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11 DE Code § 783A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter II. Offenses Against the Person|§ 783A. Kidnapping in the first degree; class B felony.

§ 783A. Kidnapping in the first degree; class B felony. A person is guilty of kidnapping in the first degree when the person unlawfully restrains another person with any of the following purposes:  (1) To hold the victim for ransom or reward; or  (2) To use the victim as a shield or hostage; or  (3) To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter; or  (4) To inflict physical injury upon the victim, or to violate or abuse the victim sexually; or  (5) To terrorize the victim or a third person; or  (6) To take or entice any child less than 18 years of age from the custody of the child's parent, guardian or lawful custodian;  and the actor does not voluntarily release the victim alive, unharmed and in a safe place prior to trial. Kidnapping in the first degree is a class B felony. 59 Del. Laws, c. 547, §  5;  66 Del. Laws, c. 398, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  36;
11 DE Code § 784. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter II. Offenses Against the Person|§ 784. Defense to unlawful imprisonment and kidnapping.

§ 784. Defense to unlawful imprisonment and kidnapping. In any prosecution for unlawful imprisonment or kidnapping it is an affirmative defense that the accused was a relative of the victim, and the accused's sole purpose was to assume custody of the victim. In that case, the liability of the accused, if any, is governed by § 785 of this title, and the accused may be convicted under § 785 when indicted for unlawful imprisonment or kidnapping. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  784;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 785. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter II. Offenses Against the Person|§ 785. Interference with custody; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.

§ 785. Interference with custody; class G felony; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of interference with custody when:  (1) Being a relative of a child less than 16 years old, intending to hold the child permanently or for a prolonged period and knowing that the person has no legal right to do so, the person takes or entices the child from the child's lawful custodian; or (2) Knowing that the person has no legal right to do so, the person takes or entices from lawful custody any incompetent person or other person entrusted by authority of law to the custody of another person or an institution. Interference with custody is a class A misdemeanor except that if the person who interferes with the custody of a child thereafter causes the removal of said child from Delaware, it is a class G felony. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  785;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 268, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 786. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter II. Offenses Against the Person|§ 786. Kidnapping and related offenses; definitions.

§ 786. Kidnapping and related offenses; definitions. (a) “Harm” to a kidnap victim, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, unlawful sexual penetration or unlawful sexual contact, even if such rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, unlawful sexual penetration or unlawful sexual contact is not accompanied by physical violence. (b) “Relative” means a parent, ancestor, brother, sister, uncle or aunt. (c) “Restrain” means to restrict another person's movements intentionally in such a manner as to interfere substantially with the person's liberty by moving the person from 1 place to another, or by confining the person either in the place where the restriction commences or in a place to which the person has been moved, without consent. A person is moved or confined “without consent” when the movement or confinement is accomplished by physical force, intimidation or deception, or by any means, including acquiescence of the victim, if the victim is a child less than 16 years old or an incompetent person and the parent, guardian or other person or institution having lawful control or custody of the person has not acquiesced in the movement or confinement. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  786;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 791. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter II. Offenses Against the Person|§ 791. Acts constituting coercion; class A misdemeanor.

§ 791. Acts constituting coercion; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of coercion when the person compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the victim has a legal right to abstain from engaging in, or to abstain from engaging in conduct in which the victim has a legal right to engage, by means of instilling in the victim a fear that, if the demand is not complied with, the defendant or another will:  (1) Cause physical injury to a person; or (2) Cause damage to property; or (3) Engage in other conduct constituting a crime; or (4) Accuse some person of a crime or cause criminal charges to be instituted against a person; or (5) Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject some person to hatred, contempt or ridicule; or (6) Testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to another's legal claim or defense; or (7) Use or abuse the defendant's position as a public servant by performing some act within or related to the defendant's official duties, or by failing or refusing to perform an official duty in such manner as to affect some person adversely; or (8) Perform any other act which is calculated to harm another person materially with respect to that person's health, safety, business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation or personal relationships. Coercion is a class A misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  791;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 792. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter II. Offenses Against the Person|§ 792. Coercion; truth and proper motive as a defense.

§ 792. Coercion; truth and proper motive as a defense. In any prosecution for coercion committed by instilling in the victim a fear that the victim or another person would be charged with a crime, it is a defense that the defendant believed the threatened charge to be true and that the defendant's sole purpose was to compel or induce the victim to take reasonable action to make good the wrong which was the subject of the threatened charge. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  792;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 801. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 801. Arson in the third degree; affirmative defense; class G felony.

§ 801. Arson in the third degree; affirmative defense; class G felony. (a) A person is guilty of arson in the third degree when the person recklessly damages a building by intentionally starting a fire or causing an explosion. (b) In any prosecution under this section it is an affirmative defense that no person other than the accused had a possessory or proprietary interest in the building. Arson in the third degree is a class G felony. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  801;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 802. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 802. Arson in the second degree; affirmative defense; class D felony.

