Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

65.   Ticketing offences

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    (1)   The Minister may make regulations designating an offence other than an offence in section 64(1)(a) as an offence with respect to which—

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      (a)     despite the provisions of the Criminal Code, an inspector may issue and serve a summons by completing a ticket in the prescribed form, signing it and delivering it to the accused; or

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      (b)     the summons may be served by mailing it to the accused at the latest known address of the accused.

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    (2)   Where a person is served with a ticket and does not enter a plea within the prescribed time, a justice shall examine the ticket and—

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      (a)     if the ticket is complete and regular on its face, the justice shall enter a conviction in the person's absence and impose a fine of the prescribed amount; or

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      (b)     if the ticket is not complete and regular on its face, the justice shall quash the proceedings.

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    (3)   The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of applying this section, including regulations prescribing the amount of the fine for any offence and establishing a procedure for entering a plea of guilty and paying the fine.