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V.I. Code tit. 23, § 478 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 478. Report of treatment of wounded persons

 Any physician, physician aide, or nurse treating a case of bullet wound, powder burn or any other wound arising from or caused by the discharge of a gun, revolver, pistol, or other firearm, and whenever such cases are treated in a hospital, clinic, sanitarium or other similar institution, the manager, superintendent, or other person in charge shall report such case at once to the police authorities.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 479 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 479. Discharging or aiming firearms

 Any person who, otherwise than in self-defense or in the discharge of official duty: (a) wilfully discharges any pistol, revolver, or other firearm, or who throws any deadly missile in a public place or any other place where there is any person who may be injured, thereby, although no injury to any person ensues; or (b) intentionally although without malice aims a revolver, pistol or other firearm toward any person; or (c) discharges, without injury to any person, firearms while intentionally although without malice aiming toward any person; or (d) causes physical injury to any person by the discharge of a firearm while aiming intentionally, although without malice, at any person, shall be guilty of a felony.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 480 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 480. False information forbidden in sale of weapons

 No person shall, in purchasing a firearm or in applying for any license or in making any report hereunder give or offer false or misleading information or offer false evidence of his identity.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 481 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 481. Alteration of identifying marks of weapons prohibited

 (a) No person shall within the Virgin Islands change, alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number, or other mark or identification on any pistol, machine gun, or sawed-off shotgun. Possession of any pistol, machine gun, or sawed-off shotgun upon which any such mark shall have been changed, altered, removed, or obliterated shall be prima facie evidence that the possessor has changed, altered, removed or obliterated the same within the Virgin Islands: Provided, however, That nothing contained in this section shall apply to any officer or agent of the United States or the Government of the Virgin Islands engaged in experimental work. (b) Whoever, unless otherwise authorized by law, has, possesses, bears, transports or carries either, actually or constructively, openly or concealed, any firearm, as defined in section 451(d) of this title, loaded or unloaded, with altered or obliterated identification marks, in a public place, a residential area, a vehicle or any place where persons are gathered shall be imprisoned for not less than fifteen (15) years without parole.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 482 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 482. Illegal use of license; penalty

 Whoever knowingly allows the use of his license, issued under this chapter or any prior law of the Virgin Islands, by another person for the purpose of obtaining or transporting firearms shall be punished as provided in section 484 of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 483 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 483. Deposit of fees into General Fund

 All fees collected for licenses under this chapter shall be transmitted to the Commissioner of Finance and deposited by him in the General Fund of the Treasury of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 484 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 484. General penalty section

 Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall, except when otherwise specifically provided herein, be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three years forfeiture of the person’s license or firearm or any combination thereof; provided that if the violation occurs after such person has been convicted in the Virgin Islands of a violation of this chapter, or of a crime of violence, either in the Virgin Islands or in another jurisdiction, such person shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years or both.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 485 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 485. Regulations

 The Commissioner may issue, modify and amend, from time to time, such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter or the provisions of other law, which he may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter, which rules and regulations, upon approval by the Governor, shall have the force and effect of law. The Police Commissioner shall issue rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of law, pertaining to the use and control of firearms used by employees of security, guard, patrol and private detective services. Such rules and regulations, upon approval by the Governor and the Legislature, shall have the force and effect of law. Upon such approval, the Commissioner shall cause such rules and regulations to be published and he shall provide each duly licensed security, guard, patrol and private detective service with copies thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 486 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 486. Police power reserved

 Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to limit the exercise of the police power of the Government of the Virgin Islands for the protection of the existence of government, life, the public security, health, morals and the beneficial use of property.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 488 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 488. Limited search

 (a) Any law enforcement officer who, in the light of his observations, information and experience, has a reasonable belief that (i) a person may be wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in violation of section 454 of this title, (ii) by virtue of his possession of a firearm, such person is or may be presently dangerous to the officer or to others, (iii) it is impracticable, under the circumstances, to obtain a search warrant; and (iv) it is necessary for the officer's protection or the protection of others to take swift measures to discover whether such person is, in fact, wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm, such officer may: (1) approach the person and identify himself as a law enforcement officer; (2) request the person's name and address, and, if the person is in a vehicle, his license to operate the vehicle, and the vehicle's registration; and (3) ask such questions and request such explanations as may be reasonably calculated to determine whether the person is, in fact, unlawfully wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm in violation of section 454 of this title; and (4) if the person does not give an explanation which dispels, the reasonable belief which he had, he may conduct a search of the person, limited to a patting or frisking of the person's clothing in search of a firearm. The police officer in acting under this section shall do so with due regard to all circumstances of the occasion, including but not limited to the age, appearance, physical condition, manner and sex of the person approached. (b) In the event that the officer discovers the person to be wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm, he may demand that the person produce evidence that he is entitled to so wear, carry, or transport the firearm pursuant to section 454 of this title. If the person is unable to produce such evidence, the officer may then seize the firearm and arrest the person. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the right of any police officer to make any other type of search, seizure, and arrest which may be permitted by law. Any police officer sued in a civil action for conducting a search or seizure pursuant to this section which is alleged to be unreasonable and unlawful shall, upon his request, be defended in said action and any appeals therefrom, by the Attorney General. Every police officer who conducts a search or seizure pursuant to this section shall, within twenty-four hours after such search or seizure, file a written report with the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) describing the circumstances surrounding the search or seizure and the reasons therefor on a form prescribed by the Police Commissioner. Such report shall include the name of the person searched.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 489 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 489. Registration of firearms upon purchase from dealer; registration of firearms transferred from non-dealer

