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V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1344 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 67 - Mayhem|§ 1344. Recovery of injured person as a defense

 When, upon a trial for mayhem, it appears that the person injured has, before the time of trial, so far recovered from the injury, that he is no longer disfigured by it in personal appearance, or disabled in any member or organ of his body, or affected in physical vigor, no conviction for mayhem can be had. The defendant may, however, be convicted of assault in any degree.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1381 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 69 - Vehicle Anti-Theft Act|§ 1381. Vehicle defined

 As used in this chapter “vehicle” means a device in, upon, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, and also means any watercraft of any description, whether motorized or not.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1382 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 69 - Vehicle Anti-Theft Act|§ 1382. Unauthorized use of vehicle

 A person not entitled to possession of a vehicle who, without the consent of the owner and with intent to deprive him, temporarily or otherwise, of the vehicle or its possession, takes, uses or drives the vehicle is guilty of a felony.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1383 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 69 - Vehicle Anti-Theft Act|§ 1383. Receiving or disposing of a vehicle

 A person, not entitled to the possession of a vehicle who receives, possesses, conceals, sells or disposes of it, knowing it to be stolen or converted under circumstances constituting a crime, is guilty of a felony.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1384 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 69 - Vehicle Anti-Theft Act|§ 1384. Damaging or tampering with a vehicle

 (a) A person who, with intent and without right to do so, damages a vehicle or damages or removes any of its parts or components is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) A person who, without right to do so and with intent to commit a crime, tampers with a vehicle, or goes in or on it, or works or attempts to work any of its parts or components, or sets or attempts to set it in motion, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1385 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 69 - Vehicle Anti-Theft Act|§ 1385. False report of theft or conversion

 A person who knowingly makes a false report of the theft or conversion of a vehicle to a peace officer or to the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1386 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 69 - Vehicle Anti-Theft Act|§ 1386. Removed, falsified or unauthorized identification numbers, registration or licenses on vehicle or engine

 (a) A person who wilfully removes or falsifies an identification number of a vehicle or an engine for a vehicle is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) A person who, wilfully and with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of a vehicle or engine, removes or falsifies an identification number of the vehicle or engine, is guilty of a felony. (c) A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of a vehicle or an engine for a vehicle, knowing that an identification number of the vehicle or engine has been removed or falsified, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (d) A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of a vehicle or an engine for a vehicle, knowing that an identification number of the vehicle or engine has been removed or falsified and with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vehicle or engine, is guilty of a felony. (e) A person who removes a registration or license plate from a vehicle or affixes to a vehicle a registration or license plate not authorized by law for use on it, in either case with intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vehicle or its owner, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (f) As used in this section: (1) “Identification number” includes an identifying number, serial number, engine number or other distinguishing number or mark, placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer or by authority of the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) or in accordance with the laws of another state or country; (2) “Remove” includes deface, cover and destroy; (3) “Falsify” includes alter and forge. (g) An identification number may be placed on a vehicle or engine by its manufacturer in the regular course of business or placed or restored on a vehicle or engine by authority of the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) without violating this section; an identification number so placed or restored is not falsified.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1387 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 69 - Vehicle Anti-Theft Act|§ 1387. Evidence of criminal intent or knowledge

 In a prosecution of a crime specified in this act, evidence that the defendant has committed a prior act or acts of the same kind is admissible to prove criminal intent or knowledge.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1388 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 69 - Vehicle Anti-Theft Act|§ 1388. Principals

 A person who, whether present or absent, aids, abets, induces, procures or causes the commission of an act which, if done directly by him, would be a felony or a misdemeanor under a provision of this chapter, is guilty of the same felony or misdemeanor.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1389 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 69 - Vehicle Anti-Theft Act|§ 1389. Leaving scene of accident

 Whoever, knowing that he has by the operation of a motor vehicle injured any person, fails to remain at the place where the injury occurred to render assistance to the injured person, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1390 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 69 - Vehicle Anti-Theft Act|§ 1390. Effect on other laws

 The penal provisions of this chapter in no way repeal or modify any existing provision of criminal law but are additional and supplementary thereto.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1421 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 71 - Navigation|§ 1421. Masking or removing signal lights

 Whoever, with intent to bring any vessel into danger, willfully— (1) marks, alters or removes any light or signal; or (2) exhibits any light or signal— shall be imprisoned not more than 15 years.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1422 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 71 - Navigation|§ 1422. Obstructing harbors

 Whoever, without permission of the harbormaster— (1) throws overboard from any vessel the ballast, or any part thereof, within any port, harbor or cove, into which vessels may enter for the purpose of receiving or discharging cargo; or (2) otherwise places in such port, harbor or cove any obstructions to navigation— shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1423 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 71 - Navigation|§ 1423. Mooring vessels to buoy or beacon; lien for repairs

