Section 326 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 326 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Right of person imprisoned in default. It provides as follows: (1) Where any person has been committed to prison by the Court for non-payment of any sum of money adjudged…

Section 325 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 325 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Varying of or discharging order for sureties. It provides as follows: Where any person has been committed to prison by the Court for default in finding a surety or sureties,…

Section 324 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 324 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Commencement of imprisonment. It provides as follows: Where any person is brought to any prison to be imprisoned by virtue of a warrant of commitment, there shall be endorsed on…

Section 323 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 323 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Payment of penalty to person executing warrant. It provides as follows: In all cases where any person against whom a warrant of commitment for nonpayment of any sum of money…

Section 322 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 322 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Power to postpone issue of warrant of commitment. It provides as follows: (1) Where the person liable to pay any sum and to whom time has been given to pay…

Section 321 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 321 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Power to commit defendant in certain cases. It provides as follows: (1) In every case where an order is made against any person for the payment of a sum of…

Section 320 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 320 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Payment and allocation of fines and fees. It provides as follows: A Court, in fixing the amount of any fine to be imposed on an offender shall take into consideration,…

Section 319 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 319 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about General power of awarding imprisonment in default of payment of penalty. It provides as follows: (1) Where, by any written law the Court is empowered to impose a penalty for…

Section 318 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 318 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Fines, imprisonment in default of payment. It provides as follows: A person convicted of an offence punishable by— (a) imprisonment as well as fine, and sentenced to pay a fine,…

Section 317 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 317 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Escaped prisoners: effect of escape on punishment. It provides as follows: A person who escapes from lawful custody while undergoing a sentence involving deprivation of liberty is liable upon re-arrest…