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11 DE Code § 1412. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1412. Revocation of service contracts or denial of application for service; exemption from liability.

§ 1412. Revocation of service contracts or denial of application for service; exemption from liability. (a) The Attorney General, if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any service furnished by a public utility is being used or will be used to disseminate information in furtherance of gambling or for gambling purposes, may give notice to the person who has contracted with or is applying to the public utility for such service that the Attorney General intends to seek a court order that the service contract be revoked or the application for service be denied. (b) The notice permitted in subsection (a) of this section shall be served personally upon the person who has contracted with or is applying to the public utility for the service. If personal service is not reasonably possible, the notice may be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises to which the service is furnished. The notice shall specify the time and place where the hearing will be held, and the court before which it will be held. (c) A hearing shall be held in the Superior Court at the time specified in the notice. At the hearing, evidence bearing on the use of the public utility service in question may be presented by the State and by or on behalf of the person who has contracted for or is applying for the service. (d) If the Court, after hearing, determines that there is probable cause to believe that the service furnished by the public utility is being used or will be used to disseminate information in furtherance of gambling or for gambling purposes, it shall order that the contract to furnish the service be revoked or that the application for service be denied. (e) No public utility shall be held liable at law or in equity for revocation of a contract, or denying an application for service, when ordered to do so as provided by this section. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1412;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1413. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1413. Exemption for operations of lottery under State control.

§ 1413. Exemption for operations of lottery under State control. The sale, lease, transport, ownership, possession, exhibition, manufacture, servicing, marketing or use of a video lottery machine, sports lottery machine, table game equipment or any equipment, supplies, information or data in connection with the operations of a lottery under State control (including the operations of a video lottery agent in accordance with Chapter 48 of Title 29) shall not be a violation of §§ 1401-1412 of this title. 77 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  27;
11 DE Code § 1421. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1421. Obstructions; service of notice.

§ 1421. Obstructions; service of notice. If the Attorney General finds that access to a building, apartment or place, which the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe is resorted to for the purpose of gambling in violation of the laws of this State, is barred by an obstruction, the Attorney General shall cause to be served in the manner provided by law for service of civil summons upon the occupant or owner a notice to appear before the Superior Court and to show cause why the unusual obstructions should not be removed. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1421;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1422. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1422. Posting of notice.

§ 1422. Posting of notice. If the occupant or owner cannot be found, the prescribed notice shall be posted upon the outside of the premises. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1422;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1423. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1423. Contents of notice.

§ 1423. Contents of notice. The notice which is served personally upon the occupant or owner or is posted upon the outside of the premises shall in all cases designate the name of the Court in which the rule will be heard, and shall further contain the time and the date upon which the rule will be brought on for hearing. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1423;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1424. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1424. Hearing.

§ 1424. Hearing. At the time stated in the notice, a hearing shall be held in the Superior Court. At the hearing, evidence bearing on the matter may be presented by the State and by or on behalf of the person served with the notice or alleged to be the occupant or owner of the premises. The Court may grant a continuance if it is reasonably necessary in order that all relevant evidence may be heard. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1424;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1425. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1425. Findings of Court; order for removal.

§ 1425. Findings of Court; order for removal. If the Court, after a hearing upon the requisite matters, finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the premises are resorted to for the purpose of gambling and that access is barred by an obstruction, the Court shall order the occupant or owner to remove the obstruction. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1425;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 203, §§  26, 31;
11 DE Code § 1426. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1426. Official removal upon noncompliance with removal order.

§ 1426. Official removal upon noncompliance with removal order. In the event that the obstructions are not removed within a period of 7 days after the order for removal, the Attorney General shall cause the obstructions to be removed from the premises or place. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1426;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1427. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1427. Collection of removal expenses; status of contractor; amount of lien.

§ 1427. Collection of removal expenses; status of contractor; amount of lien. The expenses of a removal under § 1426 of this title shall be collected by the Attorney General in the manner provided by law for the filing and collection of a mechanic's lien. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1427;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1428. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1428. Maintaining an obstruction; class A misdemeanor; a violation.

§ 1428. Maintaining an obstruction; class A misdemeanor; a violation. A person is guilty of maintaining an obstruction when, being the owner or occupant of a building or other place from which an obstruction has been removed as provided in §§ 1421-1427 of this title, the person again erects or permits the erection of an obstruction. Maintaining an obstruction is a violation unless the accused has been convicted of the same offense within the previous 2 years, in which case it is a class A misdemeanor. The section does not limit the power of the State to seek the removal of the obstruction as provided in §§ 1421-1427 of this title. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1428;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1431. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1431. Telephone messages received or overheard by police as evidence.

§ 1431. Telephone messages received or overheard by police as evidence. In any prosecution for a gambling offense, evidence that a police officer, when making an arrest for a gambling offense, received or overheard telephone messages intended for the accused or an associate of the accused which tend to prove that gambling activity was being conducted is admissible. The gathering and disclosure of such evidence, including the contents of the telephone messages received or overheard, does not violate any law of this State. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1431;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1432. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1432. Gambling; definitions.

