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11 DE Code § 1222. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1222. Perjury in the second degree; class F felony.

§ 1222. Perjury in the second degree; class F felony. A person is guilty of perjury in the second degree when the person swears falsely and when the false statement is:  (1) Made in a written instrument for which an oath is required by law; and (2) Made with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of official functions; and (3) Material to the action, proceeding or matter involved. Perjury in the second degree is a class F felony. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1222;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1223. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1223. Perjury in the first degree; class D felony.

§ 1223. Perjury in the first degree; class D felony. A person is guilty of perjury in the first degree when the person swears falsely and when the false statement consists of testimony and is material to the action, proceeding or matter in which it is made. Perjury in the first degree is a class D felony. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1223;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1224. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1224. Definition of “swears falsely.”

§ 1224. Definition of “swears falsely.” A person “swears falsely” when the person intentionally makes a false statement or affirms the truth of a false statement previously made, knowing it to be false or not believing it to be true, while giving testimony or under oath in a written instrument or in an unsworn declaration made pursuant to Chapter 53A of Title 10 or § 3927 of Title 10. A false swearing in a written instrument is not complete until the instrument is delivered by its maker, or by someone acting in the maker's behalf to another person with intent that it be uttered or published as true. A person who gives an oral and/or written statement while granted the privilege of the floor during a session of the House of Representatives or Senate of the General Assembly, whether or not that person is under oath, gives testimony within the scope of this section. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1224;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 193, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 332, §  2;  80 Del. Laws, c. 283, § 2;
11 DE Code § 1225. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1225. Inconsistent statements under oath; no need to prove one false; framing indictment; proof of irreconcilable inconsistency; conviction of lesser offense.

§ 1225. Inconsistent statements under oath; no need to prove one false; framing indictment; proof of irreconcilable inconsistency; conviction of lesser offense. When a person has made 2 statements under oath which are inconsistent to the degree that 1 of them is necessarily false, and the circumstances are such that each statement, if false, is perjurious, the inability of the prosecution to establish specifically which of the 2 statements is the false one does not preclude a prosecution for perjury. The prosecution may be conducted as follows:  (1) The indictment or information may set forth the 2 statements and, without designating either, charge that 1 of them is false and perjurious. (2) The falsity of one or the other of the 2 statements may be established by proof of their irreconcilable inconsistency. Such proof is sufficient to establish a prima facie case of falsity. (3) If perjury of different degrees would be established by the making of the 2 statements, hypothetically assuming that each is false and perjurious, the defendant may be convicted of the lesser degree at most.11 Del. C. 1953, §  1225;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1231. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1231. Retraction of false statement as affirmative defense.

§ 1231. Retraction of false statement as affirmative defense. In any prosecution for perjury, it is an affirmative defense that the accused retracted the false statement in the course of the proceeding in which it was made, before the false statement substantially affected the proceeding and before it became manifest that its falsity was or would be exposed. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1231;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1232. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1232. Perjury; no defense.

§ 1232. Perjury; no defense. It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that:  (1) The accused was not competent under the relevant rules of evidence to make the false statement alleged; or (2) The accused mistakenly believed the false statement to be immaterial; or (3) The oath was administered or taken in an irregular manner; or (4) A document purporting to be made upon oath and uttered or published as so made by the accused was not in fact made under oath; or (5) The court in which the acts constituting the offense were committed lacked jurisdiction over the person of the accused or over the subject matter.11 Del. C. 1953, §  1232;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1233. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1233. Making a false written statement; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1233. Making a false written statement; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of making a false written statement when the person makes a false statement which the person knows to be false or does not believe to be true in a written instrument bearing a notice, authorized by law, to the effect that false statements therein are punishable. Making a false written statement is a class A misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1233;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1234. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1234. Corroboration of testimony of perjury or false written statement.

§ 1234. Corroboration of testimony of perjury or false written statement. In any prosecution for perjury or making a false written statement, falsity of a statement may not be established by the uncorroborated testimony of a single witness. Corroboration may be made by circumstantial evidence. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1234;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1235. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1235. Perjury and related offenses; definitions.

§ 1235. Perjury and related offenses; definitions. (a) A statement is “material” when, regardless of its admissibility under the rules of evidence, it could have affected the course or outcome of the proceeding. (b) “Oath” includes an affirmation and every other mode authorized by law of attesting the truth of that which is stated. (c) An affidavit, deposition or other written instrument is one for which an “oath is required by law” when, absent an oath, it does not or would not, according to statute or appropriate regulatory provisions, have legal efficacy in a court of law or before any public or governmental body, agency or public servant to whom it is or might be submitted. (d) “Public servant” has the meaning given in § 1209(4) of this title. (e) “Swear” means to state under oath. (f) “Testimony” means an oral statement made under oath in a proceeding before any court, body, agency, public servant or other person authorized to conduct the proceeding and to administer the oath or cause it to be administered. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1235;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1239. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1239. Wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony; class E felony.

