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2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 832. Robbery in the first degree; class B felony.

§ 832. Robbery in the first degree; class B felony.
(a) A person is guilty of robbery in the first degree when the person commits the crime of robbery in the second degree and when, in the course of the commission of the crime or of immediate flight therefrom, the person or another participant in the crime:
(1) Causes physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime; or
(2) Displays what appears to be a deadly weapon or represents by word or conduct that the person is in possession or control of a deadly weapon; or
(3) Is armed with and uses or threatens the use of a dangerous instrument; or
(4) Commits said crime against a person who is 65 years of age or older; or
(5) Threatens death upon another.
Robbery in the first degree is a class B felony.
(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section or Code to the contrary, any person convicted of robbery in the first degree shall receive a minimum sentence of:
(1) Three years at Level V; or
(2) Five years at Level V, if the conviction was either of the following:
a. For an offense that was committed pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) of this section and the deadly weapon was a firearm, and within 7 years of the date of a previous conviction for robbery in the first degree or if the conviction is for an offense that was committed within 7 years of the date of termination of all periods of incarceration or confinement imposed pursuant to a previous conviction for robbery in the first degree, whichever is the later date.
b. For an offense committed within 2 years of the date of a previous conviction for robbery in the first degree or if the conviction is for an offense that was committed within 2 years of the date of termination of all periods of incarceration or confinement imposed pursuant to a previous conviction for robbery in the first degree, whichever is the later date.
(c) The sentencing provisions of this section apply to attempted robbery in the first degree as well as robbery in the first degree.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  832;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 547, §  6;  60 Del. Laws, c. 240, §§  1, 2;  63 Del. Laws, c. 329, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §§  8, 13;  68 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  5;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  9;  74 Del. Laws, c. 93, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  6;  74 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  6;  80 Del. Laws, c. 358, § 1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 216, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 840A. Use of illegitimate retail sales receipt or Universal Product Code Label.

§ 840A. Use of illegitimate retail sales receipt or Universal Product Code Label.
(a) A person who, with intent to cheat or defraud another, possesses, uses, transfers, makes, alters, counterfeits or reproduces a retail sales receipt or Universal Product Code Label is guilty of an offense under this section.
(b) A person convicted of violating this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, unless the person is convicted of possessing 15 or more illegitimate retail sales receipts or Universal Product Code Labels or the aggregate value of the money, property or services illegally obtained or credited to an account is $1,500 or more, in which case it is a class F felony.
73 Del. Laws, c. 31, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 133, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 841. Theft; class B felony; class D felony; class F felony; class G felony; class A misdemeanor; restitution.

§ 841. Theft; class B felony; class D felony; class F felony; class G felony; class A misdemeanor; restitution.
(a) A person is guilty of theft when the person takes, exercises control over or obtains property of another person intending to deprive that person of it or appropriate it. Theft includes the acts described in this section, as well as those described in §§ 841A-846 of this title.
(b) A person is guilty of theft if the person, in any capacity, legally receives, takes, exercises control over or obtains property of another which is the subject of theft, and fraudulently converts same to the person's own use.
(c) (1) Except where a victim is 62 years of age or older, or an “adult who is impaired” as defined in § 3902(2) of Title 31, or a “person with a disability” as defined in § 3901(a)(2) of Title 12, theft 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.
(2) Where a victim is 62 years of age or older, or an “adult who is impaired” as defined in § 3902(2) of Title 31, or a “person with a disability” as defined in § 3901(a)(2) of Title 12, theft is a class G felony unless the value of the property received, retained or disposed of is $1,500 or more, in which case it is a class F felony.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this section:
a. Where the value of the property received, retained or disposed of is more than $50,000 but less than $100,000, theft is a class D felony;
b. Where the value of the property received, retained or disposed of is $100,000 or more, theft is a class B felony.
(d) Upon conviction, the sentencing judge shall require full restitution to the victim for any monetary losses suffered and shall consider the imposition of community service and/or an appropriate curfew for a minor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  841;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 590, §  2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  3;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  69 Del. Laws, c. 315, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 209, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 364, §§  1, 2;  73 Del. Laws, c. 126, §§  10, 11;  76 Del. Laws, c. 98, §  3;  77 Del. Laws, c. 133, §  3;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §§  83-91, 371;  78 Del. Laws, c. 353, §§  1, 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 841A. Theft of a motor vehicle; class G felony.

