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Virgin Islands Computer Crimes Act, unauthorized access and computer trespass
14 V.I.C. §§ 461, 462, 464 (Chapter 22, Computer Crimes)
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In force.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not access or cause to be accessed a computer, computer system, or computer network to devise or execute a scheme to defraud, or to obtain money, property, or services by false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises.
- Do not access, without authorization and for a fraudulent or other illegal purpose, a computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or the data it contains, to alter, damage, or destroy it.
- Whether or not you have authority to use or access a computer or computer network, do not do so with intent to disable or alter data or programs, cause a malfunction, effect an unauthorized transfer of funds, injure property, make an unauthorized copy of computer data, or forge e-mail header or routing information to send unsolicited bulk e-mail.
- An ordinary contract or license governing access to a computer service is not overridden by this chapter; enforcement of its terms remains a separate, civil matter.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Sections 461 and 462 each make a violation a felony, punishable as set out in section 467 of this chapter; section 467's own penalty amounts are not confirmed in the primary text available. Section 464 (computer trespass) does not itself state a penalty classification in the text available.
What this law does
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Section 464 (Computer trespass) makes it unlawful to use or access a computer or computer network of another, with or without authority, with intent to disable or alter data or programs, cause a malfunction, effect an unauthorized funds transfer, injure property, make an unauthorized copy of computer data in any form, or forge e-mail routing information for unsolicited bulk mail; unlike a bare unauthorized-access standard, the offense turns on the actor's listed intent rather than on whether access itself was authorized.
Section 461 makes it a felony, punishable as set out in section 467 of the same chapter, to knowingly and intentionally access or cause to be accessed a computer, computer system, or computer network to devise or execute a scheme to defraud, to obtain money, property, or services by false or fraudulent pretenses, or to damage, destroy, alter, delete, or remove a program or data in connection with a scheme to defraud.
Section 462 separately makes it a felony, punishable as set out in section 467 of the same chapter, to intentionally access, alter, damage, or destroy a computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or its data, without authorization and for a fraudulent or other illegal purpose.
Section 464(b) expressly preserves an ordinary contract or license governing access to a computer service as a separate, civil matter, so a terms-of-service dispute is not itself resolved by this section.
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Read the law
2019 U.S. Virgin Islands Code
Title 14, Chapter 22, Sections 461, 462 and 464, reproduced by WomensLaw.org (National Network to End Domestic Violence)