Delaware

Delaware Code — Title 11, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

1,279 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1448C — Civil procedures to relinquish a firearm, projectile weapon, or ammunition
• § 1448D — Handgun qualified purchaser permit required to purchase handguns [For application of this section, see 84 Del
• § 1449 — Wearing body armor during commission of felony; class B felony
• § 1450 — Receiving a stolen firearm; class F felony
• § 1451 — Theft of a firearm; class F felony
• § 1452 — Unlawfully dealing with knuckles-combination knife; class B misdemeanor
• § 1453 — Unlawfully dealing with martial arts throwing star; class B misdemeanor
• § 1454 — Giving a firearm or projectile weapon to person prohibited; class F felony
• § 1455 — Engaging in a firearm or projectile weapon transaction on behalf of another; class E felony; class C felony
• § 1456 — Unsafe storage of a firearm or projectile weapon; class A or B misdemeanor
• § 1457 — Possession of a weapon in a Safe Recreation Zone; class D, E, or F felony; class A or B misdemeanor
• § 1457A — Possession of a firearm or projectile weapon in a Safe School Zone; class E felony
• § 1457B — Possession of a firearm or projectile weapon at a polling place; class A misdemeanor
• § 1457C — Possession of firearm in a college or university safe zone; class A misdemeanor
• § 1458 — Removing a weapon from the possession of a law-enforcement officer; class C felony
• § 1459 — Possession of a weapon with a removed, obliterated or altered serial number
• § 1459A — Possession of an unfinished firearm frame or receiver with no serial number
• § 1460 — Possession of firearm or projectile weapon while under the influence
• § 1460A — Discharging a firearm towards a dwelling, place of worship, vehicle, place of business, school, or institution of higher education; class E felony
• § 1461 — Report of loss, theft of firearm or projectile weapon
• § 1462 — Covert or undetectable firearms; class E or D felony
• § 1463 — Untraceable firearms; class E or D felony
• § 1464 — Legislative findings
• § 1465 — Definitions related to assault weapons
• § 1466 — Manufacture, sale, transport, transfer, purchase, receipt, and possession of assault weapons; class E or F felony
• § 1467 — Voluntary certificate of possession
• § 1468 — Definitions related to large-capacity magazines
• § 1469 — Large-capacity magazines prohibited; class E felony; class B misdemeanor; or civil violation
• § 1469A — Possession of a large-capacity magazine during the commission of a felony; class B felony
• § 1470 — Definitions
• § 1471 — Prohibited acts
• § 1472 — Penalties
• § 1473 — Preclusions
• § 1474 — Detention and questioning of person suspected of violating § 1471 of this title; limitations on liability; posting of notice
• § 1501 — Statement of purpose
• § 1502 — Definitions
• § 1503 — Violations
• § 1504 — Criminal penalties
• § 1505 — Civil remedies
• § 1506 — Forfeiture proceedings
• § 1507 — Racketeering lien notice; lis pendens; construction of section
• § 1508 — Term of lien notice
• § 1509 — Investigative powers of Attorney General
• § 1510 — Registration of foreign corporations
• § 1511 — Use of property and funds for law-enforcement purposes
• § 1701 — Benefit of clergy
• § 1702 — Information against organization; process
• § 1703 — Definitions For purposes of this part: (1) “Deoxyribonucleic acid” or “DNA” means as defined in § 4701A of Title 29
• § 1901 — Definitions
• § 1902 — Questioning and detaining suspects
• § 1903 — Searching questioned person for weapon
• § 1904 — Arrest without warrant
• § 1905 — Validity of arrest on improper grounds
• § 1906 — Possession and display of warrant
• § 1907 — Summons instead of arrest; form; penalty for nonappearance
• § 1908 — Release of person arrested without warrant
• § 1909 — Hearing without delay; permissible delay
• § 1910 — Identification of witness
• § 1911 — Police officers; statewide authority
• § 1912 — Federal law-enforcement officers; authority; immunity
• § 1913 — Release and publication of the name and photograph of a juvenile
• § 1914 — Arrest or detention by private person prohibited
• § 1931 — Definitions
• § 1932 — Arrest by out-of-state police
• § 1933 — Hearing before justice of the peace; waiver of extradition
• § 1934 — Short title
• § 1935 — Fresh pursuit by county, municipal, town and other peace units
• § 1941 — Short title
• § 1942 — Definitions
• § 1943 — Use of police from other jurisdictions in emergencies
• § 1944 — Mutual assistance
• § 1945 — Liability insurance
• § 1946 — Direction and authorization of activities
• § 1947 — Immunities; benefits
• § 2001 — Short title
• § 2002 — Definitions
• § 2003 — Electronic recording requirement
• § 2004 — Notice and consent not required
• § 2005 — Exception for exigent circumstances
• § 2006 — Exception for individual’s refusal to be recorded electronically
• § 2007 — Exception for interrogation conducted by other jurisdiction
• § 2008 — Exception for safety of individual or protection of identity
• § 2009 — Exception for equipment malfunction
• § 201 — General purposes
• § 2010 — Burden of persuasion
• § 2011 — Notice of intent to introduce unrecorded statement
• § 2012 — Procedural remedies
• § 2013 — Handling and preserving an electronic recording
• § 2014 — Rules relating to electronic recording
• § 2015 — Limitation of liability
• § 2016 — No right to electronic recording or transcript
• § 2017 — Uniformity of application and construction
• § 202 — All offenses defined by statute
• § 2021 — Definitions
• § 2022 — Deceptive tactics prohibited
• § 203 — Principles of construction
• § 204 — Territorial applicability
• § 205 — Time limitations
• § 206 — Method of prosecution when conduct constitutes more than 1 offense
• § 207 — When prosecution is barred by former prosecution for the same offense
• § 208 — When prosecution is barred by former prosecution for different offense
• § 209 — Former prosecution in another jurisdiction; when a bar
• § 210 — Former prosecution before court lacking jurisdiction or when fraudulently procured by defendant
• § 2101 — Purposes of this chapter
• § 2102 — Definitions
• § 2103 — Persons charged with a capital crime
• § 2103A — Detention of youth charged with Superior Court offenses [Repealed].
