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V.I. Code tit. 23, § 4 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 1 - Police Force|§ 4. Prisons and prisoners

 (a) The Director of the Bureau of Corrections is charged with the direction, management, maintenance and discipline of all prisons and jails in the Virgin Islands, and with the safe-keeping and activities of all persons confined in them. He shall be in charge of all property belonging to the prisons or jails. (b) The Director of the Bureau of Corrections shall receive and confine, or cause to be received and confined, all persons charged with, or convicted of, an offense against the laws in force, in accordance with the terms of an order duly issued by a competent authority, and he shall safely keep such persons until discharged by due course of law. (c) The Director of the Bureau of Corrections shall have photographed and fingerprinted all persons convicted of a felony.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 6 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 1 - Police Force|§ 6. Direction and control of police force

 The supreme authority in respect to the direction and control of the police force of the Virgin Islands and all its duties shall be vested in the Governor, but the force shall be under the immediate command and control of the Police Commissioner, or in his absence, of the next highest ranking member of the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.).
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 8 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 1 - Police Force|§ 8. Duties of members of police force

 (a) All members of the police force of the Virgin Islands shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Police Commissioner. (b) Upon the request of the United States Attorney for the Virgin Islands, the Police Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may assign not more than two members of the Police Force to full-time duty with the office of the United States Attorney. No member shall be so assigned without the prior approval of the United States Attorney and each member so assigned shall be subject to the direct supervision and control of the United States Attorney during the continuance of such assignment.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 10 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 1 - Police Force|§ 10. Citizenship qualification of members of police force; age

 (a) Applicants for enlistment in the police force shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the Virgin Islands. Foreign born applicants who meet the citizenship requirements shall furnish proof of such citizenship before they shall be recommended for appointment. (b) Applicants for enlistment shall have reached their twentieth birthday, but must not have passed their forty-fifth birthday; Provided, however, That the maximum age restriction may be waived, at the discretion of the Police Commissioner, in the case of applicants who have had satisfactory and acceptable prior experience and who at the time of their application are in satisfactory physical and mental health, and that Police Cadets who have successfully completed Police Cadet training pursuant to Title 23, chapter 15, Virgin Islands Code, may enlist if they have reached their eighteenth birthday.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 11 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 1 - Police Force|§ 11. Temporary suspension of members

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Police Commissioner may temporarily suspend any member of the police force for misconduct, dereliction of duty or violation of rules and regulations. Such suspension may be appealed to the Government Employees Service Commission, but shall remain in effect until the Police Commissioner or the Government Employees Service Commission orders restoration to duty and pay.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 14 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 1 - Police Force|§ 14. Police force organization

 Members of the police force may organize and form associations among themselves for their mutual improvement. No such organization or association shall be incorporated with any other organization or association without the consent of the Governor.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 15 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 1 - Police Force|§ 15. Virgin Islands Heroic Award

 There is hereby authorized and established the Virgin Islands Heroic Award. This award shall be presented by the Governor, upon the recommendation of the Police Commissioner, to any eligible member of the Police Force or the Fire Service. A member of the Police Force or the Fire Service shall be eligible for the award, if, in the opinion and judgment of the Police Commissioner, he or she has demonstrated service beyond the call of duty involving self-sacrifice, bravery, courage and initiative. The award shall consist of cash in an amount not exceeding $500, an appropriate medal and a Certificate of Heroism. The amount of the award shall be determined by the Police Commissioner. In the case of the death of a person entitled to receive the Heroic Award, such award shall be delivered to his or her heirs.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 16 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 1 - Police Force|§ 16. Police Recruitment Bonus Award

 There is hereby established within the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) a Police Recruitment Bonus Award. A cash award of $1000 shall be paid to all police officers who have successfully and satisfactorily completed their third anniversary of their employment with the Department which employment commenced on or after the date of enactment of the act creating this section.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 17 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 1 - Police Force|§ 17. Drunk Driving Hotline

 The Police Commissioner is authorized and directed to establish a “Drunk Driving Hotline” which shall be used to identify drivers who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs and to remove them from the road.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 441 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 4 - Virgin Islands National Incident-Based Crime Reporting Act|§ 441. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Virgin Islands National Incident-Based Crime Reporting Act”.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 442 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 4 - Virgin Islands National Incident-Based Crime Reporting Act|§ 442. Definitions

 As used in this chapter and unless the context requires otherwise (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department. (2) “Department” means the Virgin Islands Police Department. (3) “National Incident Based Reporting System” or “NIBRS” means an enhanced incident-based crime reporting system relating to every crime occurrence, developed for reporting crime figures to the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 443 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 4 - Virgin Islands National Incident-Based Crime Reporting Act|§ 443. Incident-based crime reporting system

 (a) The Commissioner shall establish an incident-based crime reporting system. The system is established under the direction, control and supervision of the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department. The incident-based crime reporting system shall follow the guidelines prescribed by U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Justice Information Services Division to conform with NIBRS. (b) The Records Bureau of the Virgin Islands Police Department shall be the central repository and custodian of crime statistics for the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 444 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 4 - Virgin Islands National Incident-Based Crime Reporting Act|§ 444. Rules and regulations; support staff