§ 1239. Wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony; class E felony. (a) A person who wears a hood, mask or other disguise during the commission of any felony is guilty of wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony. Wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony is a class E felony. (b) A person may be found guilty of violating this section notwithstanding that the felony for which the person is convicted during which the person was wearing a disguise is a lesser included felony of the one originally charged. 70 Del. Laws, c. 372, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1240. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1240. Terroristic threatening of public officials or public servants; class G felony.

§ 1240. Terroristic threatening of public officials or public servants; class G felony. (a) A person is guilty of terroristic threatening of a public official or public servant when the person threatens to commit any crime likely to result in death or in serious injury to a public official or public servant during or because of the public official's or public servant's exercise of the official's or servant's official functions. (b) “Public official or public servant” includes any elected official, appointed official, officer or employee of the State or any political subdivision thereof, any judge or other judicial officer, any person participating as a juror, or any person acting as an advisor, contractor or consultant in performing a governmental function. “Public official or public servant” shall include persons who are candidates for office or who have been elected to office, but who have not yet assumed office. For the purposes of this section “public official or public servant” also includes any person who formerly held a position as a public official or public servant. (c) Terroristic threatening of a public official or public servant is a class G felony. 70 Del. Laws, c. 551, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 176, §  13;  74 Del. Laws, c. 31, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1241. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1241. Refusing to aid a police officer; class B misdemeanor.

§ 1241. Refusing to aid a police officer; class B misdemeanor. A person is guilty of refusing to aid a police officer when, upon command by a police officer identifiable or identified by the officer as such, the person unreasonably fails or refuses to aid the police officer in effecting an arrest, or in preventing the commission by another person of any offense. Refusing to aid a police officer is a class B misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1241;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1242. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1242. Limitation of civil liability for aiding a police officer.

