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11 DE Code § 847. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 847. Theft, extortion; claim of right as an affirmative defense.

§ 847. Theft, extortion; claim of right as an affirmative defense. (a) In any prosecution for theft or extortion it is an affirmative defense that the property was appropriated by the actor under a claim of right, made in good faith, to do substantially what the actor did in the manner in which it was done. (b) In any prosecution for extortion where the facts are as described in § 846(4) of this title, it is an affirmative defense that the accused believed the threatened criminal charge to be true and that the accused'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, §  847;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 848. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 848. Misapplication of property; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.

§ 848. Misapplication of property; class G felony; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of misapplication of property when, knowingly possessing personal property of another pursuant to an agreement that it will be returned to the owner at a future time, the person sells, loans, leases, pledges, pawns or otherwise encumbers the property without the consent of the owner thereof in such a manner as to create a risk that the owner will be unable to recover it or will suffer pecuniary loss. Misapplication of property is a class A misdemeanor, unless the value of the property received, retained or disposed of is $1,500 or more, in which case it is a class G felony. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  848;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 590, §  3;  65 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  4;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 211, §  4;  77 Del. Laws, c. 133, §  4;
11 DE Code § 851. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 851. Receiving stolen property; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.

§ 851. Receiving stolen property; class G felony; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of receiving stolen property if the person intentionally receives, retains or disposes of property of another person with intent to deprive the owner of it or to appropriate it, knowing that it has been acquired under circumstances amounting to theft, or believing that it has been so acquired. Receiving stolen property is a class A misdemeanor unless the value of the property received, retained or disposed of is $1,500 or more, or unless the receiver has twice before been convicted of receiving stolen property, in which case it is a class G felony. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  851;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 590, §  4;  65 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  5;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 211, §  6;  77 Del. Laws, c. 133, §  6;
11 DE Code § 852. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 852. Receiving stolen property; presumption of knowledge.

§ 852. Receiving stolen property; presumption of knowledge. Knowledge that property has been acquired under circumstances amounting to theft may be presumed in the case of a person who acquires it for a consideration which the person knows is substantially below its reasonable value, or that a person possesses property whose affixed identification or serial number is altered, removed, defaced or falsified. In addition, knowledge that property has been acquired under circumstances amounting to theft shall be presumed in the case of a person or dealer who acquires it for a consideration, when such property consists of traffic signs, other traffic control devices or historical markers and the acquisition is not accompanied by a written authorization for the property's disposition from the Department of Transportation, Department of State or other entity which owns the property. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  852;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 203, §  27;  67 Del. Laws, c. 238, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 408, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 852A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 852A. Selling stolen property; class A misdemeanor; class G felony.

§ 852A. Selling stolen property; class A misdemeanor; class G felony. A person is guilty of selling stolen property if, after the person receives stolen property pursuant to § 851 of this title, the person sells some or all of the stolen property received. A person may be convicted of both receiving stolen property and selling stolen property. Selling stolen property is a class A misdemeanor, unless the value of the resold property is $1,500 or more, or unless the seller has been convicted 2 or more times of selling stolen property, in which cases it is a class G felony. 76 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 133, §  7;
11 DE Code § 853. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 853. Unauthorized use of a vehicle; class A misdemeanor.

§ 853. Unauthorized use of a vehicle; class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of unauthorized use of a vehicle when:  (1) Knowing that the person does not have the consent of the owner the person takes, operates, exercises control over, rides in or otherwise uses a vehicle; (2) Having custody of a vehicle pursuant to an agreement between the person or another and the owner thereof whereby the person or another is to perform for compensation a specific service for the owner involving the maintenance, repair or use of the vehicle, the person intentionally uses or operates it, without the consent of the owner, for the person's own purposes in a manner constituting a gross deviation from the agreed purpose; (3) Having custody of a vehicle pursuant to an agreement with its owner whereby it is to be returned to the owner at a specified time, the person intentionally retains or withholds possession thereof, without the consent of the owner, for so lengthy a period beyond the specified time as to render the retention or possession a gross deviation from the agreement; or (4) Such person obtains possession or control over a vehicle, knowing of the existence of a creditor or creditors who are entitled to receive payments on a debt where such vehicle is the only security or represents the major portion of the creditor's security, and such person transfers or purports to transfer the vehicle and responsibility for making payments on such vehicle to a third party, whether or not such third party continues or resumes payment to the creditor or creditors. Unauthorized use of a vehicle is a class A misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  853;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  68 Del. Laws, c. 333, §§  1, 2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 854. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 854. Identity theft; class D felony.