 (a) Whoever— (1) moors any vessel, boat, raft or scow to any buoy or beacon placed in the water within the jurisdiction of the Virgin Islands by authority of the Government of the Virgin Islands or the United States Lighthouse Service; (2) in any manner, hangs onto the same with any vessel, boat, raft or scow; (3) willfully removes, damages or destroys any such buoy or beacon or any part thereof; or (4) cuts down, removes, damages or destroys any beacon erected or located within the jurisdiction of the Virgin Islands— shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. (b) The cost of repairing or replacing any beacon which may have been misplaced, damaged or destroyed by any act specified in subsection (a) of this section, shall be a lien upon the vessel, boat, raft or scow.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1461 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 73 - Nuisances|§ 1461. Public nuisance defined

 Anything which— (1) is injurious to health, indecent, offensive to the senses or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by a considerable number of persons; or (2) unlawfully obstructs the customary free passage or use of any navigable lake, river, bay, stream, canal or basin, or any public park, square, street or highway— is a public nuisance.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1462 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 73 - Nuisances|§ 1462. Public nuisance, maintaining, failure to remove

 Whoever— (1) maintains or commits any public nuisance for which no punishment is prescribed elsewhere in this title or other law; or (2) willfully omits to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of a public nuisance— shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1501 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1501. Corruptly influencing jurors, arbitrators and referees

 Whoever corruptly attempts to influence a juror, or any person summoned or drawn as a juror, chosen as an arbitrator or appointed as a commissioner or referee, in respect to his verdict in, or decision of, any cause or proceeding, pending or about to be brought before him, by means of any— (1) oral or written communication with him, except in the regular course of proceedings; (2) book, paper or instrument exhibited, except in the regular course of proceedings; (3) threat, intimidation, persuasion or entreaty; or (4) promise or assurance of any pecuniary or other advantage— shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1502 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1502. Corrupt acts by jurors, arbitrators and referees

 Whoever, being a juror, or a person summoned as a juror, chosen as an arbitrator or appointed as a commissioner or referee— (1) makes any promise or agreement to give a verdict or decision for or against any party; or (2) willfully and corruptly permits any communication to be made to him or receives any book, paper, instrument or information relating to any cause or matter pending before him, except in the regular course of proceedings— shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1503 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1503. Preparing false evidence

 Whoever prepares any false or antedated book, paper, record, instrument or other matter or thing, with intent to produce it or to allow it to be produced as genuine or true, upon any trial, proceeding or inquiry whatever, authorized by law, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1504 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1504. Offering false documents in evidence

 Whoever, upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation authorized or permitted by law, offers in evidence as genuine or true, any book, paper, document, record or other instrument or writing, knowing the same to have been forged or fraudulently altered or antedated, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1505 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1505. Influencing the testimony of witnesses

 Whoever— (1) practices any fraud or deceit on; or (2) knowingly makes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token or writing to— any witness, or person about to be called as a witness, upon any trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation authorized by law, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1506 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1506. Destruction of evidence

 Whoever, knowing that any book, paper, record, instrument, writing or other matter or thing is about to be produced in evidence upon any trial, inquiry or investigation authorized by law, willfully destroys or conceals the same, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1507 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1507. Preventing or dissuading witnesses from attending trial

 Whoever willfully prevents or dissuades any person who is or may become a witness, from attending any trial, proceeding or inquiry authorized by law, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1508 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1508. Interfering with an officer, firefighter, or first responder discharging his duty

 (a) No person, without privilege to do so and with purpose to prevent, obstruct, or delay the performance by a peace officer, firefighter, or first responder of any authorized act within the peace officer’s, firefighter’s, or first responder’s official capacity, shall do any act that hampers or impedes a peace officer, firefighter or first responder in the performance of lawful duties. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1508a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1508a. Malicious interference with emergency communications

 (a) As used in this section (1) “Emergency communication” means any telephone call or any other form of communication made, transmitted or facilitated by radio, computer, or any other electronic device that is intended by its maker to provide warning or information pertaining to any crime, fire, accident, disaster or risk of injury, or damage to any person or property. (2) “Emergency communications center” means any public or private facility or entity that accepts emergency communications for the purpose of notifying, dispatching, directing or coordinating law enforcement, fire, medical, emergency medical services provider, paramedic, ambulance, rescue, utility or other public safety personnel. (b) A person is guilty of malicious interference with emergency communications punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment when the person: (1) Intentionally prevents or hinders the initiation, making, or completion of an emergency communication by another person; or (2) Intentionally initiates or makes repeated nonemergency communications to any 911 or other emergency communications center, knowing it was thereby likely that the operations of the emergency communications center would be disrupted.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1509 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1509. Interfering with property in custody of an officer

 Whoever willfully injures, destroys or takes from the custody of any officer or person, any personal property which such officer or person has in charge under any process of law, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1510 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 75 - Obstruction of Justice|§ 1510. Retaliating against or threatening a witness

