In accordance with 19 V.I. Code Ann. § 1561(e), whenever any person is apprehended for any violation of 19 V.I. V.I. Code Ann. § 1563 committed in a public place, the apprehending peace officer may serve upon him a citation and levy of fine, which citation and notice shall be in a form approved by the Superior Court and shall be known as a “Litter Ticket.”
A litter ticket includes spaces for the name and address of the person cited, the offense charged and the time and place of its commission. Further, the ticket shall also indicate the fine to be paid and a time limit for payment. If the fine is not paid within the stated time, a summons to appear in court shall be issued and, if the violation was committed from a motor vehicle, boat or aircraft, a lien shall be placed against same until the fine is paid.
If a person cited for littering refuses to furnish his or her name and address, he or she may be taken in to custody.