Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

28.   Arrest and detention

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    (1)   A Castries City Police may arrest without warrant a person —

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      (a)     whose name and address is unknown to him or her and who refuses to give his or her name and address to him or her; and

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      (b)     who is found by him or her committing within the municipality in which he or she serves, an offence against this Act or another enactment.

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    (2)   Subject to subsection (3), a person arrested under subsection (1) may be taken to the police station and the Castries City Police who made the arrest shall sign a charge sheet that shows that the person arrested was liable to arrest under this Act.

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    (3)   On receipt of a charge sheet under subsection (2), the Castries City Policy on duty at the police station shall, detain the person at the police station until he or she can be without delay and in any case not later than 72 hours after the arrest and detention be taken before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law.

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    (4)   A person arrested under this section may not be detained longer than is reasonably necessary for bringing him or her before a magistrate or in any case not later than 72 hours.