Drug offenses; license revocation

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  • (a) Any person who pleads guilty to, or is convicted of, possession of a controlled substance under Title 19, section 607, Virgin Islands Code, or who is adjudicated a delinquent and has been convicted of any drug offenses, shall, in addition to any and all other penalties provided by law, have his driver's license or driving privileges revoked for a period of two years; or, in the case of a non-driver, shall not be eligible for a driver's license for a period of two years following conviction. In the instance of incarceration, the two year period shall commence on the date of release.

  • (b) Any person who pleads guilty to, or is convicted of, any violation of any other section of Title 19, Virgin Islands Code, or who is adjudicated a delinquent and has been convicted of any such offenses, shall, in addition to any and all other penalties provided by law, have his driver's license and driving privileges revoked for a period of five years; or, in the case of a non-driver, shall not be eligible for a driver's license for a period of five years following conviction. In the instance of incarceration, the five year period shall commence on the date of release.

  • (c) For purposes of this section, the Judges of the Territorial and District Courts shall immediately take possession of any driver's license of a person convicted of, or who pleads guilty to, a drug offense pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, and forthwith forward same to the Commissioner of Police together with a copy of the judgment. The Commissioner of Police shall make the appropriate notations of the license revocation in his Department's records.

  • (d) This section does not apply to persons adjudicated pursuant to 19 V.I.C. § 607a.


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