(1) An international commercial transportation provider shall verify that each passenger to any destination into or outside Saint Lucia possesses the necessary travel documents, including passport and visas, to enter the destination country and any transit countries.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the international commercial transportation provider, his or her agents, and any person selling or issuing tickets, boarding passes or similar documents allowing passengers to travel, and to persons collecting or checking such tickets, boarding passes or similar documents prior to or subsequent to boarding.
(3) Any person referred to in subsection (2) who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.
(4) Where an offence is committed under this section, the international commercial transportation provider shall bear the costs of returning the person to his or her initial point of embarkation.
(5) Where an international commercial transportation provider knowingly transports a victim of trafficking into or from Saint Lucia he or she is liable for costs associated with providing accommodation and meals for the victim and any accompanying children for the duration of the victim's stay outside or inside Saint Lucia.