All judicial process shall run in the name of “United States of America, scilicet, the President of the United States”, and all penal or criminal prosecutions in the local courts shall be conducted in the name of and by authority of “the People of the Virgin Islands of the United States.”
Structure US Code
Title 48— TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
SUBCHAPTER II— CIVIL GOVERNMENT
§ 1405. Geographical application of subchapter; land and waters included in term “Virgin Islands”
§§ 1405a, 1405b. Repealed. , ,
§ 1405c. Transfer of property to government
§§ 1405d to 1405g. Repealed. , ,
§§ 1405h, 1405i. Repealed. , ,
§§ 1405j to 1405p. Repealed. , ,
§§ 1405s to 1405t. Repealed. , , , 651, 655
§§ 1405u to 1405w. Repealed. , ,
§ 1405y. Repealed. , , , 650, 654, 657
§§ 1405z to 1406e. Repealed. , ,
§ 1406f. Judicial process; title of criminal prosecutions
§ 1406h. Taxes, duties and fees as funds for benefit of municipalities; appropriations
§ 1406i. Taxes and fees; power to assess and collect; ports of entry; export duties