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V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1724A (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 86 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Protection|§ 1724A. Where registration is required

 (a) Jurisdiction of Conviction. A sex offender must initially register with the Department of Justice if the sex offender was convicted by a court of the Territory of a covered sex offense regardless of the sex offender's actual or intended residency. (b) Jurisdiction of Incarceration. A sex offender must register with the Department of Justice if the sex offender is incarcerated in this Territory while completing any sentence for a covered sex offense, regardless of whether it is the same jurisdiction as the jurisdiction of conviction or residence. (c) Jurisdiction of Residence. A sex offender must register with the Department of Justice if the sex offender resides within the jurisdiction of the territory of the United States Virgin Islands. (d) Jurisdiction of Employment. A sex offender must register with the Department of Justice if he or she is employed by the Government of the Virgin Islands, in any capacity, by a private employer or is otherwise employed within the jurisdiction of the territory of the United States Virgin Islands. (e) Jurisdiction of School Attendance. A sex offender must register with the Department of Justice if the sex offender is a student in any capacity within the jurisdiction of this territory of the United States Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1725 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 86 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Protection|§ 1725. Notice of obligation to register

 Notice of the obligation to register shall be provided as follows: (a) A court imposing a sentence, disposition or order of commitment following acquittal by reason of insanity shall notify the defendant of his obligation to register pursuant to this chapter. (b) The Bureau of Corrections, the Division of Probation, the Division of Parole, the Department of Human Services, and the Division of Mental Health shall (1) comply with procedures established by the Attorney General for notifying persons under their supervision of the obligation to register pursuant to this chapter, and (2) comply with procedures established by the Attorney General for notifying persons who are under supervision in the community on probation, parole, furlough, work release or similar program outside the facility, and persons who are released from the facility in which they are confined without supervision. (c) The Motor Vehicles Bureau shall provide written notice of the obligation to register pursuant to this chapter in connection with each application for a license to operate a motor vehicle. (d) The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority shall provide written notice of the obligation to register pursuant to this chapter in connection with each new application for service. (e) The Virgin Islands Departments of Labor and Personnel shall provide written notice of the obligation to register pursuant to this chapter in connection with each application for employment. (f) The Attorney General shall cause notice of the obligation to register to be published at least annually in a manner reasonably calculated to reach the general public.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1728 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 86 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Protection|§ 1728. Immunity for good-faith conduct from civil and criminal liability for providing or failing to provide relevant information

 (a) Nothing under this chapter shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity for the United States Virgin Islands, its departments and agencies. (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any person acting under good faith pursuant to the requirements of this Chapter shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability arising out of such actions.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1730 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 86 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Protection|§ 1730. Penalty

 (a) Any person required to register under this chapter who knowingly fails to so register and keep such registration current shall be fined not less than $3,000 or more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not less than three months or more than two years, or both. (b) Any person, business, agency, or department that fails to comply with section 1729 of this chapter shall be fined not more than $2,000 for a first conviction; not more than $5,000 for a second conviction for the same offense; and not more than $10,000 for a third conviction for the same offense. In addition, the subject child-care facility shall be closed for not less than seven (7) or more than twenty-one (21) working days after the second conviction, and not less than ninety (90) days after the third conviction. (c) Any person who discourages, hinders or obstructs in any way the registration of a sex offender in the territory shall be fined not less than $1,000 or more than $2,000, or imprisoned for not more than six months. A person is guilty of hindering or obstructing the registration of a sex offender if he or she: (1) knowingly comforts, harbors or assists or knowingly attempts to comfort, harbor or assist another person in harboring or attempting to harbor or otherwise aids or abets a sex offender in violation of this chapter; (2) knowingly assists a sex offender in eluding a law enforcement agency that is seeking to find the sex offender to question the sex offender about, or to arrest the sex offender for, noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter; or (3) provides information to a law enforcement agency regarding a sex offender which the person knows to be false.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1731 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 86 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Protection|§ 1731. General provisions

