COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, 
VETERANS AFFAIRS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 
 
09/24/2024-HELD IN COMMITTEE 
 
BILL NO. 35-0231 
 
Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
February 2, 2024 
 
 
 
An Act amending Title 20 Virgin Islands Code, part II, Chapter 32, subchapter I, section 225c, 
relating to permit requirements for vehicles brought into the territory, to exempt authorized 
dealers from the permit requirements but require them to present a bill of lading 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: 
Senator Alma Francis Heyliger 
 
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 
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SECTION 1.  Title 20, Virgin Islands Code, part II, Chapter 32, subchapter I, section 
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225c is amended by adding a subsection (e) that reads as follows: 
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“(e) A dealer as defined in section 101 in this title is exempt from the requirements 
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of subsection (a) but must present a bill of lading to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles within 
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10 business days of bringing a motor vehicle into the Virgin Islands.  Failure of the dealer 
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to comply with this subsection shall subject the dealer to the fine imposed in subsection 
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(c).” 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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This bill exempts dealers from Title 20, Virgin Islands Code, part II, Chapter 32, 
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subchapter I, section 225c, and requires them to show the Bureau of Motor Vehicles proof of a 
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bill of lading within 10 business days. 
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BR23-0902/November 28, 2023/HLF 
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