 (a) Whoever— (1) uses force, threat, or intimidation against any person called or to be called as a witness at any trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation authorized by law relating to a felony (as defined in section 2 of this title), with intent to influence or prevent the testimony of such person or in retaliation for any testimony given, or any record, document or other object produced by such person; or (2) uses force, threat, or intimidation against any person who provides information relating to a felony (as defined in section 2 of this title), to a law enforcement officer or other employee of the local or federal government who is responsible for investigating or prosecuting offenses— shall be fined not more than $2,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (b) Whoever— (1) uses force, threat, or intimidation against any person called or to be called as a witness at any trial, proceeding, inquiry or investigation authorized by law relating to a misdemeanor (as defined in section 2 of this title), with intent to influence or prevent the testimony of such person or in retaliation for any testimony given, or any record, document or other object produced by such person; or (2) uses force, threat, or intimidation against any person who provides information relating to a misdemeanor (as defined in section 2 of this title), to a law enforcement officer or other employee of the local or federal government who is responsible for investigating or prosecuting offenses— shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1541 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 77 - Perjury|§ 1541. Perjury defined

 Whoever, in or in connection with, any action, proceeding, hearing or inquiry or on any occasion when an oath may be lawfully administered— (1) swears or affirms— (A) that he will truly testify, declare, depose or certify; or (B) that any testimony, declaration, deposition, certificate, affidavit or other writing subscribed by him is true; and (2) willfully and knowingly testifies, declares, deposes or certifies falsely or states in his testimony, deposition, affidavit or certificate any matter to be true which he knows to be false— shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1542 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 77 - Perjury|§ 1542. Immunity of witness from criminal prosecution as bar to prosecution for perjury

 Any section of this Code which declares that evidence obtained upon the examination of a person as a witness cannot be received against him in any criminal proceeding, shall not be construed as preventing such evidence from being proved against him in any proceeding based on a charge of perjury committed in such examination.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1543 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 77 - Perjury|§ 1543. Irregularly administered oath as defense

 It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1544 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 77 - Perjury|§ 1544. Immateriality of false statement as defense

 It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused did not know the materiality of the false statement made by him, or that it did not in fact affect the proceeding in or for which it was made. It is sufficient that it was material and might have been used to affect such proceeding.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1545 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 77 - Perjury|§ 1545. Incompetence of accused as defense

 It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that the accused was not competent to give the testimony, deposition or certificate of which falsehood is alleged. It is sufficient that he did give such testimony or make such deposition or certificate.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1546 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 77 - Perjury|§ 1546. Depositions as complete

 The making of a deposition or certificate is deemed to be complete, for purposes of this chapter, from the time it is delivered by the accused to any other person with the intent that it be uttered or published as true.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1547 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 77 - Perjury|§ 1547. Unqualified statements without knowledge of facts

 An unqualified statement of that which one does not know to be true is equivalent to a statement of that which one knows to be false.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1548 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 77 - Perjury|§ 1548. Subornation of perjury

 Whoever willfully procures or induces another to commit perjury, shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1549 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 77 - Perjury|§ 1549. Perjury resulting in conviction of innocent person

 Whoever, by willful perjury or subornation of perjury, procures the conviction and punishment of any innocent person, is punishable by the same penalty that was inflicted upon such innocent person; but in no case shall the punishment be less than one year imprisonment.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1581 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 79 - Prisoner's Mistreatment|§ 1581. Prisoners under protection of law

 The person of a convict sentenced to imprisonment is under the protection of the law, and any injury to his person not authorized by law, is punishable in the same manner as if he were not convicted or sentenced.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1582 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 79 - Prisoner's Mistreatment|§ 1582. Oppression of prisoners

 Whoever is guilty of willful inhumanity or oppression toward any prisoner under his care or in his custody, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1621 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 81 - Prostitution and Related Offenses|§ 1621. Definitions

 As used in this chapter— “assignation” includes the making of any appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness, or any act in furtherance of such appointment or engagement; “lewdness” includes any indecent or obscene act; and “prostitution” includes the offering or receiving of the body for sexual intercourse for hire and the offering or receiving of the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1622 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 81 - Prostitution and Related Offenses|§ 1622. Prohibiting prostitution

 Whoever— (1) engages in prostitution, lewdness or assignation; (2) procures or solicits, or offers to procure or solicit, for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or assignation; (3) keeps, sets up or maintains any place, structure, building or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or assignation; (4) permits any place, structure, building or conveyance owned by him, or under his control, to be used for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or assignation with knowledge or reasonable cause to know that the same is, or is to be, used for such purpose; (5) receives, or offers or agrees to receive, any person into any place, structure, building or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or assignation, or permits any person to remain there for such purpose; (6) directs, takes or transports, or offers or agrees to take or transport, any person to any place, structure or building, or to any other person with knowledge or reasonable cause to know that the purpose of such directing, taking or transporting is prostitution, lewdness or assignation; or (7) resides in, enters or remains in any place, structure or building, or enters or remains in any conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness or assignation— shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both.