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Act No. 8800 — An Act amending title 19, part V, chapter 45, by adding subchapter XI, titled Extreme Risk Protection Orders, to allow a family or household

Collection
Acts & Legislation
Entity
Legislature
Date
2023
Type
Act
Identifiers
Act 8800, Bill 35-0187

ACTNO.8 80.0 BILL NO. 35-0187 THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2023 An Act amending title 19, part V, chapter 45, by adding subchapter XI, titled Extreme Risk Protection Orders, to allow a family or household member, law enforcement officer, healthcare worker, or educator to intervene and file a court petition to temporarily confiscate and ban a person's access to guns for one year if that person is deemed to be a risk to themselves or others Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: SECTION 1. Title 19, Virgin Islands Code, part V, chapter 45, is amended by adding subchapter XI to read as follows: “Subchapter XJ. Extreme Risk Protection Orders § 1101. Definitions As used in this subchapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Bodily injury” means any act, except one done in self-defense, that results in physical injury or sexual abuse. …

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