Eligibility for membership on boards and commissions

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  • (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no person who has been convicted of a felony shall be eligible to serve on any board or commission of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, including its independent instrumentalities.

  • (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person serving on a board or commission of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, including its independent instrumentalities, if convicted of a felony shall upon conviction be ineligible to continue as a member of such board or commission.

  • (c) No member serving on a board or commission may continue to serve as a board or commission member while simultaneously serving as an employee of that board or commission. No person may serve as an employee of a board or commission, in any capacity, within one (1) year of having served as a board or commission member of the same board with which he or she is seeking employment.

  • (d) The prohibition against serving on a board or commission pursuant to this section shall not apply to any person who has received an official pardon pursuant to section 11 of the Revised Organic Act.

  • (e)

    • (1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person whose nomination has been disapproved by the Legislature may not serve on a board or commission more than 60 days after such disapproval.

    • (2) If a person whose nomination has been disapproved by the Legislature serves on a board or commission more than 60 days after such disapproval all official actions of the board shall be null and of no effect from the expiration of the 60th day.


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