Telephone
Tel: 1 (784) 457-1091 Ext. 5572/5580
Address
Chief Magistrate,
Credit Union League Building,
Pauls Avenue,
Kingstown
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. (Office hours)
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Court hours)
Court Locations
(Courts are held at different locations determined by the jurisdiction in which the offences are committed.)
(Note: Due to the unfortunate incident that took place at the previous location, the Kingstown Magistrate Court and Serious Offences Court have been temporarily relocated as follows-:)
District One (1) - Kingstown
Magistrate Court No 1 and No. 2 - Credit Union League Building, Pauls Avenue
District Two (2)
Georgetown Georgetown Police Station
Colonaire Georgetown Police Station
Mesopotamia Old Courts SVG Building
Biabou Biabou Learning Resource Centre
District Three (3)
Calliaqua Calliaqua Town Hall Building
Layou Layou Police Station
Barrouallie Barrouallie Learning Resource Centre
Chateaubelair Barrouallie Learning Resource Centre
Grenadines
Bequia Police Station (Paget Farm)
Union Island Tourism Board Office
Canouan Administrative Building
The statues determining the jurisdiction of magistrates in this country.
This information can be obtained from the Laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Volume 1 - Chapter 24 Magistrate Act -Part II
- Volume 4 - Chapter 125 The Criminal Procedure Code
- Volume 3 - Chapter 81 The Civil Procedure Code
Magistrates must operate within the jurisdiction as specified above. If the magistrate operates outside jurisdiction he would be acting ultra vires.