§ 854. Identity theft; class D felony. (a) A person commits identity theft when the person knowingly or recklessly obtains, produces, possesses, uses, sells, gives or transfers personal identifying information belonging or pertaining to another person without the consent of the other person and with intent to use the information to commit or facilitate any crime set forth in this title. (b) A person commits identity theft when the person knowingly or recklessly obtains, produces, possesses, uses, sells, gives or transfers personal identifying information belonging or pertaining to another person without the consent of the other person, thereby knowingly or recklessly facilitating the use of the information by a third person to commit or facilitate any crime set forth in this title. (c) For the purposes of this section, “personal identifying information” includes name, address, birth date, Social Security number, driver's license number, telephone number, financial services account number, savings account number, checking account number, payment card number, identification document or false identification document, electronic identification number, educational record, health care record, financial record, credit record, employment record, e-mail address, computer system password, mother's maiden name or similar personal number, record or information. (d) Identity theft is a class D felony. (e) When a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to identity theft, the sentencing judge shall order full restitution for monetary loss, including documented loss of wages and reasonable attorney fees, suffered by the victim. (f) Prosecution under this section does not preclude prosecution or sentencing under any other section of this Code. 72 Del. Laws, c. 297, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 425, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  7;
11 DE Code § 855. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 855. Theft; indictment and proof.

§ 855. Theft; indictment and proof. (a) Every prosecution for theft shall be based upon § 841 of this title. (b) The defendant may be found guilty of theft if the defendant's conduct falls within any of the sections defining theft. Proof of any conduct constituting theft is sufficient to support an indictment or information charging theft, provided that the conduct proved is sufficiently related to the conduct charged that the accused is not unfairly surprised by the case the accused must meet. (c) When theft or any related offense is committed in violation of this title pursuant to 1 scheme or continuous course of conduct, whether from the same or several sources, the conduct may be considered as 1 offense and the value of the property or services aggregated in determining whether the theft is a felony or misdemeanor. For purposes of this subsection, related offenses shall include, but are not limited to, violations of §§ 861, 900 and 903 of this title. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  855;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 251, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 856. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 856. Theft, receiving stolen property no defense; receiving stolen property, theft no defense; conviction of both offenses.

§ 856. Theft, receiving stolen property no defense; receiving stolen property, theft no defense; conviction of both offenses. (a) In any prosecution for theft or theft of a firearm, it is no defense that the accused is in fact guilty of receiving stolen property or receiving a stolen firearm. A person may be convicted of the crime which the person has in fact committed. (b) In any prosecution for receiving stolen property or receiving a stolen firearm, it is no defense that the accused is in fact guilty of theft or theft of a firearm. A person may be convicted of the crime which the person has in fact committed. (c) A person may not be convicted of both theft and receiving stolen property, or both theft of a firearm and receiving a stolen firearm, with regard to property appropriated in the same transaction or series of transactions. A person may be charged with the crime the person seems most likely to have committed and may be convicted as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  856;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 260, §§  1-3;
11 DE Code § 857. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 857. Theft and related offenses; definitions.

