Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

63.   Penalty in lieu of fine or imprisonment

The Court convicting a child of an offence for which a fine or imprisonment is stated by law as the penalty, may impose any one of the following penalties in place of that fine or imprisonment —

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    (a)     symbolic compensation to a specified person or institution;

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    (b)     payment of compensation not exceeding five thousand dollars to a specified person or institution if the child or his or her family is able to make that payment;

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    (c)     an obligation on the child to provide a service or benefit or to pay compensation to a specified organisation identified by the child or by the Court, if there is no identifiable person to whom restitution or compensation could be made; or

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    (d)     another sentence under this Act, except imprisonment.