(a) The holder of a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter may employ as many persons as may be necessary in the conduct of the licensee's business, pursuant to the following conditions:
(1) No person shall be employed by a licensee if he—
(A) is under 18 years of age; Provided, however, That no person under 20 years of age who is employed by the licensee shall be permitted to carry a firearm during the time of his employment;
(B) has been convicted of any crime, wherever occurring, which is a felony in the Virgin Islands or any crime, wherever occurring, which involves moral turpitude;
(C) has had a license denied, suspended or revoked under this chapter; or
(D) has not had at least forty hours of instruction in the use, maintenance and care of firearms which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, enables such person to competently use, maintain and care for firearms; Provided, however, That the provisions of this subparagraph (D) shall not be applicable to persons under 20 years of age.
(b) No person may be employed by a licensee until he has executed and furnished to the licensee a verified statement in duplicate to be known as “Employee's Statement”, setting forth:
(1) his full name, age and residence address;
(2) the country of which he is a citizen;
(3) the business or occupation engaged in for the 3 years immediately preceding the date of the execution of the statement, the place where such business or occupation was engaged in and the names of employers, if any;
(4) that he has not been convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude and has not had a license denied, revoked or suspended under this chapter;
(5) a photograph taken within 30 days of the date of execution of the statement;
(6) such further information as the licensee may require or as may be required by any rule or regulation of the Police Commissioner to show the good character, competency and integrity of the person executing the statement;
(7) a description of the instruction such person received in the care, maintenance and use of firearms; Provided, however, That the provisions of this paragraph (7) shall not be applicable to persons under 20 years of age.
(c) Immediately upon receipt of an Employee's Statement, the licensee by whom such person has been or is to be employed shall cause two sets of fingerprints of the two hands of such person to be recorded in such manner as the Police Commissioner may by rule or regulation prescribe. The licensee shall immediately stamp, in indelible ink, the Employee's Statement and each set of fingerprints with the date, name of the licensee and the number of the Employee's Statement furnished to the licensee. The numbers shall be in numerical sequence.
(d) The licensee shall affix one set of such fingerprints to the Employee's Statement and shall retain one copy of such statement and prints so long as he is licensed under this chapter. The licensee shall file the other set of fingerprints and Employee's Statement with the Police Commissioner and the Commissioner shall then cause such fingerprints to be compared with fingerprints of criminals now or hereafter filed in the records of the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) and, if any record is found affecting such prints, the Commissioner shall immediately notify the licensee. The Commissioner may also cause such fingerprints to be checked against the fingerprints of criminals now or hereafter filed in the records of other official fingerprint files within or without the Virgin Islands and, if any record is found affecting such prints, the Commissioner shall immediately notify the licensee.
(e) Each licensee shall maintain a record, relative to his employees, which shall be accessible to the duly authorized representatives of the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) and which shall contain the following information:
(1) The Employee's Statement, fingerprints and photograph retained by the licensee as provided in subsection (d) of this section.
(2) All correspondence or documents relating to the character and integrity of the employee received by the licensee from any official source or law enforcement agency.
(3) In the case of former employees, the identification card of that person issued pursuant to subsection (g) of this section.
(f) It is the duty of every licensee to furnish to each of his employees, except office employees, an identification card. this identification card shall be in such form as the Police Commissioner may by rule or regulation prescribe and shall contain a recent picture of the employee, his name, the name of his employer, a thumb print of that employee and his personal description, the signature of the licensee and the signature of that employee, the date of issuance and an identification card number which shall be the same that is stamped on the Employee's Statement as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(g) It is unlawful for a licensee to issue an identification card to any person who is not employed by him in accordance with this section, to falsely state or represent that a person is or has been in his employ, or to file with the Police Commissioner the fingerprints of a person other than the person so employed by him.
(h) It is the duty of every licensee to obtain the return of the identification card of a person who terminates employment with him and to notify the Police Commissioner, in writing, of the termination of such person's employment and whether or not he has received the return of the identification card.
(i) Every licensee who employs any person to assist him in his business shall at all times during such employment be legally responsible for the good conduct in the business of each and every person so employed.