Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short title

• 2.   Interpretation

• 3.   Application

• 4.   Purpose

• 5.   Age of criminal responsibility

• 6.   Place of assessment

• 7.   Secure residential facility

• 8.   Method of securing attendance of child

• 9.   Apprehension

• 10.   Detention of child

• 11.   Report of injury sustained by child

• 12.   Register of children in detention in police custody

• 13.   Release of child into care of parent or appropriate adult before initial inquiry

• 14.   Release by Director of Public Prosecutions

• 15.   Duty of police officer

• 16.   Release of child on recognisance prior to initial inquiry

• 17.   Release to place of safety

• 18.   Child accused of Schedule 3 offence

• 19.   Report of non-release

• 20.   Uncertainty as to age of person

• 21.   Summons

• 22.   Written notice

• 23.   Assessment of child by probation officer

• 24.   Notice of assessment

• 25.   Attendance at assessment

• 26.   Powers and duties of probation officer at assessment

• 27.   Decision to hold initial inquiry

• 28.   Attendance at initial inquiry

• 29.   Conduct of initial inquiry

• 30.   Powers of a magistrate at an initial inquiry

• 31.   Release of child into care of parent or appropriate adult at initial inquiry and on recognisance or bail

• 32.   Detention of child by magistrate

• 33.   Postponement of initial inquiry

• 34.   Detailed assessment

• 35.   Referral of matter to the Director of Human Services

• 37.   Procedure on referral of matter for trial

• 38.   Intention to prosecute

• 39.   Child to be provided with an attorney-at-law

• 40.   Requirements to be complied with by attorney–at-law

• 41.   Summoning of parent or appropriate adult

• 42.   Conduct of proceedings relating to child in Court

• 43.   Admissibility of evidence

• 44.   Treatment of child at Court

• 45.   Separation and joinder of trials involving child and adult

• 47.   Order for diversion

• 48.   Privacy and confidentiality for child in Court

• 49.   Pre-sentence report

• 50.   Prohibition on sentence

• 51.   Imposition of sentence

• 52.   Sentence involving a compulsory residential requirement

• 53.   Referral to secure residential facility

• 54.   Referral to a correctional facility

• 55.   Community based sentence

• 56.   Supervision of a child under a supervision and guidance order

• 57.   Summons to inquire of fit person

• 58.   Family group conference

• 59.   Decision after family group conference

• 60.   Sentence involving correctional supervision

• 61.   Postponement or suspension of imposition of sentence

• 62.   Failure to comply with condition of sentence

• 63.   Penalty in lieu of fine or imprisonment

• 64.   Notice to parent or appropriate adult

• 65.   Proceedings to show cause

• 66.   Power to proceed with case in absence of child

• 67.   Extension of power to take depositions

• 68.   Determination of age

• 69.   Order relating to parent or appropriate adult

• 70.   Appeal

• 71.   Diversion

• 72.   Levels of diversion options

• 74.   Designation of assigned officer

• 75.   Community service work as diversion

• 76.   Register

• 77.   Obstruction of assigned officer

• 78.   Expungement of record

• 79.   Regulations

• 36.   Decision regarding diversion

• 80.   Amendment of Schedules

• Schedule 1

• Schedule 2

• Schedule 3

• Schedule 4

• Schedule 5

• 46.   Time limit relating to conclusion of trial

• 81.   Repeal and savings

• 73.   Development of diversion options