§ 802. Arson in the second degree; affirmative defense; class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of arson in the second degree when the person intentionally damages a building by starting a fire or causing an explosion. (b) In any prosecution under this section it is an affirmative defense that:  (1) No person other than the accused had a possessory or proprietary interest in the building, or if other persons had such interests, all of them consented to the accused's conduct; and (2) The accused's sole intent was to destroy or damage the building for a lawful purpose; and (3) The accused had no reasonable ground to believe that the conduct might endanger the life or safety of another person or damage another building. Arson in the second degree is a class D felony.11 Del. C. 1953, §  802;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 803. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 803. Arson in the first degree; class C felony.

§ 803. Arson in the first degree; class C felony. A person is guilty of arson in the first degree when the person intentionally damages a building by starting a fire or causing an explosion and when:  (1) The person knows that another person not an accomplice is present in the building at the time; or (2) The person knows of circumstances which render the presence of another person not an accomplice therein a reasonable possibility. Arson in the first degree is a class C felony. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  803;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 804. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 804. Reckless burning or exploding; class A misdemeanor.

§ 804. Reckless burning or exploding; class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of reckless burning or exploding when the person intentionally starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on the person's own property or on another's, and thereby recklessly places a building or other real or personal property of another in danger of destruction or damage or places another person in danger of physical injury. (b) Reckless burning or exploding shall be punished as follows:  (1) Where the total amount of pecuniary loss caused by the burning or exploding, when totaled for all victims, is less than $1,500, such burning or exploding shall be a class A misdemeanor. (2) Where the total amount of pecuniary loss caused by the burning or exploding, when totaled for all victims, is $1,500 or more, such burning or exploding shall be a class G felony.11 Del. C. 1953, §  804;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 344, §§  1, 2;
11 DE Code § 805. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 805. Cross or religious symbol burning; class A misdemeanor.

§ 805. Cross or religious symbol burning; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of cross or religious symbol burning when the person burns, or causes to be burned, any cross or other religious symbol, upon any private or public property without the express written consent of the owner of such property and without a minimum of 48 hours advanced notification of the proposed burning to the fire board or call board of the county in which the burning is to take place. Cross or religious symbol burning is a class A misdemeanor. 69 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 811. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 811. Criminal mischief; classification of crime; defense.

§ 811. Criminal mischief; classification of crime; defense. (a) A person is guilty of criminal mischief when the person intentionally or recklessly:  (1) Damages tangible property of another person; or (2) Tampers with tangible property of another person so as to endanger person or property; or (3) Tampers or makes connection with tangible property of a gas, electric, steam or waterworks corporation, telegraph or telephone corporation or other public utility, except that in any prosecution under this subsection it is an affirmative defense that the accused engaged in the conduct charged to constitute an offense for a lawful purpose. (b) Criminal mischief is punished as follows:  (1) Criminal mischief is a class G felony if the actor intentionally causes pecuniary loss of $5,000 or more, or if the actor intentionally causes a substantial interruption or impairment of public communication, transportation, supply of water, gas or power, or other public service; (2) Criminal mischief is a class A misdemeanor if the actor intentionally or recklessly causes pecuniary loss in excess of $1,000; (3) Otherwise criminal mischief is an unclassified misdemeanor; (4) If an actor commits an act of criminal mischief of any degree on or along a Delaware byway, as defined in §101 of Title 17, the court shall impose a minimum mandatory fine of at least $500. (c) It is a defense that the defendant has a reasonable ground to believe that the defendant has a right to engage in the conduct set forth in subsection (a) of this section. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  811;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 590, §  6;  65 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 211, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 133, §  14;  77 Del. Laws, c. 350, §  1;
11 DE Code § 812. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 812. Graffiti and possession of graffiti implements; class G felony; class A misdemeanor; class B misdemeanor.

§ 812. Graffiti and possession of graffiti implements; class G felony; class A misdemeanor; class B misdemeanor. (a) (1) A person is guilty of the act of graffiti when the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly draws, paints, etches or makes any significant mark or inscription upon any public or private, real or personal property of another without the permission of the owner. (2) Graffiti is a class A misdemeanor, unless the property damage caused thereby exceeds $1500, in which case it is a class G felony. The penalty for graffiti shall include a minimum fine of not less than $1000 which shall not be subject to suspension, restitution for damages to the property and 250 hours of community service, at least 1/2 of which shall be served removing graffiti on public property. The minimum fine and community service hours shall be doubled for a second or subsequent conviction of an act of graffiti. The minimum fine shall also be doubled, and may not be suspended, for a first, second, or subsequent conviction of an act of graffiti which is performed on or along a “Delaware byway,” as defined in § 101 of Title 17. (b) (1) A person is guilty of possession of graffiti implements when the person possesses any tool, instrument, article, substance, solution or other compound designed or commonly used to etch, paint, cover, draw upon or otherwise place a mark upon a piece of property which that person has no permission or authority to etch, paint, cover, draw upon or otherwise mark, under circumstances evidencing an intent to use the same in order to commit an act of graffiti or damage such property. (2) Possession of graffiti implements is a class B misdemeanor. The penalty for possession of graffiti implements shall include a minimum fine of not less than $500 which shall not be subject to suspension, restitution for damages to the property and 100 hours of community service, at least 1/2 of which shall be served removing graffiti on public property. The minimum fine and community service hours shall be doubled for a second or subsequent conviction of possession of graffiti implements.71 Del. Laws, c. 464, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 68, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 377, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 181, §§  1, 2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 350, §  2;
11 DE Code § 813. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 813. Theft of property from a cemetery.

