2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 14 - Crimes
Chapter 113 - Weapons
§ 2258a. Wearing body armour in the commission of a violent crime
Universal Citation: V.I. Code tit. 14, § 2258a (2019)
(a) Any person who wears body armour during the course of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, as defined in section 2258(a)(2), upon conviction shall be imprisoned for not more than five years and fined not more than $5,000 or shall be both imprisoned and fined.
(b) The penalties prescribed in subsection (a) are in addition to those prescribed for the commission of, or the attempt to commit a crime of violence, and the sentence under this section must be served consecutively to any other sentence imposed.
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