Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

11.   Arrest by a police officer

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    (1)   Without prejudice to the Criminal Code, a police officer may arrest, without a warrant, a person including a child, where the police officer reasonably suspects that the person or child—

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      (a)     has committed;

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      (b)     is committing; or

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      (c)     is likely to commit,

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    an act of domestic violence.

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    (2)   Where a child is arrested under subsection (1), a police officer shall immediately notify—

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      (a)     the parent;

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      (b)     the Director of Human Services; or

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      (c)     a probation officer.

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    (3)   Subsection (2)(b) and (c) applies where the Director of Human Services has assumed responsibility for the child, under the Child (Care, Protection and Adoption) Act.