THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                                     “To Protect and Serve” 
       Office of the Commissioner 
 
VIPD NOTIFICATION - 102723-342 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
October 27, 2023 
 
VIPD Implements Changes in the Firearms and Records Bureaus 
 
U.S. Virgin Islands – The Virgin Islands Police Department wishes to inform the community 
of the changes that will be implemented in the Firearms and Records Bureaus effective 
Monday, October 30, 2023.  
• The Records Bureau on St. John will be open to the public on Mondays and Fridays 
only, between 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Reports can also be obtained at the St. Thomas 
Records Bureau, which will continue its regular business hours from Monday through 
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The St. Croix Records Bureau will continue its regular 
business hours from Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
• Business hours for fingerprinting have been extended territory-wide, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. 
• The Firearms Bureau will increase their license fee to $75.00 and renewal fee to 
$150.00 per the VI Code listed below. 
 
2019 US Virgin Islands Code 
Title 23 - Internal Security and Public Order 
Chapter 5 - Control of Firearms and Ammunition 
§ 455. Application for license; form, oath; fees. 
 
For more information, please call (340)778-2211 on St. Croix and (340)774-2211 on St. 
Thomas. 
 
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