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2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1258. Escape and offenses relating to custody; definitions.

§ 1258. Escape and offenses relating to custody; definitions.
As used in §§ 1251-1257 of this title:
(1) “Contraband” means any intoxicating liquor or drug prohibited under Chapter 47 of Title 16, except as prescribed by a physician for medical treatment; tobacco; nicotine products; any money without the knowledge or consent of the Department of Health and Social Services or the Department of Correction; or any deadly weapon or part thereof or any instrument or article which may be used to effect an escape.
(2) “Custody” means restraint by a public servant pursuant to an arrest, detention or an order of a court.
(3) “Detention facility” means any place used for the confinement of a person:
a. Charged with or convicted of an offense; or
b. Charged with being a delinquent child as defined in § 901 of Title 10; or
c. Held for extradition or as a material witness; or
d. Otherwise confined pursuant to an order of a court.
(4) “Escape” means departure from the place in which the actor is held or detained with knowledge that such departure is unpermitted.
(5) “Other place having custody of such person” includes, but is not limited to, any building, facility, structure, vehicle or property in which a person may be placed while in custody, whether temporarily or permanently and regardless of whether such building, facility, structure, vehicle or property is owned or controlled by the Department of Correction or any other state agency.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1258;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 12, §  4;  79 Del. Laws, c. 367, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 10;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1260. Misuse of prisoner mail; class A misdemeanor; class G felony.

§ 1260. Misuse of prisoner mail; class A misdemeanor; class G felony.
A person is guilty of misuse of prisoner mail when being a person in custody in a state detention facility, or in the custody of the Department of Health and Social Services or the Department of Correction, that person intentionally:
(1) Communicates by mail with a person not in custody in a manner which the person in custody knows is likely to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm; or
(2) Designates a written communication as legal mail knowing that said written communication is wholly unrelated to any actual or potential legal matter or to the administration of justice.
Misuse of prisoner mail is a class A misdemeanor unless the person has previously been convicted under this section, in which case it is a class G felony.
70 Del. Laws, c. 480, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1261. Bribing a witness; class E felony.

§ 1261. Bribing a witness; class E felony.
A person is guilty of bribing a witness when the person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a witness or a person about to be called as a witness in any official proceeding upon an agreement or understanding that:
(1) The testimony of the witness will thereby be influenced; or
(2) The witness will be absent from, or otherwise avoid or seek to avoid appearing or testifying at, the official proceeding.
Bribing a witness is a class E felony.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1261;  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 VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1262. Bribe receiving by a witness; class E felony.

§ 1262. Bribe receiving by a witness; class E felony.
A witness or a person about to be called as a witness in any official proceeding is guilty of bribe receiving by a witness when the witness solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that:
(1) The witness's testimony will thereby be influenced; or
(2) The witness will be absent from, or otherwise avoid or seek to avoid appearing or testifying at, the official proceeding.
Bribe receiving by a witness is a class E felony.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1262;  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 VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1263. Tampering with a witness; class E felony.

§ 1263. Tampering with a witness; class E felony.
A person is guilty of tampering with a witness when:
(1) The person knowingly induces, influences or impedes any witness or victim by false statement, fraud or deceit, with intent to affect the testimony or availability of such witness; or
(2) The person intentionally causes physical injury to any party or witness or intentionally damages the property of any party or witness on account of past, present or future attendance at any court proceeding or official proceeding of this State or on account of past, present, or future testimony in any action pending therein; or
(3) The person knowingly intimidates a witness or victim under circumstances set forth in subchapter III of Chapter 35 of this title.
Tampering with a witness is a class E felony.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1263;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 20, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 275, §§  1, 2;  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 VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1264. Bribing a juror; class E felony.

§ 1264. Bribing a juror; class E felony.
A person is guilty of bribing a juror when the person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a juror upon an agreement or understanding that the juror's vote, opinion, judgment, decision or other action as a juror will thereby be influenced.
Bribing a juror is a class E felony.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1264;  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 VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1265. Bribe receiving by a juror; class E felony.

