Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

18.   Production order

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    (1)   Where the disclosure of data is required for the purposes of a criminal investigation or the prosecution of an offence, a police officer or an authorized person may ex parte apply to the Judge in Chambers for an order compelling any—

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      (a)     person to submit specified data in that person's possession or control, which is stored in a computer system; and

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      (b)     service provider offering its services to submit subscriber information in relation to such services in that service provider's possession or control.

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    (2)   Where any material to which an investigation relates consists of data stored in a computer system, disc, cassette, or on microfilm, or preserved by any mechanical or electronic device, the request is deemed to require the person to produce or give access to the material in a form in which the material can be taken away and in which the material is visible and legible.