§ 857. Theft and related offenses; definitions. For purposes of §§ 841-856, 1450 and 1451 of this title:  (1) “Appropriate” means to exercise control, or to aid a third person to exercise control, over property of another person permanently or for so extended a period or under such circumstances as to acquire a major portion of its economic value or benefit, or to dispose of property for the benefit of the actor or a third person. (2) “Dealer” means a person in the business of buying, selling or lending on the security of goods. (3) “Deprive” means to withhold property of another person permanently or for so extended a period or under such circumstances as to withhold a major portion of its economic value or benefit, or with intent to restore it only upon payment of a reward or other compensation, or to dispose of property of another person so as to make it unlikely that the owner will recover it. (4) “Obtain” means to bring about or receive a transfer or purported transfer of any interest in property, whether to the defendant or to another person. (5) “Owner” means a person who has an interest in property which the defendant is not privileged to infringe, as described in paragraph (5) of this section. (6) “Property” means anything of value except land, and includes things growing on, affixed to or found in land such as topsoil, sand, minerals, gravel and the like, documents although the rights represented thereby have no physical location, contract rights, trade secrets, choses in action and other interests in or claims to admission or transportation tickets, captured or domestic animals, food, drink and electric or other power. (7) “Property of another person” includes property in which any person other than the defendant has an interest which the defendant is not privileged to infringe, regardless of the fact that the defendant also has an interest in the property and regardless of the fact that the other person might be precluded from civil recovery because the property was used in an unlawful transaction or was subject to forfeiture as contraband. Property in possession of the actor shall not be deemed property of another who has only a security interest therein, even if legal title is in the creditor pursuant to a conditional sales contract or other security agreement. (8) “Services” include labor, professional service, transportation, telephone, gas, electricity or other public service, accommodation in hotels, restaurants or elsewhere, admission to exhibitions and use of vehicles or other movable property. (9) “Trade secret” shall mean “trade secret” as defined in § 2001 of Title 6.11 Del. C. 1953, §  857;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 218, §§  2, 3;  64 Del. Laws, c. 134, §  1;
11 DE Code § 858. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 858. Unlawful operation of a recording device.

§ 858. Unlawful operation of a recording device. (a) (1) Any person who knowingly operates the audiovisual recording function of any device in a motion picture theater while the motion picture is being exhibited, for the purpose of distributing or transmitting a still photographic image of the motion picture, without the consent of the motion picture theater owner, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (2) Any person who knowingly operates the audiovisual recording function of any device in a motion picture theater for the purpose of recording a motion picture, while the motion picture is being exhibited, without the consent of the motion picture theater owner, is guilty of a is guilty of a class A misdemeanor which notwithstanding any law to the contrary, may also include a fine of up to $50,000. (b) The term “audiovisual recording function” means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part thereof by means of any technology now known or later developed. (c) The term “motion picture theater” means a movie theater, screening room, or other public venue that is being utilized primarily for the exhibition of a motion picture at the time of the offense. (d) A motion picture theater owner, a supervisor, agent or employee, 18 years of age or older, who has probable cause to believe that a person has recorded or transmitted a substantial portion of a motion picture and has intentionally violated paragraph (a)(2) of this section, may, for the purpose of summoning a law-enforcement officer, take the person into custody and detain the person in a reasonable manner on the premises for a reasonable time. (e) A motion picture theater owner, a supervisor, agent or employee, 18 years of age or older who detains a person pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, or who causes or provides information leading to the arrest of any person under subsection (a) of this section, shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for such detention or arrest provided they had, at the time of such detention or arrest, probable cause to believe that the person committed a crime defined in subsection (a) of this section. (f) A motion picture theater owner, a supervisor, agent or employee, 18 years of age or older, who has probable cause to believe that a person has committed a crime defined in subsection (a) of this section may eject such person from the premises and shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for such ejection. (g) This section does not prevent any lawfully authorized investigative, law-enforcement protective, or intelligence gathering employee or agent, of the local, state or federal government, from operating any audiovisual recording device in a motion picture theater, as part of lawfully authorized investigative, protective, law-enforcement, or intelligence-gathering activities. 75 Del. Laws, c. 316, §  1;
11 DE Code § 859. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 859. Larceny of livestock; penalty.