§ 1265. Bribe receiving by a juror; class E felony.
A juror is guilty of bribe receiving by a juror when the juror solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon agreement or understanding that the juror's vote, opinion, judgment, decision or other action as a juror will thereby be influenced.
Bribe receiving by a juror is a class E felony.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1265;  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 VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1266. Tampering with a juror; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1266. Tampering with a juror; class A misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of tampering with a juror when:
(1) With intent to influence the outcome of an official proceeding, the person communicates with a juror in the proceeding, except as permitted by the rules of evidence governing the proceeding; or
(2) In relation to an official proceeding pending or about to be brought before the juror, the person offers, negotiates, confers or agrees to confer any payment or benefit to the juror or to a third person in consideration for supplying any information depicting the juror's service.
For purposes of this section, a juror shall be any person who has received notice of summons to appear for jury service.
Tampering with a juror is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1266;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 158, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1267. Misconduct by a juror; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1267. Misconduct by a juror; class A misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of misconduct by a juror when, in relation to an official proceeding pending or about to be brought before the juror:
(1) The juror agrees to give a vote, opinion, judgment decision or report for or against any party to the action or proceeding, or
(2) The juror solicits, negotiates, accepts or agrees to accept any payment or benefit for himself or herself for a third person in consideration for supplying any information depicting the juror's service.
For purposes of this section, a juror shall be any person who has received notice of summons to appear for jury service.
Misconduct by a juror is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1267;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 323, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1268. Communications between jurors not tampering or misconduct.

§ 1268. Communications between jurors not tampering or misconduct.
Nothing in § 1266 or § 1267 of this title applies to communications between jurors in the same proceeding with regard to matters admitted as evidence in the proceeding.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1268;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1269. Tampering with physical evidence; class G felony.

§ 1269. Tampering with physical evidence; class G felony.
A person is guilty of tampering with physical evidence when:
(1) Intending that it be used or introduced in an official proceeding or a prospective official proceeding the person:
a. Knowingly makes, devises, alters or prepares false physical evidence; or
b. Produces or offers false physical evidence at a proceeding, knowing it to be false; or
(2) Believing that certain physical evidence is about to be produced or used in an official proceeding or a prospective official proceeding, and intending to prevent its production or use, the person suppresses it by any act of concealment, alteration or destruction, or by employing force, intimidation or deception against any person.
Tampering with physical evidence is a class G felony.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1269;  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 VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1271. Criminal contempt; class A misdemeanor; class B misdemeanor.

§ 1271. Criminal contempt; class A misdemeanor; class B misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of criminal contempt when the person engages in any of the following conduct:
(1) Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior, committed during the sitting of a court, in its immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to its authority; or
(2) Breach of the peace, noise or other disturbance directly tending to interrupt a court's proceedings; or
(3) Intentional disobedience or resistance to the process, injunction or other mandate of a court; or
(4) Contumacious refusal to be sworn as a witness in any court proceeding or, after being sworn, to answer any proper interrogatory; or
(5) Knowingly publishing a false or grossly inaccurate report of a court's proceedings; or
(6) Intentional refusal to serve as a juror; or
(7) Intentional and unexcused failure by a juror to attend a trial at which the person has been chosen to serve as a juror; or
(8) Intentional failure to appear personally on the required date, having been released from custody, with or without bail, by court order or by other lawful authority, upon condition that the person will subsequently appear personally in connection with a criminal action or proceeding.
Criminal contempt is a class A misdemeanor, except for violations of paragraph (1) of this section. A violation of paragraph (1) of this section shall be a class B misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1211;  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 VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1271A. Criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order, lethal violence protective order, or sexual violence protective order; class A misdemeanor; class F felony.

§ 1271A. Criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order, lethal violence protective order, or sexual violence protective order; class A misdemeanor; class F felony.
(a) (1) A person is guilty of criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order when the person knowingly violates or fails to obey any provision of a protective order issued by:
the Family Court; a court of any state, territory, or Indian nation in the United States, as long as such violation or failure to obey occurred in Delaware; or a court of Canada, as long as such violation or failure to obey occurred in Delaware.
(2) A person is guilty of criminal contempt of a lethal violence protective order or sexual violence protective order when the person knowingly violates or fails to obey any provision of a protective order issued by the Justice of the Peace Court or Superior Court, as long as such violation or failure to obey occurred in Delaware.
(b) Criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order, lethal violence protective order, or sexual violence protective order is a class A misdemeanor, unless any of the elements set forth in subsection (c) of this section are met, in which case the offense shall be a class F felony.
(c) A person is guilty of felony criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order, a lethal violence protective order, or a sexual violence protective order if:
(1) Such contempt resulted in physical injury.
(2) Such contempt involved the use or threatened use of a deadly weapon or firearm.
(d) A person found guilty of criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order, lethal violence protective order, or sexual violence protective order shall receive a minimum sentence of 15 days incarceration if:
(1) Such contempt resulted in physical injury.
(2) Such contempt involved the use or threatened use of a deadly weapon or firearm.
(3) The defendant was convicted of criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order, lethal violence protective order, or sexual violence protective order under this section on 2 or more prior occasions.
(e) The minimum sentence shall not be subject to suspension and no person subject to the minimum sentence shall be eligible for probation, parole, furlough, or suspended custody during the sentence.
(f) The Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over offenses under paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
69 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 63, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 117, §§  1-4;  80 Del. Laws, c. 373, § 2;  81 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 449, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1272. Criminal contempt; summary punishment.

