Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

94.   Contents of ticket

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    The ticket shall be in the prescribed form and shall —

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      (a)     contain a statement signed by the traffic officer certifying, in the case of a ticket issued under section 91, that the traffic officer has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed, or in the case of a ticket issued under section 92, that the traffic officer believes from personal knowledge that an offence has been committed;

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      (b)     include a description of the offence;

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      (c)     indicate with reasonable precision, having regard to all the circumstances, the time and place at which the offence was committed;

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      (d)     set out a total amount equal to —

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        (i)     the fixed penalty for the offence under section 95,

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        (ii)     the fees that are applicable on serving the ticket;

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      (e)     set out the options that the person served with the ticket has in responding to it, the time within which the person must respond;

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      (f)     mention that the ticket may be used as the evidence of the traffic officer; and

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      (g)     provide an opportunity for the registered owner or the driver to indicate whether the attendance of the traffic officer who completed the ticket is required for the purposes of cross-examination.