 (a) At the time that any firearm is purchased from a licensed firearms dealer, the dealer and the purchaser shall complete such registration documents as required by the Commissioner of Police before the firearm may be removed from the premises. The firearms dealer shall forward said documents to the Firearms Division of the Police Department by the end of the next business day. (b) Any person other than a firearms dealer wishing to transfer a firearm to another person shall effect the transfer at the Firearms Division of the Virgin Islands Police Department or at the place of business of a licensed firearms dealer within the Virgin Islands. Both individuals involved in the transfer must present the appropriate firearm licenses to the Firearms Division or the firearms dealer before such transfer may be effected. A record of transfer, as provided by the Virgin Islands Police Department, shall be completed at the time of transfer, and no transfer of a firearm shall be valid absent the completion of registration and transfer documents as required by this section. The firearms dealer shall forward said documents to the Firearms Division of the Police Department by the end of the next business day. (c) The completion of registration and transfer documents as required by this section shall constitute compliance with the requirements of Section 470, subsection (a) of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 489a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 489a. Safe storage of firearms; penalties

 (a) Every person who owns, possesses, purchases, or acquires a firearm, as that word is defined at Section 451(d) of this chapter, shall be responsible for the safe storage of the firearm. (b) Any person who owns, possesses, purchases, or acquires a firearm, as that word is defined in section 451(d) of this chapter, whose failure to lock or safely store the firearm directly results in a person not licensed to own or possess the firearm to gain access thereto, and said unlicensed person injures or kills himself or another person with said firearm, may be, upon conviction, punished by a fine not to exceed $2,500, imprisonment not to exceed two years, or both, and be subject to forfeiture of his license and firearm. This section shall not be construed as precluding the charge or conviction of any other appropriate violation of law. (c) It is unlawful to leave a firearm in a motor vehicle unless it is stored in an approved vehicle firearm lockbox. A conviction for violation of this subsection subjects a person to the penalties set forth in subsection (b) of this section. (d) For purposes of this section, “safe storage” means the storage of a firearm in a locked manner so as to prevent discharge or the storage of a firearm in a safe location that is inaccessible to all except the licensed owner of the firearm. For purposes of this section a firearm is locked when the device installed on it or incorporated into its design is activated or set to prevent the firearm from being discharged.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 551 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 7 - Fire Service|§ 551. Fire service; organization

 (a) The fire service of the Virgin Islands shall be under the supervision of the Director, Virgin Islands Fire Service. (b) The organization of the fire service of the Virgin Islands within the Office of the Governor shall be in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Director, Virgin Islands Fire Service and approved by the Governor. (c) There shall be a fire chief for the District of St. Thomas-St. John and a fire chief for the District of St. Croix. There shall also be a deputy fire chief for the Island of St. Thomas, a deputy fire chief for the Island of St. Croix, and a deputy fire chief for the Island of St. John who shall be a resident of St. John, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. (d) The Director shall establish an Arson Prevention and Investigation Unit within each fire district for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the Territorial Fire Prevention Code and such other rules and regulations that will aid in the prevention of fires. The aforesaid unit shall also investigate all cases of suspected arson, shall perform such other duties as prescribed by the Director, and shall seek the assistance of the United States Attorney, the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) or the Department of Justice as deemed necessary. Each Fire Prevention and Investigation Unit shall be staffed by one District fire marshal, several fire inspectors, and such deputy marshals and deputy inspectors I, II, III as determined by the Director. The fire marshal, fire inspectors and deputies shall have specialized training in arson and investigation, which training must be certified by the Director. (e) The fire marshal, fire inspectors and deputies shall be authorized to enter business premises and inspect said premises for any violations to the fire code. If the marshals or inspectors determine that there are violations which present an imminent fire hazard, the offending businesses will be given 72 hours to correct the violations. Failure to correct the violations shall result in the closing of the business by the Director of the Virgin Islands Fire Services. The businesses will only be opened upon the issuance of a certificate of compliance by the Fire Director to the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 552 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 7 - Fire Service|§ 552. Responsibility of Director of Fire Service relating to fire service

 The Director of Fire Services shall be responsible for the discipline, good order and proper conduct of the fire service, the enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining thereto and for the care and condition of the hoses, hose carriages, engines and all other property of the fire service. All responsibility for the direction and control of the fire service shall rest in the Director of Fire Services.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 553 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 7 - Fire Service|§ 553. Command at fires; penalties