§ 859. Larceny of livestock; penalty. (a) Whoever feloniously steals, takes and carries away any cow, steer, bull, calf, heifer or swine is guilty of larceny and a class G felony. (b) The minimum sentence of imprisonment required by subsection (a) of this section shall not be subject to suspension and no person convicted under this section shall be eligible for probation or parole during the first 6 months of the sentence. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  859;  59 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  67 Del. Laws, c. 350, §  7;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 860. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 860. Possession of shoplifter's tools or instruments facilitating theft; class F felony.

§ 860. Possession of shoplifter's tools or instruments facilitating theft; class F felony. (a) A person is guilty of possession of shoplifter's tools or instruments facilitating theft when the person possesses any tool, instrument or other thing adapted, designed or commonly used for committing or facilitating:  (1) Offenses involving shoplifting; or (2) Offenses involving the overriding, disabling or evading of a security device without authorization. (3) [Deleted.] (b) “Security device” includes any lock, whether mechanical or electronic, or any warning device designed to alert a person or the general public of a possible attempt to shoplift any goods, wares or merchandise that are displayed for sale. “Security device” specifically includes, but is not limited to, any electronic or other device that is attached or affixed to any goods, wares or merchandise on display for sale in a mercantile establishment. (c) A person possesses shoplifting tools or instruments facilitating theft “under circumstances evincing an attempt to use or knowledge that some other person intends to use such” when the person possesses the tools or instruments at a time and a place proximate to the commission or attempt to commit a shoplifting offense or otherwise under circumstances not manifestly appropriate for what lawful uses the tools or instruments may have. (d) Possession of shoplifters tools or instruments facilitating theft is a class F felony. 72 Del. Laws, c. 222, §  2;  75 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  2;
11 DE Code § 861. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property|§ 861. Forgery; class F felony; class G felony; class A misdemeanor; restitution required.

§ 861. Forgery; class F felony; class G felony; class A misdemeanor; restitution required. (a) A person is guilty of forgery when, intending to defraud, deceive or injure another person, or knowing that the person is facilitating a fraud or injury to be perpetrated by anyone, the person:  (1) Alters any written instrument of another person without the other person's authority; or (2) Makes, completes, executes, authenticates, issues or transfers any written instrument which purports to be the act of another person, whether real or fictitious, who did not authorize that act, or to have been executed at a time or place or in a numbered sequence other than was in fact the case or to be a copy of an original when no original existed; or (3) Possesses a written instrument, knowing that it was made, completed or altered under circumstances constituting forgery. (b) Forgery is classified and punished as follows:  (1) Forgery is forgery in the first degree if the written instrument is or purports to be:  a. Part of an issue of money, stamps, securities or other valuable instruments issued by a government or a governmental instrumentality; or b. Part of an issue of stock, bonds or other instruments representing interests in or claims against a corporation, business enterprise or other organization or its property. Forgery in the first degree is a class F felony. (2) Forgery is forgery in the second degree if the written instrument is or purports to be:  a. A deed, will, codicil, contract, release, assignment, commercial instrument, check or other instrument which does or may evidence, create, transfer, terminate or otherwise affect a legal right, interest, obligation or status; or b. A public record, or an instrument filed or required to be filed in or with a public office or public servant; or c. A written instrument officially issued or created by a public office, public servant or governmental instrumentality; or d. Part of an issue of tokens, tickets, public transportation transfers, certificates or other articles manufactured and designed for use as symbols of value usable in place of money for the purchase of property or services; or e. A prescription of a duly licensed physician or other person authorized to issue the same for any drug or any instrument or device for which a prescription is required by law. Forgery in the second degree is a class G felony. (3) All other forgery is forgery in the third degree, a class A misdemeanor. (c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law for violation of this section, the court shall require a person convicted of a violation of this section to make restitution to the party or parties who suffered loss as a result of such forgery. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  861;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  62 Del. Laws, c. 241, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;