Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

63D.   Contents of ticket

The ticket shall be in the prescribed form and shall —

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    (a)     contain a statement signed by the police officer certifying that the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a ticketable offence has been committed;

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    (b)     include a description of the offence;

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    (c)     indicate with reasonable precision, having regard to all the circumstances, the time and place at which the offence was committed;

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    (d)     set out a total amount equal to —

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      (i) the fixed penalty for the offence,

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      (ii) the fees that are applicable on serving the ticket;

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    (e)     set out the options that the person served with the ticket has in responding to it, the time within which the person must respond;

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    (f)     mention that the ticket may be used as the evidence of the police officer; and

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    (g)     provide an opportunity for the person to indicate whether the attendance of the police officer who completed the ticket is required for the purposes of cross-examination.

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    (Inserted by Act 11 of 2021)