Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

12.   Detention by a police officer

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    (1)   A police officer shall, after arresting a child under section 11, detain the child in a separate place from a place where an adult is being held in police custody.

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    (2)   Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a child, where a police officer reasonably believes that the child is an adult.

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    (3)   A police officer may, in accordance with the Criminal Code, detain a person arrested under section 11, while conducting an investigation under section 8(2).

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    (4)   Notwithstanding this Act, section 44(5) of the Child Justice Act, applies where a child is detained in a court by a police officer.