Trinidad & Tobago — Legal Help

Emergency police number is 999 (ambulance 811). If arrested, say nothing beyond identifying yourself until you have a lawyer — insist that your embassy or high commission be informed. The US Embassy, British High Commission and Canadian High Commission are all in Port of Spain and maintain local-lawyer lists; they cannot bail you out or intervene in charges. Court backlogs are long, and bail for foreigners can come with passport surrender.

The age of consent is 18, set by the Children Act 2012 (in force 2015) — higher than most of the region, and no defence of mistaken age is worth relying on. Since commercial sex is criminalised under the Sexual Offences Act 1986, there is no lawful minimum age for sex work; any involvement of an under-18 triggers child-exploitation and trafficking charges with heavy sentences.