Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

10.   Power of entry with a warrant

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    (1)   Without prejudice to the Criminal Code, where a person denies a police officer entry under section 9, the police officer shall make an application to a magistrate for a warrant to enter the premises on which he or she reasonably believes an act of domestic violence—

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      (a)     has been committed;

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      (b)     is being committed;

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      (c)     is likely to be committed.

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    (2)   A magistrate may, on considering an application under subsection (1), issue a warrant in writing authorizing a police officer to enter the premises.

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    (3)   A warrant under subsection (2) must specify—

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      (a)     the premises on which the police officer is authorized to enter;

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      (b)     the time period for execution of the warrant;

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      (c)     any other condition as the magistrate determines.