Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

195.   Common stealing

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    (1)   Any person who is convicted of being a common thief is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 14 years.

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    (2)   A person is a common thief if it is proved against him or her that, in or whilst committing or attempting to commit, or aiding and abetting the commission of, an indictable offence of burglary, house-breaking, unlawful entry, extortion, false pretences or other fraud, robbery, fraudulent breach of trust or stealing, he or she used or was in possession of any tools, implements, or device specially contrived or adapted for the purpose of committing such offence, or acted in company with or aided and abetted, or was aided and abetted by, any other person or persons using or in possession of any such tools, implements, or device.