2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order
Chapter 15 - Police Cadet Corps
§ 1184. Membership requirements

(a) Membership in the Junior Police Cadet Corps Training Program shall be voluntary and limited to able-bodied citizens of the United States who have resided in the Virgin Islands for not less than one year, and who are students in good standing in recognized high schools.

(b) Membership in the Senior Police Cadet Corps Training Program shall be voluntary and limited to able-bodied citizens of the United States who have resided in the Virgin Islands for not less than one year, who have attained their eighteenth birthday and have received a diploma pursuant to the provisions of Title 17 of this Code.

(c) Junior Police Cadets upon the completion of a minimum of two years' training or such additional training not to exceed one year, as the Police Commissioner may require, may be appointed members of the Police Force.

(d) Senior Police Cadets upon the completion of a minimum of one year's training or such additional training not to exceed one year, as the Police Commissioner may require, may be appointed members of the Police Force.

(e) The Police Commissioner shall have the authority to waive the age requirement for membership in the Senior Police Cadet Corps Training Program for applicants who have attained their sixteenth birthday and who have graduated from a recognized high school or have received a diploma pursuant to Title 17 of this Code.

(f) Police Cadets shall not carry firearms or otherwise exercise the powers of peace or police officers; Provided, however, That when so directed in the line of duty by an immediate supervising Police Officer, Police Cadets are authorized to assist in making arrests and otherwise enforcing the laws and shall under such circumstances, enjoy the benefits and protections accorded members of the Police Force under the laws of the Virgin Islands.