(Section 8)
1. You have the right to request the assistance of a police officer in order to protect yourself and your child/children and the police officer is obligated to provide you with information on how to obtain a protection order.
2. You may request police assistance in locating and taking you and your child/children to a place of safety, including a shelter, the home of a family member or friend or any other place of safety.
3. You may request that your address not be disclosed to your abuser.
4. If you or your child/children is/are in need of medical treatment, you have the right to request the assistance of a police officer in obtaining such medical treatment.
5. You or a person on you or your child's/children's behalf may obtain an interim protection order from the Court at any time of the day or night and the interim protection order will be served on your abuser free of charge. The interim protection order is of a temporary nature, and if you wish it to be confirmed, you will be required to appear in Court at a later date.
6. The abuser can be ordered to pay emergency monetary relief and any or all contact with you or your child/ children may be prohibited.
7. You may also request the Court to convict your abuser or prohibit the abuser from preventing you to enter the shared household.
8. If you and your child/children require/requires any counselling or support, you should contact the Director, Department of Social Services who can offer services to you and your child/children.
9. You have the right to lodge a criminal complaint against the abuser if a criminal offence has been committed against yourself and your child/children. You may do this now or at any time in the future.
10. Should you obtain a protection order or lodge a criminal complaint in which false facts are knowingly alleged, you may be convicted of an offence.
If you do not understand any of the above information, you may request more detail from myself or another member of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force that you may be more comfortable with.
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
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