Rule 1-1 Title and Application
Rule Text
(a) Title and Citation. These rules shall be known as the Virgin Islands Rules of Civil Procedure and may be cited in short-form as V.I. R. CIV. P.
(b) Effective Date. These rules shall take effect as provided in a promulgation order by the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands.
(c) Application to Pending Proceedings. These rules, and subsequent amendments, govern:
(1) proceedings in any action commenced after their effective date; and
(2) proceedings in any action pending on the effective date of the rules or amendments, unless:
(A) the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands specifies otherwise by order; or
(B) the Superior Court makes an express finding that applying them in a particular previously-pending action would be infeasible or would work an injustice.