§ 841A. Theft of a motor vehicle; class G felony.
(a) A person is guilty of theft of a motor vehicle when the person takes, exercises control over or obtains a motor vehicle of another person intending to deprive the other person of it or appropriate it.
(b) As used in this section “motor vehicle” means an automobile, motorcycle, van, truck, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor and semitrailer combination, or any other vehicle which is self-propelled, which is designed to be operated primarily on a roadway as defined in § 101 of Title 21, and in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported. “Motor vehicle” as used in this section shall not include any device that is included within the definitions of “moped,” “off-highway (OHV),” “triped,” “motorized scooter or skateboard,” “motorized wheelchair” or “electric personal assistive mobility device (EPAMD)” as defined in § 101 of Title 21.
(c) Theft of a motor vehicle is a class G felony.
75 Del. Laws, c. 290, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 841B. Theft: Organized retail crime; class A misdemeanor; class E felony.

§ 841B. Theft:
Organized retail crime; class A misdemeanor; class E felony.
(a) A person is guilty of “theft:
organized retail crime” when the person takes, exercises control over, or obtains retail merchandise of another person intending to deprive that person of it, or receives stolen property in violation of § 851 of this title, in quantities that would not normally be purchased for personal use or consumption, with the intent to appropriate or to resell or reenter the merchandise into commerce.
(b) For purposes of this section, a series of organized retail crime thefts committed by a person or group of persons may be aggregated into 1 count or charge, with the sum of the value of all the retail merchandise being the value considered in determining the degree of theft:
organized retail crime.
(c) In addition to the provisions of § 841(c) and (d) of this title, if a defendant has 2 or more times been convicted of theft:
organized retail crime, the offense of theft:
organized retail crime is a class E felony.
76 Del. Laws, c. 98, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 841C. Possession or theft of a prescription form or a pad.

§ 841C. Possession or theft of a prescription form or a pad.
(a) A person in possession of a blank prescription form or pad who is not a practitioner as defined in this section shall be guilty of a class G felony. “Possession” in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes location on or about the defendant's person, premises, belongings, vehicle or otherwise within the defendant's reasonable control.
(b) A person is guilty of theft of a blank prescription form or pad when the person is not a practitioner as defined in this section and takes, exercises control over, obtains or receives, produces or reproduces any facsimile or counterfeit version of, or transfers, uses, gives, or sells any copies, facsimiles or counterfeit versions, a prescription form or pad of a practitioner with the intent to deprive the practitioner of the use thereof or to facilitate the commission of drug diversion.
(1) A “practitioner” means:
a. A physician, dentist, veterinarian, scientific investigator or other person licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or to administer a controlled or noncontrolled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this State.
b. A pharmacy, hospital or other institution licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or to administer a controlled or noncontrolled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this State.
(2) Theft of a blank prescription form or pad is a class F felony.
77 Del. Laws, c. 161, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 841D. Wage theft; class E felony.

§ 841D. Wage theft; class E felony.
(a) A person is guilty of wage theft when the person violates § 1102A(a)(1), (a)(4), (a)(5), or (a)(6) of Title 19.
(b) For purposes of this section, a series of wage thefts committed by a person or group of persons may be aggregated into 1 count or charge, with the sum of the aggregate loss to employees and this State being the value considered in determining the degree of wage theft.
(c) Wage theft is punishable under § 841(c) and (d) of this title, except that if the person has 2 or more convictions for wage theft, wage theft is a class E felony.
83 Del. Laws, c. 443, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 842. Theft; lost or mislaid property; mistaken delivery.

§ 842. Theft; lost or mislaid property; mistaken delivery.
A person commits theft when, with the intent prescribed in § 841 of this title, the person exercises control over property of another person which the person knows to have been lost or mislaid, or to have been delivered under a mistake as to the identity of the recipient or the nature or value of the property, without taking reasonable measures to return the property to its owner.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  842;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 843. Theft; false pretense.

