Delaware · Delaware Code — Title 11, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Del. Code (Title 11) § 842: Theft; lost or mislaid property; mistaken delivery
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits theft by taking control of lost, mislaid, or mistakenly delivered property belonging to another without making reasonable efforts to return it to the owner, provided the intent required by statute § 841 is present.
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