 (a) Upon October 31, 1997, the Department of Justice shall assume responsibility for registering persons and ensuring compliance with the registration requirements. (b) The Attorney General shall forward a copy of this act to the registering agency or chief law enforcement officer in each state immediately after its enactment. (c) This act shall become effective upon enactment.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1732 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 86 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Protection|§ 1732. Retroactive registration

 (a) The following three categories of persons who were previously convicted and who were not previously required to register, shall be required to register and the Department of Justice shall establish policies and procedures to ensure that they are subject to the registration and updating requirements of this chapter: (1) Sex offenders who are presently incarcerated in the Territory or under the supervision of the Office of Probation and Parole of the Territory, whether for a covered sex offense or other crime, (2) Sex offenders already registered or subject to a pre-existing sex offender registration requirement under the Territory's laws, and (3) Sex offenders re-entering the Territory's justice system due to conviction for any crime. (b) The Department of Justice shall ensure recapture of the sex offenders mentioned in this Section within the following timeframe to be calculated from the date of passage of this chapter: (1) For Tier 1 sex offenders, 1 year (2) For Tier 2 sex offenders, 180 days, and (3) For Tier 3 sex offenders, 90 days (c) To ensure the recapture of these sex offenders within the above timeframe, the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections and the Office of Probation and Parole shall work with the Department of Justice.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1733 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 86 - Sexual Offender Registration and Community Protection|§ 1733. Failure to appear for registration and absconding

 (a) In the event a sex offender fails to register with the territory of the United States Virgin Islands as required by this chapter, the Attorney General or designee shall immediately inform the jurisdiction that provided notification that the sex offender was to commence residency, employment, or school attendance with the territory that the sex offender failed to appear for registration. (b) If the Attorney General or designee receives information that a sex offender has absconded, the Attorney General or designee shall make an effort to determine if the sex offender has actually absconded. (c) In the event no determination can be made that a sex offender has absconded, the Attorney General or designee shall ensure that the Virgin Islands Police Department and any other appropriate law enforcement agency are notified. (d) If the information indicating the possible absconding came through notice from another jurisdiction or federal authorities, these entities shall be informed that the sex offender has failed to appear and register. (e) If an absconded sex offender cannot be located, the Attorney General or designee shall take the following steps: (i) Update the registry to reflect that the sex offender has absconded or is otherwise not capable of being located; (ii) Notify the U.S. Marshals Service; (iii) Seek a warrant for the sex offender's arrest. The U.S. Marshals Service or Federal Bureau of Investigations (“FBI”) may be contacted in an attempt to obtain a federal warrant for the sex offender's arrest; (iv) Update the NCIC/NSOR to reflect that the sex offender has absconded, or is otherwise not capable of being located; and (v) Enter the sex offender into the National Crime Information Center Wanted Person File. (f) In the event a sex offender who is required to register due to their residence, employment or school attendance status fails to do so or otherwise violates a registration requirement of this chapter, the Attorney General or designee shall take all appropriate follow-up measures including those outlined in this section. The Attorney General or designee shall first make an effort to determine if the sex offender is actually residing, employed or attending school within the jurisdiction of this territory of the United States Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1741 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 87 - Real Property|§ 1741. Trespass

 (a) Whoever enters upon the land of another without the consent of the owner or of the person in charge thereof, shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both. (b) Whoever enters upon the land or premises of a domestic violence center without the consent of the owner, operator or person in charge of the domestic violence center, shall be sentenced to not less than one year, but not more than three years.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1742 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 87 - Real Property|§ 1742. Trespass to remove or deface property