 (a) The Commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations consistent with NIBRS standards relating to the collection and submission of crime data. The rules and regulations must include, at a minimum, the following: (1) procedures for the solicitation and acceptance of crime reports and data that are submitted to the Commissioner; (2) procedures necessary to ensure effective data gathering and preservation and protection of confidential information, and disclosure of information in accordance with law; (3) procedures for assessing the credibility and accuracy of reports of crime data from law enforcement agencies; (4) procedures for procuring and maintaining computerized data systems capable of processing NIBRS information; and (5) such other procedures for carrying out the purposes of this chapter as the Commissioner finds necessary. (b) The Commissioner may hire such support staff as needed to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 445 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 4 - Virgin Islands National Incident-Based Crime Reporting Act|§ 445. Reports

 (a) All territorial law enforcement agencies shall submit, on forms prescribed by the Commissioner, an annual report that shall contain detailed offense, offender, victim, property, and arrest data concerning each crime incident and the number and nature of offenses committed within the Territory, the disposition of such matters, and such other information as the Commissioner may require respecting information relating to the method, frequency, cause and prevention of crime. (b) The Commissioner shall summarize and analyze reports of crime data submitted by territorial law enforcement agencies under subsection (a), and shall cause those findings to be compiled in a comprehensive, annual report to be known as “The Virgin Islands Incident-Based Crime Report”. The Virgin Islands Incident-Based Crime Report must be consistent with the NIBRS administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigations. (c) The Commissioner shall cause any crime data collected to be made available for use by any law enforcement agency to the extent permitted by law and may exchange such records and information with, and for the official use of, authorized officials of the Government of the United States, other territories and states. (d) The Commissioner shall submit annually to the Governor, Department of Justice, and the Legislature's Committee on Public Safety, the Judiciary and Homeland Security, or its successor committee, the Virgin Islands Incident-Based Crime Report.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 446 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 4 - Virgin Islands National Incident-Based Crime Reporting Act|§ 446. Review and filing of crime report

 The Department of Justice shall review the Virgin Islands Incident-Based Crime Report for compliance with the standards established by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and file the Report with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 452 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 452. Applicability of chapter

 No person shall have, possess, bear, transport or carry a firearm within the Virgin Islands, or engage in the business of dealer in firearms and/or ammunition or the business of gunsmith, except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 453 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 453. Persons who may lawfully carry firearms

 (a) The following persons, in the discharge of their official duties, and in accordance with and subject to the conditions and restrictions imposed by the laws and regulations applicable to their conduct, may lawfully have, possess, bear, transport and carry firearms in the Virgin Islands: (1) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the organized reserves. (2) Officers and employees of the United States duly authorized by Federal law to carry firearms. (3) Persons employed in fulfilling defense contracts with the United States Government or agencies thereof where possession or use of firearms is necessary under the provisions of such contracts. (4) Members of the police force of the Virgin Islands, marshals, or other duly authorized peace officers. (5) Penitentiary and jail wardens and guards. (b) The persons authorized by subsection (a) of this section lawfully to have, possess, bear, transport and carry firearms shall obtain such weapons and ammunition therefor only through the duly authorized officers or heads of their respective services or departments.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 454 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 454. Persons who may be licensed to carry firearms

 A firearm or electronic weapon may be lawfully had, possessed, borne, transported or carried in the Virgin Islands by the following persons, provided a license for such purpose has been issued by the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this chapter: (1) An officer or employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands in cases where such license, in the judgment of the Commissioner, should be issued to such officer or employee by reason of the duties of his position; (2) An agent, messenger or other employee of a common carrier, bank or business firm, whose duties require him to protect money, valuables or other property in the discharge of his duties; And provided, That the employer of such person shall have justified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner the need for the issuance of the license; (3) A person having a bona fide residence or place of business within the Virgin Islands, who established to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that he has good reason to fear death or great injury to his person or property, or who establishes any other proper reason for carrying a firearm, and the circumstances of the case, established by affidavit of the applicant and of at least two credible persons, demonstrate the need for such license; (4) A person licensed to and actively engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing or dealing in firearms in the Virgin Islands, or the agents or representatives of any such person, having necessity to handle or use firearms in the usual or ordinary course of business; (5) With respect to a rifle or a shotgun a person possessing a valid and current Virgin Islands hunting license.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 455 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 455. Application for license; form, oath; fees

 (a) Every application for a license to have and possess a firearm shall be made under oath and on forms which the Commissioner shall prepare for such purpose. For the purposes of the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, the applicant shall furnish all information as may be required of him by the Commissioner. (b) The initial fee for a license under section 454 of this chapter shall be $75.00. The license may be renewed every three years for a fee of $150.00. (c) Upon renewal of a license to have and possess a firearm, the receipt from the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) for the renewal fee will serve as a temporary license until the official license can be provided to the licensee by the Commissioner. (d) The Commissioner shall ensure that the renewal license is presented to the licensee within forty-five (45) days of receipt of payment for the renewal fee. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no person shall be charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm if the subject weapon had been previously licensed and said license has expired not more than ninety (90) days prior to arrest; Provided, however, That this subsection shall not apply to persons who possess, bear, transport, carry or have under their control in any vehicle, any firearm during the commission or attempted commission of a crime of violence, as defined in subsection (d) of section 2253, Title 14, Virgin Islands Code.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 456 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 456. Qualifications of applicant

