Trespass to remove or deface property

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  • 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.


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