2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 32 - Sports and Parks
Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995
Article IX - Sanctions
§ 477. Employment without licensed/registration or work permit; penalty

(a) Any person, who, without obtaining the requisite license or registration as provided in this chapter, works or is employed in a position whose duties would require licensing or registration under the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to not more than one year imprisonment or a fine of $10,000 or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $50,000.

(b) Any person who employs or continues to employ an individual not duly licensed or registered under the provisions of this chapter in a position whose duties require a license or registration under the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to not more than one year imprisonment or a fine of $10,000 or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $50,000.

(c) Any person who employs an individual without obtaining a work permit as required by this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $10,000.00, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $50,000.00.

(d) Any person violating the provisions of subsection 456(e) of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than 100,000.00 and any other appropriate disposition authorized by Title 14 of this code. Any licensee permitting or allowing such a violation shall also be punishable under this subsection, in addition to any sanctions the Commission may impose.