§ 843. Theft; false pretense.
A person commits theft when, with the intent prescribed in § 841 of this title, the person obtains property of another person by intentionally creating or reinforcing a false impression as to a present or past fact, or by preventing the other person from acquiring information which would adversely affect the other person's judgment of a transaction.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  843;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 844. Theft; false promise.

§ 844. Theft; false promise.
A person commits theft when, with the intent prescribed in § 841 of this title, the person obtains property of another person by means of a representation, express or implied, that the person or a third person will in the future engage in particular conduct, and when the person does not intend to engage in such conduct or, as the case may be, does not believe the third person intends to engage in such conduct. The accused's intention or belief that a promise would not be performed may not be established by or inferred from the fact alone that the promise was not performed.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  844;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 845. Theft of services.

§ 845. Theft of services.
(a) A person commits theft when, with the intent specified in § 841 of this title, the person obtains services which the person knows are available only for compensation by deception, threat, false token, false representation or statement or by installing, rearranging or tampering with any facility or equipment or by any other trick, contrivance or any other device to avoid payment for the services.
(b) In any prosecution for theft of services where services have been obtained from a public utility by the installation of, rearrangement of or tampering with any facility or equipment owned or used by the public utility to provide such services, without the consent or permission of the public utility, or by any other trick or contrivance, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that the person to whom the services are being furnished has created, caused or knows of the condition which is a violation of this section.
(c) A person who has obtained services from a public utility by installing, rearranging or tampering with any facility or equipment owned or used by the public utility to provide such services, or by any other trick or contrivance, is presumed to have done so with an intent to avoid, or to enable others to avoid, payment for the services involved.
(d) The rebuttable presumptions referred to in subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall not apply to any person to whom such services have been furnished for less than 31 days or until there has been at least 1 meter reading.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  845;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 227, §§  1, 2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 846. Extortion; class E felony.

§ 846. Extortion; class E felony.
A person commits extortion when, with the intent prescribed in § 841 of this title, the person compels or induces another person to deliver property to the person or to a third person by means of instilling in the victim a fear that, if the property is not so delivered, the defendant or another will:
(1) Cause physical injury to anyone; or
(2) Cause damage to property; or
(3) Engage in other conduct constituting a crime; or
(4) Accuse anyone of a crime or cause criminal charges to be instituted against anyone; or
(5) Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject anyone to hatred, contempt or ridicule; or
(6) Falsely 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 the person's health, safety, business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation or personal relationships.
Extortion is a class E felony, except where the victim is a person 62 years of age or older, in which case any violation of this section shall be a class D felony.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  846;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  12;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 862. Possession of forgery devices; class G felony.

§ 862. Possession of forgery devices; class G felony.
A person is guilty of possession of forgery devices when:
(1) The person makes or possesses with knowledge of its character and intending to use it unlawfully any plate, die or other device, apparatus, equipment or article specifically designed for use in counterfeiting or otherwise forging written instruments; or
(2) The person makes or possesses any device, apparatus, equipment or article capable of or adaptable to use for purposes of forgery, intending to use it unlawfully.
Possession of forgery devices is a class G felony.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  862;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 203, §  22;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 863. Forgery and related offenses; definition.

§ 863. Forgery and related offenses; definition.
“Written instrument” means any instrument or article containing written or printed matter or the equivalent thereof, used for the purpose of reciting, embodying, conveying or recording information or constituting a symbol or evidence of value, right, privilege or identification.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  863;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 871. Falsifying business records; class A misdemeanor.

§ 871. Falsifying business records; class A misdemeanor.
(a) For purposes of this section, “medical record” means a record that pertains to a person's medical history, evaluations, tests, diagnoses, prognoses, laboratory reports, medical imaging, treatments, prescriptions, or any other information used in assessing a person's physical, mental, or emotional condition.
(b) A person is guilty of falsifying business records when, with intent to defraud, the person:
(1) Makes or causes a false entry in the business records of an enterprise; or
(2) Alters, erases, obliterates, deletes, removes or destroys a true entry in the business records of an enterprise; or
(3) Omits to make a true entry in the business records of an enterprise in violation of a duty to do so which the person knows to be imposed by law or by the nature of the person's position; or
(4) Prevents the making of a true entry or causes the omission thereof in the business records of an enterprise; or
(5) Alters or modifies, or causes the alteration or modification of the medical record of any person; or
(6) Creates or causes to be created any false medical record.
(c) Falsifying business records is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  871;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 275, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 872. Falsifying business records; defense.

