The Virgin Islands consists of two judicial divisions; the Division of Saint Croix, comprising the island of Saint Croix and adjacent islands and cays, and the Division of Saint Thomas and Saint John, comprising the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John and adjacent islands and cays.
July 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 2568 Stat. 507Pub. L. 95–598, title III, § 336(b)92 Stat. 2680Pub. L. 98–454, title VII, § 70798 Stat. 1741Pub. L. 101–219, title II, § 203103 Stat. 1874(, ; , , ; , title X, § 1001, , , 1745; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 101–2191989— struck out provision that court for the Division of Saint Croix be held in Christiansted and for the Division of Saint Thomas and Saint John at Charlotte Amalie.
Pub. L. 98–454section 1614 of this titlesection 336 of Pub. L. 95–5981984— amended section generally, inserting provisions setting forth places for the holding of court of each judicial division and striking out provisions relating to the applicability of procedural rules and prosecutions by information and indictment, which are now covered under , and repealed which had amended this section.
Pub. L. 95–598section 2075 of title 28section 53 of title 111978— substituted “ in cases under title 11” for “ in bankruptcy cases”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–454section 1005 of Pub. L. 98–454section 1424 of this titleAmendment by effective on ninetieth day following , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–598, title IV, § 402(e)92 Stat. 2682section 336(b) of Pub. L. 95–598Pub. L. 98–454, title X, § 100198 Stat. 1745, , , which provided a prospective effective date for the amendment of this section by , was repealed by , , .