§ 1242. Limitation of civil liability for aiding a police officer. (a) A person who complies with § 1241 of this title by aiding a police officer, upon command, to affect an arrest or prevent the commission of an offense, shall not be held liable to any person for any damages resulting therefrom; provided, that the person employs means which would have been employed by a reasonable person under the circumstances known to the person at the time. (b) A duly licensed physician, medical technician or registered nurse requested to withdraw blood from a person by a police officer so as to prevent the loss of evidence of blood alcohol content or the presence of drugs in the blood stream, and a hospital employing such physician, technician or nurse shall not be liable for civil damages for any acts or omissions arising out of the taking of such sample, or the reporting of the results to law-enforcement officials. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1242;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  7;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1243. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1243. Obstructing fire-fighting operations; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1243. Obstructing fire-fighting operations; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of obstructing fire-fighting operations when the person intentionally and unreasonably obstructs the efforts of any firefighter in extinguishing a fire, or prevents or dissuades another person from extinguishing or helping to extinguish a fire. Obstructing fire-fighting operations is a class A misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1243;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1244. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1244. Hindering prosecution; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1244. Hindering prosecution; class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of hindering prosecution when, with intent to prevent, hinder or delay the discovery or apprehension of, or the lodging of a criminal charge against, a person whom the person accused of hindering prosecution knows has committed acts constituting a crime, or is being sought by law-enforcement officers for the commission of a crime, the person accused of hindering prosecution:  (1) Harbors or conceals the person; or (2) Warns the person of impending discovery or apprehension; or (3) Provides the person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension; or (4) Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, intimidation or deception, anyone from performing an act which might aid in the discovery or apprehension of the person or in the lodging of a criminal charge against the person; or (5) Suppresses, by an act of concealment, alteration or destruction, any physical evidence which might aid in the discovery or apprehension of the person or in the lodging of a criminal charge against the person; or (6) Aids the person to protect or profit expeditiously from an advantage derived from the person's crime. (b) Hindering prosecution is a class G felony if the person commits any of the acts set forth in subsection (a) of this section with intent to prevent, hinder or delay the discovery or apprehension of, or the lodging of a criminal charge against, a person whom that person knows committed acts constituting a felony, or is being sought by law-enforcement officers for the commission of a felony. (c) Hindering prosecution is a class A misdemeanor if the person commits any of the acts set forth in subsection (a) of this section with intent to prevent, hinder or delay the discovery or apprehension of, or the lodging of a criminal charge against, a person whom that person knows committed acts constituting a crime other than a felony, or is being sought by law-enforcement officers for the commission of a crime other than a felony. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1244;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 52, §§  1, 2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1245. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1245. Falsely reporting an incident; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1245. Falsely reporting an incident; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated is false or baseless, the person:  (1) Initiates or circulates a false report or warning of or impending occurrence of a fire, explosion, crime, catastrophe or emergency under circumstances in which it is likely that public alarm or inconvenience will result or that fire-fighting apparatus, ambulance or a rescue vehicle might be summoned; or (2) Reports, by word or action, to any official or quasi-official agency or organization having the function of dealing with emergencies involving danger to life or property, an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire, explosion or other catastrophe or emergency which did not in fact occur or does not in fact exist; or (3) Reports to a law-enforcement officer or agency:  a. The alleged occurrence of an offense or incident which did not in fact occur; or b. An allegedly impending occurrence of an offense or incident which is not in fact about to occur; or c. False information relating to an actual offense or incident or to the alleged implication of some person therein; or d. The alleged abduction of a child which would generate the activation of a state-wide and interstate alert response and law-enforcement broadcast when such abduction has not, in fact, occurred. (4) Without just cause, calls or summons by telephone, fire alarm system or otherwise, any fire-fighting apparatus, ambulance or rescue truck. Falsely reporting an incident is a class A misdemeanor, unless the defendant has violated this section previously, in which case it shall be a class G felony. In addition to the penalties otherwise authorized by law, any person convicted of an offense in violation of this section shall pay a fine of not less than $500, or less than $1,000 for a violation of paragraph (3)d. of this section, which fine cannot be suspended and be sentenced to perform a minimum of 100 hours of community service, and shall be required to reimburse the State, or other responding or other investigating governmental agency, for any expenses expended in the investigation and/or response to the incident falsely reported. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1245;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 469, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 542, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 412, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 255, §  2;  75 Del. Laws, c. 86, §§  1, 2;
11 DE Code § 1245A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1245A. Providing a false statement to law enforcement; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1245A. Providing a false statement to law enforcement; class G felony; class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of providing a false statement to law enforcement when, with intent to prevent, hinder or delay the investigation of any crime or offense by a law-enforcement officer or agency, the person knowingly provides any false written or oral statement to the law-enforcement officer or agency when such statement is material to the investigation. (b) As used in this section:  (1) A “statement” is any oral or written assertion and includes, but is not limited to, any oral utterance, any written document or instrument, any computer-generated document or instrument, any police report, or any representation that a person makes under circumstances evidencing an intent that such be used or knowledge that a law-enforcement officer or agency may use such as an assertion of fact. (2) A statement is “false” when such statement contains untrue, incomplete or misleading information concerning any fact or thing material to the investigation of a crime or offense by a law-enforcement officer or agency. (3) A statement is “material” when, regardless of its eventual use or admissibility in an official proceeding, it could have affected the course or outcome of the investigation of a crime or offense by a law-enforcement officer or agency. (4) An “official proceeding” includes any action or proceeding conducted by or before a legally constituted judicial, administrative or other governmental agency or official, in which evidence or testimony of witnesses may properly be received. (c) Providing a false statement to law enforcement is a class G felony if the crime or offense being investigated is a felony. (d) Providing a false statement to law enforcement is a class A misdemeanor if the crime or offense being investigated is other than a felony. 78 Del. Laws, c. 283, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1246. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1246. Compounding a crime; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1246. Compounding a crime; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of compounding a crime when:  (1) The person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from a person upon any representation or pretense that criminal prosecution of such person shall be dropped, withheld or abandoned, or the sentence thereon reduced, or upon any promise to assert pretended influence to cause such criminal prosecution to be dropped, withheld or abandoned or the sentence thereon reduced; or (2) The person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon another person upon an agreement or understanding that the other person will refrain from initiating a prosecution for a crime. Compounding a crime is a class A misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1246;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1247. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1247. Defense to compounding a crime.

§ 1247. Defense to compounding a crime. In any prosecution for compounding a crime, it is an affirmative defense that the benefit did not exceed the amount which the accused believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for harm caused by the crime. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1247;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1248. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration|§ 1248. Obstructing the control and suppression of rabies.

§ 1248. Obstructing the control and suppression of rabies. (a) A person is guilty of obstructing the control and suppression of rabies when the person violates any lawful order of authorized state employees, or their agents, in the enforcement of laws to control and suppress rabies, pursuant to Chapter 82 of Title 3, or prevents or dissuades another person from complying with such orders. (b) Obstructing the control and suppression of rabies is a Class B misdemeanor. However, obstructing the control and suppression of rabies in a place and at a time when a state of emergency with respect to rabies has been declared pursuant to § 8211 of Title 3 is a class E felony. 66 Del. Laws, c. 247, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;