Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

83.   When reasonable cause for seizure no liability to action or prosecution and no costs to claimant

If in any proceeding on any claim in respect of any detention or seizure made under any excise law, sentence or judgment is given for the claimant, and the judge or magistrate by whom the claim is tried certifies that there was ground for suspicion affording reasonable cause of detention or seizure, the claimant shall not be entitled to any costs of suit, nor shall the person who made such detention or seizure be liable to any action, suit, indictment or other prosecution on account of such detention or seizure.