§ 872. Falsifying business records; defense.
In any prosecution for falsifying business records it is an affirmative defense that the defendant was a clerk, bookkeeper or other employee who, without personal benefit, merely executed the orders of the employer or of a superior officer or employee generally authorized to direct the defendant's activities.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  872;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 873. Tampering with public records in the second degree; class A misdemeanor.

§ 873. Tampering with public records in the second degree; class A misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of tampering with public records in the second degree when, knowing that the person does not have the authority of anyone entitled to grant it, the person knowingly removes, mutilates, destroys, conceals, makes a false entry in or falsely alters any record or other written instrument filed with, deposited in or otherwise constituting a record of a public office or public servant.
Tampering with public records in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  873;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 876. Tampering with public records in the first degree; class E felony.

§ 876. Tampering with public records in the first degree; class E felony.
A person is guilty of tampering with public records in the first degree when, with intent to defraud, and knowing that the person does not have the authority of anyone entitled to grant it, the person knowingly removes, mutilates, destroys, conceals, makes a false entry in or falsely alters any record or other written instrument filed with, deposited in or otherwise constituting a record of a public office or public servant.
Tampering with public records in the first degree is a class E felony.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  876;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 877. Offering a false instrument for filing; class A misdemeanor.

§ 877. Offering a false instrument for filing; class A misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of offering a false instrument for filing when, knowing that a written instrument contains a false statement or false information, and intending to defraud the State, a political subdivision thereof or another person, the person offers or presents it to a public office or a public servant with the knowledge or belief that it will be filed with, registered or recorded in or otherwise become a part of the records of the public office or public servant.
Offering a false instrument for filing is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  877;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 878. Issuing a false certificate; class G felony.

§ 878. Issuing a false certificate; class G felony.
A person is guilty of issuing a false certificate when, being a public servant authorized by law to make or issue official certificates or other official written instruments, and with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another person, the person issues such an instrument, or makes the same with intent that it be issued, knowing that it contains a false statement or false information.
Issuing a false certificate is a class G felony.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  878;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 881. Bribery; class A misdemeanor.

§ 881. Bribery; class A misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of bribing when:
(1) The person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon any employee, agent or fiduciary without the consent of the latter's employer or principal, with intent to influence the latter to take some action with regard to the latter's employer's or principal's affairs which would not be warranted upon reasonable consideration of the factors which that person should have taken into account; or
(2) The person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon duly appointed representative of a labor organization or duly appointed trustee or representative of an employee welfare trust fund, with intent to influence the latter in respect to any of that person's acts, decisions or duties as a representative or trustee; or
(3) The person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a participant in a sports contest, with intent to influence that the participant not to give the best effort in a sports contest; or
(4) The person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon an official in a sports contest, with intent to influence the official to perform duties improperly.
Bribing is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  881;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 882. Bribe receiving; class A misdemeanor.

§ 882. Bribe receiving; class A misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of bribe receiving if:
Being an employee, agent or fiduciary and, without the consent of the employer or principal, the person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that the benefit will influence the person to take some action with regard to the employer's or principal's affairs which would not be warranted upon reasonable consideration of the factors which the person should have taken into account; or
Being a duly appointed representative of a labor organization or a duly appointed trustee or representative of an employee welfare trust fund, the person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that the benefit will influence the person in respect to any of the person's acts, decisions or duties as representative or trustee; or
Being a participant in a sports contest, the person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that the person will thereby be influenced not to give the best effort in a sports contest; or
Being an official in a sports contest, the person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that the person will perform duties improperly.
Bribe receiving is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  882;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property › § 891. Defrauding secured creditors; class A misdemeanor.

§ 891. Defrauding secured creditors; class A misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of defrauding secured creditors if the person destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest, intending to defeat enforcement of that interest.
Defrauding secured creditors is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  891;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;