Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

37.   Satisfaction of civil judgements against policemen

When any judgement shall be obtained in any civil court against any police officer, except in the case of a judgement for house rent, no execution shall be issued without the consent of a judge of the High Court. Whether such execution shall be issued or not a certificate, setting out the full particulars of such judgement, and the nature of the action in which it was obtained shall be forwarded to the Commissioner of Police by the Registrar or magistrate, as the case may be, of the court in which such judgement shall have been obtained, and the Commissioner of Police may make such order thereon as to the mode and manner in which such judgement shall be satisfied out of the salary of such police officer as to the Commissioner of Police shall seem meet, and the Commissioner of Police shall, under such order cause the amount of such judgement, including costs, to be deducted from the pay of such police officer, and shall pay, or, pay the amount or amounts so deducted as aforesaid to such Registrar or magistrate as the case may be, to be applied by such officer in satisfaction of such judgement according to law.

However, the provisions of this section shall cease to apply in the case of a judgement against any police officer upon his or her leaving the service of the Force.