Delaware · Delaware Code — Title 11, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Del. Code (Title 11) § 813: Theft of property from a cemetery

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Taking flowers, mementos, or other property left in a cemetery to honor the dead, with intent to deprive the owner, is a Class A misdemeanor. Cemetery employees removing property per regulations are exempt.

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