V.I. Code tit. 16, § 371 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 16 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Support of Relations|Subchapter I - Civil Liability for Support|§ 371. Virgin Islands child support case registry

 (a) The Division is designated as the central “State Case Registry” of child support cases in the Virgin Islands. The Division shall use its automated child support enforcement system, known as VIPERS, or any comparable automated system in order to maintain records of: (1) All Title IV-D support orders processed by the Division; and (2) All child support orders established or modified in the Virgin Islands on or after January 1, 1998, including orders to which the Division is not a party. (b) Cases contained in the registry established in subsection (a) of this section shall contain the following standard data elements for both parties to the action: (1) Complete names and mailing addresses; (2) Social security numbers, and only if not available, some other type of uniform identification number to be established at the discretion of the Division; (3) Name and address of employer, if employed; (4) Information about health insurance, if available; (5) Dates of birth; (6) A Superior Court or Administrative Hearing Office case identification number; and (7) Names and dates of birth of the parties children. In addition to the listed data elements, the Division may require that additional data elements be provided, to the extent that such additional information may be required by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (c) For those cases included in the State Case Registry, pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, and if established or modified by the Superior Court, the Superior Court, within 20 days of the date that a child support order is established or modified, shall furnish the Division: (1) with a certified copy of the order, along with all the data elements required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Said data elements may be contained in the body of the order; and (2) with the amount of the monthly (or other periodic) support owed under the order, including payments on arrears, for fees or any other amounts to be paid. Such information may be contained in the body of the order. (d) The Division shall maintain payment records for all cases included in the State Case Registry pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Said payment record shall include: (1) the amount of the monthly, or other periodic, support owed, and the amount of any other payments ordered; (2) the amount collected; (3) the distribution of collected amounts; (4) the birth dates of children in the case; and (5) the amount of liens imposed in the case, if any. (e) The Division shall update, maintain and monitor all case records in the State Case Registry on the basis of: (1) information on court or administrative actions taken in the case; (2) information obtained from comparison with Federal, State or local sources of information; and (3) information on support collections, distributions, and any other relevant information. (f) The Division shall extract information from the State Case Registry as may be required by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and share, compare and receive information with and from other data bases for the purpose of providing appropriate IV-D child support services, subject to section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Such information comparison activities shall include the following: (1) Furnish to the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders information as may be required by regulations established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (2) Exchange information with the Federal Parent Locator Service consistent with applicable federal law and regulation; (3) Exchange information with the V.I. Department of Human Services, the TANF agency, and the Medicaid agency, and respective agencies in other states, to the extent necessary to perform relevant state agency responsibilities, and exchange information with any other agency so designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (4) Exchange information with any other agency in the Virgin Islands or other States if necessary and appropriate to carry out Title IV-D functions.