 (a) The Commissioner shall not issue a license for firearms under section 454 of this chapter until all the circumstances and facts set forth in the application have been investigated, and the records of the Department and other available records have been examined, and unless such investigation establishes to the satisfaction of the Commissioner: (1) the truth of such circumstances and facts; (2) that the applicant is a resident of the Virgin Islands, including with respect to shotguns or rifles a minor not under 16 years of age, or a nonresident who holds a current and valid license to hunt in the Virgin Islands, or an alien bonded under applicable Federal and Virgin Islands statutes for employment with a person, firm, corporation or other business entity duly licensed in the Virgin Islands to carry on the business of providing security, guard, patrol and private detective services; Provided, however, That in the case of any such bonded alien the license shall be issued to the business entity by which he is employed; (3) that the applicant is a person of good moral character; (4) that the applicant's fingerprints have been duly taken and/or checked with the records of the Department or other appropriate sources; (5) that a check has been conducted of all available state and federal criminal data banks and that the issuance of a license to possess a firearm in the Virgin Islands does not violate any state or federal law; and (6) that no proper reason exists to deny such application.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 456a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 456a. Persons ineligible to possess or carry firearms or ammunition

 (a) The following persons are ineligible for a license to possess or carry a firearm or ammunition as provided in this chapter: (1) a person who has been convicted in any court for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; (2) a person who is a fugitive from justice; (3) a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance as defined in title 19, section 593(6) of the Virgin Islands Code; (4) a person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been committed to a mental institution: (A) For the purpose of this section the phrase “committed to a mental institution” includes commitment to a mental institution involuntarily, but does not include a person held in a mental institution for observation. (B) For the purpose of this section, the phrase “mental institution” includes mental health facilities, mental hospitals, sanitariums, psychiatric facilities and other facilities that provide diagnoses by licensed professionals for mental retardation or mental illness, including a psychiatric ward in a public or private hospital. (5) a person who, being an alien, is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; (6) a person who has been discharged from the United States Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; (7) a person who, having been a citizen of the Unites States, has renounced his citizenship; (8) a person who is subject to a court order that- (A) was issued after a hearing of which the person received actual notice, and at which the person had an opportunity to participate; (B) restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child; and (C)  (i) includes a finding that the person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate partner or child; or (ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against such intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury; or (9) a person who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 457 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 457. Contents of license

 (a) A license issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 454 and 454a of this chapter must be in duplicate and shall provide for the following: (1) the name, address, description, and signature of the licensee and the reason for giving the license; (2) That the same is not transferable and shall be carried by the licensee at all times when in possession of the firearm for which it was issued; (3) The term thereof, which shall not exceed three years but a 24–hour concealed handgun license is for a term of three years; (4) Places where, times when, and circumstances under which the firearm may be carried; (5) Description of the firearm authorized to be carried, showing the serial number, if any; (6) Grounds for issuance; (7) Grounds for revocation; (8) Provision that the owner of the firearm shall present the firearm annually on the anniversary of the date of licensing for inspection by the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.). (9) A dealer's coupon which shall be removed and retained by any person who sells or otherwise provides the licensee with any firearm contemplated in such license. (b) The original license must be delivered to the licensee not later than 30 days after the filing of the application, and the duplicate must be preserved for at least 10 years.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 459 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 459. Cancellation or suspension of license

 (a) Whenever, following the issuance of a firearms license hereunder, it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Commissioner (1) that such license was issued based on a false report of facts, or on concealment of facts on the part of the applicant; or (2) that the licensee was not in fact entitled to such license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or (3) that the licensee commits any act in violation of the terms of the license, or of any provisions of this chapter warranting the cancellation of the license — the said Commissioner may after due notice and hearing cancel the license so issued; Provided, however, That pending such hearing the licensee shall surrender to said Commissioner or the peace officer representing him the firearm acquired and possessed by virtue of said license. (b) If the Commissioner has a reasonable belief that a licensee no longer meets the criteria specified in this chapter or that the licensee presents a danger to the community, the Commissioner shall suspend the firearm license until such time as the matter is resolved and the Commissioner determines that the licensee is eligible to possess a license. (c) Not later than 14 days after the Commissioner has cancelled or suspended a license, the Commissioner shall provide a written explanation either by certified mailed or hand-deliver to a person whose license has been cancelled or suspended.
V.I. Code tit. 23, § 459a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order|Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition|§ 459a. Relinquishment of firearm

 A person who has been issued a license to carry a firearm under this chapter shall relinquish that firearm as directed to enter into any federal government or Government of the Virgin Islands facility. A conviction for violation of this subsection subjects a person to the penalties set forth in section 484.