• § 2104 — Release of defendants charged with a noncapital crime
• § 2105 — Release under a conditions of release bond or conditions of release bond not guaranteed by financial terms
• § 2106 — Posting of operator’s license as security for court appearance [Repealed].
• § 2107 — Determining the amount of bail [Effective until Feb
• § 2108 — Conditions for release
• § 2109 — Failure to provide a conditions of release bond, whether guaranteed by financial terms or not, or consent to conditions; contact with victim or victim’s family
• § 211 — Repeal of statutes as affecting existing liabilities
• § 2110 — Modification of bail, security or conditions of release and sanctions for violation
• § 2111 — Procedure for pretrial release or implementing this chapter
• § 2112 — Bail after transfer to another court or after conviction
• § 2113 — Penalties for noncompliance with conditions of release bond
• § 2114 — Administration of this chapter
• § 2115 — Forfeiture and default of bail bonds
• § 2116 — Preventive detention [Effective Feb
• § 221 — Principles of definitions
• § 222 — General definitions
• § 223 — Words of gender or number
• § 224 — Valuation of property
• § 230 — (85 Del
• § 2301 — Search to accord with statute or Constitution
• § 2302 — Search without warrant in hot pursuit
• § 2303 — Search without warrant incident to arrest
• § 2304 — Persons authorized to issue search warrants
• § 2305 — Objects of search warrant
• § 2306 — Application or complaint for search warrant
• § 2307 — Issuance; contents; execution and return of search warrants
• § 2308 — Search at nighttime
• § 2309 — Grounds for seizure of subject matter of search
• § 2309A — Objects subject to search and seizure
• § 231 — Definitions relating to state of mind
• § 2310 — Short form of affidavit, application and search warrant
• § 2311 — Disposition of property validly seized
• § 232 — Definition relating to elements of offense
• § 2321 — Definitions
• § 2322 — Grounds for seizure
• § 2323 — Transportation of controlled substances as grounds for seizure
• § 2324 — Condemnation proceedings; rule-making power of Superior Court
• § 2325 — Disposition of seized vehicles
• § 2326 — Application of subchapter
• § 233 — Definition and classification of offenses
• § 234 — Definition of terms requiring certain sentences
• § 2401 — Definitions
• § 2402 — Interception of communications generally; divulging contents of communications, violations of chapter
• § 2403 — Manufacture, possession or sale of intercepting device
• § 2404 — Admissibility of evidence
• § 2405 — Authorities permitted to apply for order authorizing interception
• § 2406 — Lawful disclosure or use of contents of communication
• § 2407 — Ex parte order authorizing interception
• § 2408 — Reports to President Judge
• § 2409 — Civil liability; defense to civil or criminal action
• § 241 — Conviction to precede punishment
• § 2410 — Breaking and entering, etc., to place or remove equipment
• § 2411 — Hostage and barricade situations
• § 2412 — Obstruction, impediment or prevention of interception
• § 242 — Requirements for criminal liability in general
• § 2421 — Obtaining, altering or preventing authorized access
• § 2422 — Divulging contents of communications generally
• § 2423 — Disclosure of information
• § 2424 — Backup copies of communications
• § 2425 — Delay in giving notices
• § 2426 — Reimbursement of costs
• § 2427 — Civil actions
• § 243 — Definition of “voluntary act.” “Voluntary act” means a bodily movement performed consciously or habitually as a result of effort or determination, and includes possession if the defendant knowingly procured or received the thing possessed or was aware of the defendant’s control thereof for a suffici
• § 2430 — Definition of “court of competent jurisdiction”
• § 2431 — Installation and use generally
• § 2432 — Application for order to install and use
• § 2433 — Order authorizing installation and use
• § 2434 — Assistance to investigative or law-enforcement officer or agency
• § 2501 — Definitions
• § 2502 — Fugitives from justice; duty of Governor
• § 2503 — Form of demand
• § 2504 — Investigation by Governor
• § 2505 — Persons imprisoned or awaiting trial; involuntary departure
• § 2506 — Persons absent at time of commission of crime
• § 2507 — Governor’s warrant of arrest; issuance
• § 2508 — Contents of warrant
• § 2509 — Authority of arresting officer to command assistance [Repealed].
• § 251 — Proof of state of mind required unless otherwise provided; strict liability
• § 2510 — Rights of accused; habeas corpus
• § 2511 — Denial of rights of accused; penalty
• § 2512 — Confinement in jail
• § 2513 — Arrest prior to requisition
• § 2514 — Arrest without warrant
• § 2515 — Commitment awaiting requisition; bail
• § 2516 — Admission to bail; conditions of bond
• § 2517 — Extension of time of commitment
• § 2518 — Forfeiture of bail
• § 2519 — Persons under criminal prosecution
• § 252 — Prescribed state-of-mind requirement applies to all material elements
• § 2520 — Inquiry into guilt of accused
• § 2521 — Recall of warrant; issuance of alias
• § 2522 — Warrant to receive fugitive from State
• § 2523 — Application for issuance of requisition