Section 348 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 348 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Rehabilitation and Correctional Centre. It provides as follows:

(1) A person convicted of an offence triable summarily may be sentenced and ordered to serve the sentence at a Rehabilitation and Correctional Centre established by the Lagos State Government in lieu of imprisonment.

(2) A court in making an order of confinement at a Rehabilitation and Correctional Centre shall have regard to the following—
(i) the age of the person convicted;

(ii) state of health of the person convicted;

(iii) the fact that the person convicted is a first offender; and
(iv) any other relevant circumstances necessitating an order of confinement at Rehabilitation and Correctional Centre.

(3) A court may make an order directing that a child standing criminal trial be remanded at a Rehabilitation and Correctional Centre.

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