 Whoever willfully commits any trespass by— (1) cutting down, destroying or injuring any kind of wood or timber growing upon the lands of another or upon public lands; (2) carrying away any kind of wood or timber lying on such lands; (3) maliciously injuring or destroying any standing crop, fruits or vegetables, the property of another, in any case for which a punishment is not otherwise prescribed by this Code; (4) digging, taking or carrying away from any real estate, without the license of the owner or legal occupant thereof, any earth, soil or stone; (5) digging, taking or carrying away any earth, soil or stone from any land of the Government of the Virgin Islands, recognized or established as a street, road, alley, avenue or park, without the license of the proper authorities, or; (6) putting up, affixing, fastening, printing or painting upon any property belonging to the Government of the Virgin Islands, or dedicated to the public, or upon any property of any person, without license from the owner, any notice, advertisement or designation of, or any name for, any commodity, whether for sale or otherwise, or any picture, sign or device intended to call attention thereto— shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1743 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 87 - Real Property|§ 1743. Leaving enclosure open

 Whoever passes through an enclosure of another and leaves the same open, shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1744 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 87 - Real Property|§ 1744. Tearing down fence

 Whoever willfully tears down a fence without the consent of the owner or the person in charge thereof, to make passage through an enclosure, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1745 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 87 - Real Property|§ 1745. Permitting animals to stray upon lands of another

 Whoever knowingly and willfully permits any donkey, horse, mule, sheep, cattle, hog or goat owned or controlled by him, to stray or enter upon the land of another, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of such land, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1746 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 87 - Real Property|§ 1746. Removing or defacing boundary markers

 Whoever— (1) maliciously removes any monument erected for the purpose of designating any point in the boundary of any lot or tract of land, or a place where a subaqueous telegraph cable lies; (2) maliciously defaces or alters the marks upon any such monument; or (3) maliciously cuts down or removes any tree upon which any such marks have been made for such purpose, with intent to destroy such marks— shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1747 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 87 - Real Property|§ 1747. Forcible and unlawful entry

 Whoever— (1) uses force or violence in entering upon or detaining any lands or other property, public or private; or (2) enters another's domicile without the consent of the tenant— shall, except in the cases and in the manner prescribed by law, be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1748 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 87 - Real Property|§ 1748. Returning to lands after removal by lawful process

 Whoever— (1) having been removed from any lands by process of law; or (2) having removed from any lands pursuant to the lawful adjudication or direction of any court, tribunal or officer— unlawfully returns to settle, reside upon or take possession of such lands shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1749 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 87 - Real Property|§ 1749. Unauthorized presence on school premises

 (a) Whoever is present on the premises of any public or private school at any time, whether on the school grounds or in a school building, without lawful purpose or authority, shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 and be imprisoned for a mandatory minimum term of six months. A sentence for conviction on any other count for the same incident of unauthorized presence, such as vandalism, theft or assault, shall be served consecutively rather than concurrently. Notwithstanding any other provision of law with respect to any person sixteen years of age or over who is found to have violated this section, adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or withheld, nor shall such person be eligible for parole prior to serving the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment prescribed by this section. (b) In cases where a person under 16 years of age is found to have violated this section, the sentencing court may, in addition to such other disposition as it may order, require the violator to perform manual labor on the school premises involved, which labor may include grasscutting, painting, litter gathering, janitorial and other duties, for such period of time as the court deems appropriate.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1750 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 87 - Real Property|§ 1750. Impersonating a student on school premises

 (a) Any person who is present on the premises of any public or private school, whether on the school grounds or in a school building, without lawful purpose or authority, and who gains entry unto such school grounds or premises by wearing the official school uniform of that school, thus, impersonating a student, and who commits an offense covered under the criminal code of the Virgin Islands, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $2,500 and may be imprisoned for a term of up to six months. A sentence of conviction on any other count for the same incident of unauthorized presence while impersonating a student shall be served consecutively rather than concurrently. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any person sixteen years or over who is found to have violated this section, adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or withheld, nor shall such person be eligible for parole prior to serving the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment prescribed by this section. (b) Persons under 16 years of age who are found to be in violation of this section shall be referred for counseling, under the auspices of the Department of Human Services, if no other violation has occurred, and may be required to perform community service for a term of 6 months at the school in which the violation occurred or at some other location as determined by the court. If a conviction on any other violation, such as theft, vandalism or assault, is obtained, the court may, in its discretion, require commitment to the juvenile correctional facility in lieu of or in conjunction with, referral for counseling.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1781 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 89 - Records, Documents, and Reports|§ 1781. Defacing or removing posted laws

