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U.S. Virgin Islands
Student lists: no release to an unaccredited private post-secondary institution
In force.
A sensitive categories rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Prohibition
What it requires
- If you are an official or employee of the Virgin Islands Department of Education, the University of the Virgin Islands or a school district of the territory, do not provide any list of students or list of prospective students to a private, degree granting post-secondary education institution that is not accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education, or to its proprietor or agent (17 V.I.C. § 201(c)(2)).
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If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
A person violating chapter 17A is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both.
Penalty structure
A violation of the chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both, and each violation is a separate offense.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- Currency
- USD
- Fixed cap
- 1,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
The Attorney General, any school official or any aggrieved citizen, by proceedings to enjoin a continuing violation (17 V.I.C. § 202(c)).
What this law does
Unless a private, degree granting post-secondary education institution is accredited as provided in subsection (a), no official or employee of the Virgin Islands Department of Education or the University of the Virgin Islands or any school district of the territory may provide any list of students or list of prospective students to the institution, or proprietor, or agent of the institution.
Subsection (a) of section 201 bars a private, degree granting post-secondary education institution from operating in the Virgin Islands unless it has been accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. Section 202 makes a violation of the chapter a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both.
The Attorney General, any school official or any aggrieved citizen may bring proceedings to enjoin a continuing violation, whether or not criminal proceedings have been instituted.
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