 (a) The Director of Fire Services shall have absolute control and command at all fires and fire alarms. (b) Whoever violates any legitimate orders of the Director of Fire Services, or his representative, at the scene of a fire shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 554 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 7 - Fire Service|§ 554. Functions of the Director of Fire Services relating to fire service

 The Director of Fire Services shall— (1) Prepare and issue, subject to the approval of the Governor, such rules and regulations as are necessary for the efficient operation of the fire service. (2) Prepare and issue rules and regulations governing protection of fire apparatus; fire drills in schools, public buildings, and other places where such drills may be necessary; the operation of volunteer fire squads; and the institution of a training program for members of the service. Such rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law when approved by the Governor. (3) Determine the qualification for enlistment and recruiting of volunteer firemen and other volunteer members of the fire service. (4) Keep a record of all fires, including statistics as to the extent of such fires and the damage caused by them and whether such losses were covered by insurance, and if so, to what extent. Such records shall be made daily from the reports made by the appropriate personnel of the fire service. All such reports shall be public. (5) Make and transmit to the Governor an annual report containing a resume of all the activities carried on by the service during the year, with such statistics as may be necessary to include therein. The report should also recommend such amendments to the rules and regulations as, in the judgment of the Director of Fire Services, may be desirable. (6) Institute and carry on a training program and through personal inspections keep informed of the progress and efficiency of the fire service. (7) Receive, with the approval of the Governor, donations in money, real and/or personal property from the Federal Government or from any public or private entity, whether in trust or in ownership, or in any other form; Provided, That in the case of money or any other financial assistance, the funds received shall be covered into the General Fund of the treasury of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 555 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 7 - Fire Service|§ 555. Duties of members of fire service

 All members of the Virgin Islands fire service shall perform such duties as may be required by the Director, Virgin Islands Fire Service. Members of the service shall have the power to prevent all persons not belonging to the service, or not acting under proper authority, from entering any fire station or handling any fire apparatus belonging to the service. Every member of the service shall be furnished with a copy of the rules and regulations prescribed by the Director, Virgin Islands Fire Service. The fire service in the District of St. Thomas-St. John and the fire service in the District of St. Croix may each be organized into systems of four platoons, each of which shall be on duty for alternating shifts of 24 hours or they may be organized into shifts of eight or sixteen hours each. No member of the service shall be required to serve more than a total of seven 24-hour shifts during two consecutive two-week pay periods without overtime compensation as provided by section 560 of Title 3 of this Code; Provided, That drills and exercise, held not more than once per week, shall not be considered in computing overtime compensation.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 556 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 7 - Fire Service|§ 556. Fire service vehicles; right of way

 (a) The right of way of the streets, alleys and other public places shall be given to the trucks, fire engines and vehicles of the fire service in all cases when in line of duty. (b) Whoever fails to yield the right of way as provided in subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 557 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 7 - Fire Service|§ 557. Entry of persons in vicinity of fire

 (a) The Police Commissioner or any representative in command, may prescribe limits in the vicinity of any fire within which no person, excepting those who reside therein, firemen and policemen, and members of the medical service on duty, and those admitted by order of the fire service, shall be entitled to enter. It shall be the duty of the police force to enforce such orders. (b) Whoever violates any orders given pursuant to subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $200, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 558 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 7 - Fire Service|§ 558. Protection of property in vicinity of fire

 No person shall be entitled to take away any property in the possession of the fire service saved from any fire until he shall make satisfactory proof of ownership thereof. The Police Commissioner or any of his representatives in command shall have power to cause the removal of any property, whenever it shall become necessary for the preservation of such property from fire, or to prevent the spreading of fire, or to protect adjoining property.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 559 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 7 - Fire Service|§ 559. Destruction of buildings to check spread of fire

 When a fire is in progress the Commissioner of Public Works and the Police Commissioner jointly shall have the power to order any building or buildings that are in close proximity to such fire torn down, blown up, or otherwise demolished, for the sole purpose of checking the conflagration. This authority shall not be exercised unnecessarily or recklessly.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 560 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 7 - Fire Service|§ 560. Penalties

 Whoever violates any provisions of this chapter or any rule issued pursuant to this chapter shall be fined not more than $ 200, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, unless otherwise specifically provided.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 575 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 8 - Junior Firefighter Corps|§ 575. Junior Firefighter Corps

 There is hereby established within the Virgin Islands Fire Service, a Junior Firefighter Corps for the purpose of training young men and women in fire prevention and fire fighting and to serve as a source of manpower for recruitment into the fire service of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 576 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 8 - Junior Firefighter Corps|§ 576. Supervision, training

 The Director of the Virgin Islands Fire Service shall be directly responsible for the supervision and operation of the Junior Firefighter Corps. There shall be branches of the Corps in St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 577 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 8 - Junior Firefighter Corps|§ 577. Rules and regulations

 The Director of the Virgin Islands Fire Service shall issue, with the approval of the Governor, rules and regulations to govern the operation of the Junior Firefighter Corps, including: (a) numerical membership; (b) number and rank of officers; (c) physical and moral qualifications; (d) such other matters as may be required for the proper functioning of the Junior Firefighter Corps.