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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1617. United States attorney; appointment; duties
The President shall, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, appoint a United States attorney for the Virgin Islands to
whose office the provisions of chapter 35 of title 28, shall apply.
Except as otherwise provided by law it shall be the duty of the
United States attorney to prosecute all offenses against the United
States and to conduct all legal proceedings, civil and criminal, to
which the Government of the United States is a party in the
district court and in the courts established by local law. He shall
also prosecute in the district court in the name of the government
of the Virgin Islands all offenses against the laws of the Virgin
Islands which are cognizable by that court unless, at his request
or with his consent, the prosecution of any such case is conducted
by the attorney general of the Virgin Islands. The United States
attorney may, when requested by the Governor or the attorney
general of the Virgin Islands, conduct any other legal proceedings
to which the government of the Virgin Islands is a party in the
district court or the courts established by local law.
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