{
  "code": "US-VI",
  "name": "U.S. Virgin Islands",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-07",
  "confidence": "limited",
  "black_letter": "U.S. Virgin Islands family law (Title 16 materials) does not provide a clear published informal sperm-donor non-parentage safe harbor for peer-to-peer AI. General parentage/filiation principles and judicial discretion dominate. Map status: Unknown. Prefer clinic and court processes; NI is high risk.",
  "ai_informal": "insufficient_primary",
  "ni": "not_recognized",
  "physician_or_clinic_for_safe_harbor": "unclear",
  "agreement_effect": "limited_or_unclear",
  "key_citations": [
    {
      "label": "V.I. Code Title 16 (secondary mirror)",
      "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/virgin-islands/title-16/"
    }
  ],
  "emerging_law_note": "Territorial parentage for informal donation is often under-documented in free English sources. Unknown/Anomalous status is intentional conservatism—not a claim of criminality.",
  "page": "/Pages/US/VI/vi.html",
  "region_group": "US",
  "status_badges": {
    "AI-Single": "Unknown",
    "AI-Married": "Unknown",
    "NI": "Banned",
    "Contract": "Unknown"
  }
}