(a) Proof of the service of the summons and complaint or of the deposit thereof in the post office, shall be as follows:\n(1) If the service or deposit in the post office is by the marshal or his deputy, the certificate of such officer;\n(2) If by any other person, his affidavit thereof;\n(3) In case of publication, the affidavit of the publisher or his representative, together with a copy of the publication; or\n(4) The written admission of the defendant.\n(b) In the case of service otherwise than by publication, the certificate, affidavit, or admission must state the time and place of service; and in case of deposit in the post office, the time and place thereof.
U.S. Virgin Islands Legal Code
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U.S. Virgin Islands § 114 — U.S. Virgin Islands law