§ 1432. Gambling; definitions. (a) “Call service” means the furnishing of information upon request therefor or by prearrangement over general telegraphic, telephonic or teletypewriter exchange or toll service. (b) “Dissemination” means the act of transmitting, distributing, advising, spreading, communicating, conveying or making known. (c) “Gambling device” means any device, machine, paraphernalia or equipment which is used or usable in the playing phases of any gambling activity, whether the activity consists of gambling between persons or gambling by a person involving the playing of a machine. Lottery tickets, policy slips and other items used in the playing phases of lottery and policy schemes are not gambling devices. (d) “Gambling offense” means any offense defined in §§ 1401-1431 of this title. (e) “Private wire” means service equipment, facilities, conduits, poles, wires, circuits, systems by means of which service is furnished for communication purposes, either through the medium of telephone, telegraph, Morse, teletypewriter, loudspeaker or any other means, or by which the voice or electrical impulses are sent over a wire, and which services are contracted for or leased for services between 2 or more points specifically designated, and are not connected to or available for general telegraphic, telephonic or teletypewriter exchange or toll service, and includes such services known as “special contract leased wire service,” “leased line,” “private line,” “private system,” “Morse line,” “private wire,” but does not include the usual and customary telephone or teletypewriter service by which the subscriber may be connected at each separate call to any other telephone or teletypewriter designated by the subscriber only through the general telephone or teletypewriter exchange system or toll service. (f) “Public utility” means a person, partnership, association or corporation owning or operating in this State equipment or facilities for conveying or transmitting messages or communications by telephone or telegraph to the public for compensation. (g) “Obstruction” means a door, window, shutter, screen bar or grating of unusual strength, or any unnecessary number of doors, windows or obstructions other than what is usual and ordinary in the normal or usual use of a building, apartment or place, by which access to any building, apartment or place is barred. (h) “Slot machine” means a gambling device which, as a result of the insertion of a coin or other object, operates, either completely automatically or with the aid of a physical act by the player, in such manner that, depending upon elements of chance, it may eject something of value. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1432;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1442. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1442. Carrying a concealed deadly weapon; class G felony; class D felony.

§ 1442. Carrying a concealed deadly weapon; class G felony; class D felony. A person is guilty of carrying a concealed deadly weapon when the person carries concealed a deadly weapon upon or about the person without a license to do so as provided by § 1441 of this title. Carrying a concealed deadly weapon is a class G felony, unless the deadly weapon is a firearm, in which case it is a class D felony. It shall be a defense that the defendant has been issued an otherwise valid license to carry a concealed deadly weapon pursuant to terms of § 1441 of this title, where:  (1) The license has expired, (2) The person had applied for renewal of said license within the allotted time frame prior to expiration of the license, and (3) The offense is alleged to have occurred while the application for renewal of said license was pending before the court.11 Del. C. 1953, §  1442;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 547, §  13;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 313, §§  1, 6;
11 DE Code § 1443. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1443. Carrying a concealed dangerous instrument; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1443. Carrying a concealed dangerous instrument; class A misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of carrying a concealed dangerous instrument when the person carries concealed a dangerous instrument upon or about the person. (b) It shall be a defense that the defendant was carrying the concealed dangerous instrument for a specific lawful purpose and that the defendant had no intention of causing any physical injury or threatening the same. (c) For the purposes of this section, disabling chemical spray, as defined in § 222 of this title, shall not be considered to be a dangerous instrument. (d) Carrying a concealed dangerous instrument is a class A misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1443;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 547, §  14;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 374, §  6;
11 DE Code § 1445. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1445. Unlawfully dealing with a dangerous weapon; unclassified misdemeanor; class E or G felony.

§ 1445. Unlawfully dealing with a dangerous weapon; unclassified misdemeanor; class E or G felony. A person is guilty of unlawfully dealing with a dangerous weapon when:  (1) The person possesses, sells or in any manner has control of:  a. A weapon which by compressed air or by spring discharges or projects a pellet, slug or bullet, except a BB or air gun which does not discharge or project a pellet or slug larger than a BB shot; or b. A pellet, slug or bullet, intending that it be used in any weapon prohibited by paragraph (1)a. of this section; or (2) The person sells, gives or otherwise transfers to a child under 16 years of age a BB or air gun or spear gun or BB shot, unless the person is that child's parent or guardian, or unless the person first receives the permission of said parent or guardian; or (3) Being a parent, the person permits the person's child under 16 years of age to have possession of a firearm or a BB or air gun or spear gun unless under the direct supervision of an adult; or (4) The person sells, gives or otherwise transfers to a child under 18 years of age a firearm or ammunition for a firearm, unless the person is that child's parent or guardian, or unless the person first receives the permission of said parent or guardian; or (5) The person sells, gives or otherwise transfers a firearm to any person knowing that said person intends to commit any felony, class A misdemeanor or drug related criminal offense while in possession of said firearm. Unlawfully dealing with a firearm or dangerous weapon is an unclassified misdemeanor, unless the person is convicted under paragraph (4) of this section, in which case it is a class G felony, or unless the person is convicted under paragraph (5) of this section, in which case it is a class E felony. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1445;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 44, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  69 Del. Laws, c. 312, §§  1-3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1446. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1446. Unlawfully dealing with a switchblade knife; unclassified misdemeanor.

