Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

5.   Arrest and remand on endorsed warrant

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    (1)   A person who is arrested under an endorsed warrant shall be brought before a Magistrate as soon as practicable.

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    (2)   The Magistrate before whom the person arrested under subsection (1) is brought shall—

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      (a)     remand the person in custody; or

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      (b)     if the Magistrate is satisfied that the person is unlikely to abscond, release the person on bail.

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    (3)   A Magistrate who remands a person on bail has the same powers in relation to recognisances as he or she has under section 603 of the Criminal Code.

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    (4)   Where a Magistrate remands the person in custody, the person shall have the right to apply to a Judge in Chambers for release on bail during that remand.