Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

162.   Options of registered owner following storage notice

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    (1)   Subject to subsection (2), the registered owner of a motor vehicle or trailer detained in storage may —

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      (a)     at any time before the sale under section 166 —

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        (i)     revendicate it, by paying the Parking Authority the penalty for violation and the Parking Authority detention fees, or

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        (ii)     request a review of the detention in storage under this Part; and

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      (b)     at any time after sale under section 166, exercise the right of revendication, against the balance of the proceeds of sale remaining after the payment of the claims according to section 170.

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    (2)   The registered owner may not exercise the right of revendication if the registered owner's right of ownership is prescribed under the Civil Code.

(Amended by Act 10 of 2006)