 Whoever intentionally defaces, obliterates, tears down or destroys— (1) any copy, transcript or extract from or of any law of the United States or the Virgin Islands; or (2) any proclamation, advertisement or notification— set up at any place in the Virgin Islands by authority of any laws of the United States or the Virgin Islands, or by order of any court, before the expiration of the time for which the same was to remain set up, shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1782 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 89 - Records, Documents, and Reports|§ 1782. Mutilation and destruction of records by public officers

 Whoever, being an officer having the custody of any record, map or book or any paper or proceeding of any court, filed or deposited in any public office or placed in his hands for any purpose— (1) steals, willfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, alters, falsifies, removes or secretes the whole or any part of such record, map, book, paper or proceeding; or (2) permits any other person so to do— shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both, and shall be disqualified from holding any public office.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1783 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 89 - Records, Documents, and Reports|§ 1783. Mutilation and destruction of records by persons other than public officers

 Whoever, not being such an officer as is referred to in section 1782 of this title, commits any of the acts specified in that section, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1784 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 89 - Records, Documents, and Reports|§ 1784. Falsification of returns required by law; failing to take oaths or make affidavits

 Whoever, being an agent or officer of any institution, corporation or company— (1) gives or returns a false or fraudulent list, schedule or statement required by law; or (2) willfully fails or refuses to take and subscribe to any of the oaths, affidavits or affirmations required by law— shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1821 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 91 - Riots and Unlawful Assemblies|§ 1821. Riot defined

 A riot is— (1) any disturbance of the public peace by the use of force or violence to any other person or to property; or (2) any threat or attempt to commit such disturbance or to do any unlawful act by the use of force or violence, when accompanied by immediate power of execution— by three or more persons acting together and without lawful authority.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1822 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 91 - Riots and Unlawful Assemblies|§ 1822. Punishment for riot

 Whoever participates in any riot shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1823 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 91 - Riots and Unlawful Assemblies|§ 1823. Unlawful assembly defined

 (a) Whenever three or more persons— (1) assemble with intent to commit any unlawful act by force; (2) assemble with intent to carry out any purpose in such a manner as to disturb the public peace; or (3) being assembled, attempt or threaten any act tending toward a breach of the peace or an injury to person or property or any unlawful act— such an assembly is unlawful. (b) This section shall not be construed to prevent the peaceable assembling of persons for lawful purposes of protest or petition.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1824 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 91 - Riots and Unlawful Assemblies|§ 1824. Punishment for unlawful assembly

 Whoever participates in any unlawful assembly shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1825 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 91 - Riots and Unlawful Assemblies|§ 1825. Remaining at place of riot or unlawful assembly after warning

 Whoever remains present at the place of an unlawful assembly or riot after the persons assembled have been lawfully warned to disperse and who is not a public officer or person assisting them in attempting to disperse the same, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1826 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 91 - Riots and Unlawful Assemblies|§ 1826. Refusing to aid in suppressing a riot

 Whoever, being present at the place of an unlawful assembly or riot and being commanded by a duly authorized public officer to act or aid in suppressing the riot, or in protecting persons or property, or in arresting a person guilty or charged with participating in the unlawful assembly or riot, neglects or refuses to obey such command, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
V.I. Code tit. 14, § 1861 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 14 - Crimes|Chapter 93 - Robbery|§ 1861. Robbery defined

 Robbery is the unlawful taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence and against his will, by means of force or fear.