(a) Petitions for proceedings under this subchapter must be filed, heard and determined in Magistrate Division of the Superior Court.
(b) The Court shall adopt a form of complaint for use under this subchapter which shall be in such form and language to permit a petitioner to prepare and file such complaint pro se.
(c) Filing fees and the fees pertaining to obtaining of certified copies shall be charged as per the instruction from the court.
(d) Upon the filing of a complaint under this chapter, the clerk of the Court shall inform a petitioner that the proceedings under this subchapter are civil in nature, and that violations of orders issued in the proceedings under this subchapter are criminal in nature. The Court shall give the petitioner information prepared by the Attorney General’s office that other criminal proceedings may be available. The Attorney General’s Office shall instruct the petitioner relative to the procedures required to initiate criminal proceedings including but not limited to, a complaint for any violation under title 14 Virgin Islands Code. Whenever possible, the Court shall provide the information in the complainant’s native language.
(e) The Court may not deny any complaint filed within the year of the last alleged incident of harassment.
(f) A proceeding commenced under this subchapter does not preclude any other civil or criminal remedies. A party filing a petition under this subchapter shall disclose any prior or pending actions involving the parties; including but not limited to, court actions, administrative proceedings and disciplinary proceedings.