---
kind: "unit"
title: "48"
title_heading: "Territories and Insular Possessions"
key: "ch7/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Civil Government"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/48/ch7-schII"
sections_count: 22
---

# Subchapter II — Civil Government

Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions › Chapter 7 — Virgin Islands

## Sections

- [§1405. Geographical application of subchapter; land and waters included in term “Virgin Islands”](/usc/48/1405.md)
- [§1405b. Repealed.](/usc/48/1405b.md)
- [§1405c. Transfer of property to government](/usc/48/1405c.md)
- [§1405d...1405g. Repealed.](/usc/48/1405d...1405g.md)
- [§1405i. Repealed.](/usc/48/1405i.md)
- [§1405j...1405p. Repealed.](/usc/48/1405j...1405p.md)
- [§1405q. Laws continued in force until modified; patent, trade mark, and copyright laws extended to Virgin Islands; jurisdiction of district court](/usc/48/1405q.md)
- [§1405r. Repealed.](/usc/48/1405r.md)
- [§1405s...1405t. Repealed.](/usc/48/1405s...1405t.md)
- [§1405u...1405w. Repealed.](/usc/48/1405u...1405w.md)
- [§1405w–1. Omitted](/usc/48/1405w-1.md)
- [§1405x. Repealed.](/usc/48/1405x.md)
- [§1405y. Repealed.](/usc/48/1405y.md)
- [§1405z...1406e. Repealed.](/usc/48/1405z...1406e.md)
- [§1406f. Judicial process; title of criminal prosecutions](/usc/48/1406f.md)
- [§1406g. Repealed.](/usc/48/1406g.md)
- [§1406h. Taxes, duties and fees as funds for benefit of municipalities; appropriations](/usc/48/1406h.md)
- [§1406i. Taxes and fees; power to assess and collect; ports of entry; export duties](/usc/48/1406i.md)
- [§1406j. Repealed.](/usc/48/1406j.md)
- [§1406k. Repealed.](/usc/48/1406k.md)
- [§1406l. Effective date](/usc/48/1406l.md)
- [§1406m. Short title](/usc/48/1406m.md)