§ 1446. Unlawfully dealing with a switchblade knife; unclassified misdemeanor. A person is guilty of unlawfully dealing with a switchblade knife when the person sells, offers for sale or has in possession a knife, the blade of which is released by a spring mechanism or by gravity. Unlawfully dealing with a switchblade knife is an unclassified misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1446;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1446A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1446A. Undetectable knives; commercial manufacture, import for commercial sale, or offers for commercial sale; or possession.

§ 1446A. Undetectable knives; commercial manufacture, import for commercial sale, or offers for commercial sale; or possession. (a) Any person in this state who commercially manufactures or causes to be commercially manufactured, or who knowingly imports into the state for commercial sale, keeps for commercial sale, or offers or exposes for commercial sale, or who possesses any undetectable knife is guilty of a class G felony. As used in this section, an “undetectable knife” means any knife or other instrument with or without a handguard that is capable of ready use as a stabbing weapon that may inflict serious physical injury or death that is commercially manufactured to be used as a weapon and is not detectable by a metal detector or magnetometer because there is no material permanently affixed that would be detectable by a metal detector or magnetometer, either handheld or otherwise, that is set at standard calibration. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all knives or other instruments with or without a handguard that are capable of ready use as a stabbing weapon that may inflict serious physical injury or death that are commercially manufactured in this state that utilize materials that are not detectable by a metal detector or magnetometer, shall be manufactured to include permanently installed materials that will ensure they are detectable by a metal detector or magnetometer, either handheld or otherwise, that is set at standard calibration. (c) This section shall not apply to the manufacture or importation of undetectable knives for sale to a law-enforcement or military entity nor shall this section apply to the subsequent sale of these knives to law enforcement or military entity. (d) This section shall not apply to the manufacture or importation of undetectable knives for sale to federal, state, and local historical societies, museums, and institutional collections which are open to the public, provided that the undetectable knives are properly housed and secured from unauthorized handling, nor shall this section apply to the subsequent sale of the knives to these societies, museums, and collections. 75 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  1;
11 DE Code § 1447. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1447. Possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony; class B felony.

§ 1447. Possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony; class B felony. (a) A person who is in possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony is guilty of possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony. Possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony is a class B felony. (b), (c) [Repealed.] (d) Every person charged under this section over the age of 16 years may be tried as an adult pursuant to §§ 1010 and 1011 of Title 10, notwithstanding any contrary provision of statutes governing the Family Court or any other state law. (e) A person may be found guilty of violating this section notwithstanding that the felony for which the person is convicted and during which the person possessed the deadly weapon is a lesser included felony of the one originally charged. 11 Del. C. 1953, §  1447;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 203, §  34;  59 Del. Laws, c. 547, §  15;  60 Del. Laws, c. 306, §§  1, 2;  63 Del. Laws, c. 412, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 199, § 3;  82 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 2;
11 DE Code § 1447A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5. Specific Offenses|Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency|§ 1447A. Possession of a firearm during commission of a felony; class B felony.

§ 1447A. Possession of a firearm during commission of a felony; class B felony. (a) A person who is in possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony is guilty of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony is a class B felony. (b) A person convicted under subsection (a) of this section shall receive a minimum sentence of 3 years at Level V, notwithstanding the provisions of § 4205(b)(2) of this title. (c) A person convicted under subsection (a) of this section, and who has been at least twice previously convicted of a felony in this State or elsewhere, shall receive a minimum sentence of 5 years at Level V, notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 4205(b)(2) and 4215 of this title. (d), (e) [Repealed.] (f) Every person charged under this section over the age of 16 years who, following an evidentiary hearing where the Superior Court finds proof positive or presumption great that the accused used, displayed, or discharged a firearm during the commission of a Title 11 or a Title 31 violent felony as set forth in § 4201 (c) of this title, shall be tried as an adult, notwithstanding any contrary provisions or statutes governing the Family Court or any other state law. The provisions of this section notwithstanding, the Attorney General may elect to proceed in Family Court. (g) A person may be found guilty of violating this section notwithstanding that the felony for which the person is convicted and during which the person possessed the firearm is a lesser included felony of the one originally charged. 69 Del. Laws, c. 229, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 596, §  7;  73 Del. Laws, c. 107, §§  2, 3;  81 Del. Laws, c. 252, § 1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 2;