Delaware · Delaware Code — Title 11, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Del. Code (Title 11) § 785: Interference with custody; class G felony; class A misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits interference with custody by taking or enticing a child under 16 or an incompetent person from lawful custody without legal right. It is a class A misdemeanor, but becomes a class G felony if the child is removed from Delaware.
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