land or property unless the dog is upon a leash, not exceeding six feet in length, and in the hands of a person capable of controlling the dog. Any person violating this provision shall be fined not less than $200, but not exceeding $1,000.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 190 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 190. Ferocious, vicious or mischievous animals [Renumbered]

 Whoever, owning a ferocious, vicious, or mischievous animal and knowing its propensities— (1) willfully suffers it to go at large; or (2) keeps it without ordinary care— and such animal while so at large, or while not kept with ordinary care, kills or seriously injures any human being who has taken all the precautions which the circumstances permitted, or which a reasonable person would ordinarily take in the same situation, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 191 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 191. Wrongful taking of animals [Renumbered]

 Any person not entitled to the possession of any animal who, without the consent of the owner of said animal and with intent to deprive the owner, temporarily or permanently, of the animal or its possession, takes, uses or rides said animal is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 192 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 192. Importation of snakes [Renumbered]

 (a) Whoever imports into the Virgin Islands any snake of any kind, without the prior written permission of the Department of Agriculture, shall be fined not more than $500. (b) Whoever wilfully frees within the Virgin Islands any snake of any kind shall be fined not more than $500.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 193 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 7 - Animals and Birds|§ 193. Wrongful killing of animals for personal use or financial gain [Renumbered]

 Any person not entitled to the possession of any animal or animals, who with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the same, kills the animal or animals for the purpose of procuring the meat for his own personal use or to sell the meat or carcass for personal gain is, if the total value of the animal or animals is $100 or more, guilty of a felony and shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine of not more than $1000 or both.