§ 813. Theft of property from a cemetery. A person commits theft of property from a cemetery when, with the intent as prescribed in § 841 of this title, the person exercises control over flowers, burial mounds, mementos or any other property left by its owner in a cemetery for purposes of honoring the dead; provided, however, that this section shall not be applicable to employees of a cemetery who remove property from a grave site pursuant to cemetery regulations. Whoever commits theft of property from a cemetery shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 78 Del. Laws, c. 125, §  1;
11 DE Code § 820. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 820. Trespassing with intent to peer or peep into a window or door of another; class B misdemeanor.

§ 820. Trespassing with intent to peer or peep into a window or door of another; class B misdemeanor. A person is guilty of trespassing with intent to peer or peep into a window or door of another when the person knowingly enters upon the occupied property or premises of another utilized as a dwelling, with intent to peer or peep into the window or door of such property or premises and who, while on such property or premises, otherwise acts in a manner commonly referred to as “Peeping Tom.” Any person violating this section may be referred by the court to the Delaware Psychiatric Center for examination and for treatment. Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction of violations of this section. Trespassing with intent to peer or peep into a window or door of another is a class B misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  820;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 550, §  1;
11 DE Code § 821. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 821. Criminal trespass in the third degree; a violation.

§ 821. Criminal trespass in the third degree; a violation. A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the third degree when the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully upon real property. Criminal trespass in the third degree is a violation. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  821;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 822. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 822. Criminal trespass in the second degree; unclassified misdemeanor.

§ 822. Criminal trespass in the second degree; unclassified misdemeanor. A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the second degree when the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building or upon real property which is fenced or otherwise enclosed in a manner manifestly designed to exclude intruders. Criminal trespass in the second degree is an unclassified misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  822;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 823. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 823. Criminal trespass in the first degree; class A misdemeanor.

§ 823. Criminal trespass in the first degree; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the first degree when the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling or building used to shelter, house, milk, raise, feed, breed, study or exhibit animals. Criminal trespass in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  823;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 482, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 824. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 824. Burglary in the third degree; class F felony.

§ 824. Burglary in the third degree; class F felony. A person is guilty of burglary in the third degree when the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime therein. Burglary in the third degree is a class F felony. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  824;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 215, § 1;
11 DE Code § 825. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 825. Burglary in the second degree; class D felony.

§ 825. Burglary in the second degree; class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of burglary in the second degree when the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling with intent to commit a crime therein. (b) A person is guilty of burglary in the second degree when the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime therein and where the person is armed with explosives or a deadly weapon or where the person causes physical injury to any other person who is not a participant in the crime. Burglary in the second degree is class D felony. (c) [Repealed.] 11 Del. C. 1953, §  825;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  7;  74 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  4;  74 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  4;  82 Del. Laws, c. 215, § 1;
11 DE Code § 826. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 826. Burglary in the first degree; class C or B felony.

§ 826. Burglary in the first degree; class C or B felony. (a) A person is guilty of burglary in the first degree when the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in an occupied dwelling with intent to commit a crime therein. (b) A person is guilty of home invasion burglary first degree if the elements of subsection (a) of this section are met and in effecting entry or when in the dwelling or immediate flight therefrom, the person or another participant in the crime engages in the commission of, or attempts to commit, any of the following felonies:  (1) Robbery in the first or second degree; (2) Assault in the first or second degree; (3) Murder in the first or second degree; (4) Manslaughter; (5) Rape in any degree; (6) Kidnapping in the first or second degree; (c) Burglary in the first degree is a class C felony. A person convicted of burglary in the first degree shall receive a minimum sentence of 1 year at Level V. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this section or Code to the contrary, where a person is convicted of burglary in the first degree pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and who either (1) is armed with explosives or a deadly weapon; or (2) causes physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime, burglary in the first degree is a class B felony. (e) Notwithstanding any provision of this section or Code to the contrary, any person convicted of home invasion burglary first degree as defined in subsection (b) of this section, shall receive a minimum sentence of 6 years at Level V. (f) The sentencing provisions applicable to this section apply to the attempted burglary in the first degree as well as attempted home invasion burglary in the first degree. (g) It is no defense that the accused did not know that the dwelling was occupied at the time of entry. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  826;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  8;  74 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  5;  74 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  5;  82 Del. Laws, c. 215, § 1;