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

Del. Code (Title 11) § 854: Identity theft; class D felony

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Identity theft is a class D felony. It occurs when someone knowingly or recklessly obtains, possesses, or uses another person's identifying information without consent to commit or facilitate a crime, or knowingly enables a third person to do so.

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