Delaware · Delaware Code — Title 11, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Del. Code (Title 11) § 1104: Treatment of a child by a prayer as a defense to a charge of not providing medical care or treatment
What this law says, in plain English
This statute provides an affirmative defense to child endangerment charges based on failure to provide medical care, allowing defendants who are members of faith groups using prayer as treatment to claim this defense, except for communicable disease violations.
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