Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 122-cv-10904 (S.D.N.Y. 2022)/263-31.pdf

EXHIBIT 84 Case 1:22-cv-10904-JSR Document 263-31 Filed 08/07/23 Page 1 of 5 § 1724 Registration requirements, 14 V.I.C. § 1724 © 2023 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 1 Virgin Islands Code Annotated Currentness Title 14. Crimes Chapter 86. Sexual Offender Registration and Community Protection 14 V.I.C. § 1724 § 1724 Registration requirements (a) A sex offender required to register in this territory of the United States Virgin Islands under this chapter shall appear in person, unless otherwise required, in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Department of Justice, to register with the Department of Justice on forms provided by the Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands and shall do so in the following time frame: (1) A person required to register and who is under supervision in the community on probation, parole, furlough, work release, or a similar program shall register within three (3) business days of being placed under supervision. (2) A person convicted by the courts of this territory for a covered sex offense and incarcerated or confined in a correctional or juvenile facility or a psychiatric facility within or outside of this territory must register before being released from incarceration or detention. (3) A person convicted by the courts of this territory for a covered sex offense but is not incarcerated, under supervision or confined must register within three (3) business days of sentencing. (4) A person who is convicted in any state, territory or Indian tribe of the United States, any foreign jurisdiction or in any federal or military court of one of the covered offenses or an offense similar to one of the covered offenses who moves to or returns to the United States Virgin Islands from another jurisdiction for the purpose of establishing residency, employment, or becoming a student or who did not intend to but who eventually establishes residency, obtains employment or becomes a student within the jurisdiction of this territory shall register within three (3) business days of moving to or returning to the Territory. (b) All sex offenders required to register in this jurisdiction shall immediately notify the Department of Justice in writing to report the following changes within the prescribed time period and in accordance with the following: (1) Except as indicated in 1724(b)(4) below, all sex offenders required to register in this jurisdiction shall appear in person at the Department of Justice within three (3) business days after a change is made to update any changes to their name, residence (including termination of residency), temporary lodging information, vehicle information, internet identifiers, or telephone numbers. In the event of a change in temporary lodging, all sex offenders required to register in this jurisdiction shall within three (3) business days inform the Department of Justice, in person, of any changes to their temporary lodging information and both the sex offender and the Department of Justice shall notify within three (3) business days the jurisdiction in which the sex offender will be temporarily staying. (2) Any sex offender who is a student in any capacity including, but not limited to, an intern or apprentice within the jurisdiction of the territory of the United States Virgin Islands, regardless of location, that changes their school, or otherwise terminates their schooling, or resumes their schooling shall within three (3) business days appear in person at the Department of Justice to update that information. The Department of Justice shall ensure that each jurisdiction in which the sex offender is required to register, or was required to register prior to the updated information being given, are notified within three (3) business days of the change. Case 1:22-cv-10904-JSR Document 263-31 Filed 08/07/23 Page 2 of 5 WEST AW § 1724 Registration requirements, 14 V.I.C. § 1724 © 2023 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 2 (3) Any sex offender who is employed in the territory of the United States Virgin Islands in any capacity, including, but not limited to the Government of the Virgin Islands or a private employer or is otherwise employed within the territory of the United States Virgin Islands, regardless of location, that changes their employment, or otherwise terminates their employment, shall appear within three (3) business days in person at the Department of Justice to update that information. The Department of Justice shall ensure that each jurisdiction in which the sex offender is required to register prior to the updated information being given, are notified within three (3) business days of the change. (4) All sex offenders required to register in this jurisdiction shall appear in person at the Department of Justice at least twenty one (21) calendar days prior to any intended travel outside of the United States and provide information about their intended travel as provided in section 1726; however, a sex offender who provides reasonable and reliable proof satisfactory to the Department of Justice, that he travels frequently outside the United States for work or other legitimate purposes, or a sex offender who travels outside the United States for emergency situations, shall notify the Department of Justice prior to departure, by telephone or in writing, of travel outside the United States for periods of 48 hours or less, and shall notify the Department of Justice in writing at least 24 hours before traveling outside of the United States for periods of more than 48 hours, and, in any such case, shall notify the Department of Justice in writing upon the sex offender's return to this jurisdiction; provided, however that the Attorney General may at his discretion reduce this twenty-one (21) day notice requirement if a sex offender requests such a reduction and provides information in support of the request. (c) Before moving from the United States Virgin Islands to another jurisdiction within the United States, a person required to register shall register his new address, temporary or permanent, with the Department of Justice before he leaves the territory. Upon arriving in the new state, territory or Indian tribe, a person required to register shall report said arrival to the Department of Justice and register with the agency responsible for registering sex offenders in the new state, territory or Indian tribe of residency within three (3) days of his arrival. The registration information of that person will be removed from the Virgin Islands registry when proof is provided showing that he is registered in the new state, territory or Indian tribe. If a person required to register moves to a foreign country, he must register his new address with the Department of Justice before he leaves the territory and register in the foreign country if there is a registration requirement in that country. (d) A sex offender who is required to register shall, at a minimum, appear in person at the Department of Justice for the purposes of verification and keeping their registration current in accordance with the following time frames: (1) For ‘Tier 1‘ offenders, once every year for 15 years from the time of release from custody for a sex offender who is incarcerated for the registration offense or from the date of sentencing for a sex offender who is not incarcerated for the registration offense. (2) For a ‘Tier 2‘ offenders, once every 180 days for 25 years from the time of release from custody for a sex offender who is incarcerated for the registration offense or from the date of sentencing for a sex offender who is not incarcerated for the registration offense. (3) For ‘Tier 3‘ offenders, once every 90 days for the rest of their lives. (4) For sex offenders classified in Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 who are homeless, once every week for the period of years prescribed above based upon his or her tier classification un