§ 1272. Criminal contempt; summary punishment.
A person who commits criminal contempt as defined by § 1271(1) of this title may in the discretion of the court be convicted and sentenced for that offense without further criminal proceedings during or immediately after the termination of the proceeding in which the act constituting criminal contempt occurred.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1272;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1273. Unlawful grand jury disclosure; class B misdemeanor.

§ 1273. Unlawful grand jury disclosure; class B misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of unlawful grand jury disclosure when, being a grand juror, a public prosecutor, a grand jury stenographer, a grand jury interpreter, a peace officer guarding a witness in a grand jury proceeding, or a clerk, attendant, warden or other public servant having official duties in or about a grand jury room or proceeding, the person intentionally discloses to another person the nature or substance of any grand jury testimony, or any decision, result or other matter attending a grand jury proceeding which is required by law to be kept secret, except in the proper discharge of official duties or upon written order of the court.
Unlawful grand jury disclosure is a class B misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1273;  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 VI. Offenses Against Public Administration › § 1274. Offenses relating to judicial and similar proceedings; definitions.

§ 1274. Offenses relating to judicial and similar proceedings; definitions.
As used in §§ 1261-1273 of this title:
(1) “Benefit” means gain or advantage, or anything regarded by the beneficiary as gain or advantage, including benefit to any other person in whose welfare the beneficiary is interested.
(2) “Official proceeding” includes any action or proceeding conducted by or before a legally constituted judicial, legislative, administrative or other governmental agency or official, in which evidence or testimony of witnesses may properly be received.
(3) “Physical evidence” means any article, object, document, record or other thing of physical substance which is or is about to be produced or used as evidence in an official proceeding.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1274;  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 VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1301. Disorderly conduct; unclassified misdemeanor.

§ 1301. Disorderly conduct; unclassified misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when:
(1) The person intentionally causes public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm to any other person, or creates a risk thereof by:
a. Engaging in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior; or
b. Making an unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse utterance, gesture or display, or addressing abusive language to any person present; or
c. Disturbing any lawful assembly or meeting of persons without lawful authority; or
d. Obstructing vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or
e. Congregating with other persons in a public place and refusing to comply with a lawful order of the police to disperse; or
f. Creating a hazardous or physically offensive condition which serves no legitimate purpose; or
g. Congregating with other persons in a public place while wearing masks, hoods or other garments rendering their faces unrecognizable, for the purpose of and in a manner likely to imminently subject any person to the deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States of America.
(2) The person engages with at least 1 other person in a course of disorderly conduct as defined in paragraph (1) of this section which is likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, and refuses or knowingly fails to obey an order to disperse made by a peace officer to the participants.
Disorderly conduct is an unclassified misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1301;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 203, §§  23, 24;  63 Del. Laws, c. 305, §  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 VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1302. Riot; class F felony.

§ 1302. Riot; class F felony.
A person is guilty of riot when the person participates with 2 or more persons in a course of disorderly conduct:
(1) With intent to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony or misdemeanor; or
(2) With intent to prevent or coerce official action; or
(3) When the accused or any other participant to the knowledge of the accused uses or plans to use a firearm or other deadly weapon.
Any other provision of this Criminal Code notwithstanding, whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a class F felony.
Any other provision of this Criminal Code or Title 10 notwithstanding, any person over 16 years old who violates this section may be prosecuted as an adult pursuant to §§  1010 and 1011 of Title 10.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1302;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 199, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1303. Disorderly conduct; funeral or memorial service.

§ 1303. Disorderly conduct; funeral or memorial service.
(a) A person shall not do any of the following within 300 feet of the building or other location where a funeral or memorial service is being conducted, or within 1,000 feet of a funeral procession or burial:
(1) Direct abusive epithets or make any threatening gesture which the person knows or reasonably should know is likely to provoke a violent reaction by another.
(2) Disturb or disrupt the funeral, memorial service, funeral procession, or burial by conduct intended to disturb or disrupt the funeral, memorial service, funeral procession or burial.
(b) This section applies to conduct within 1 hour preceding, during and within 2 hours after a funeral, memorial service, funeral procession or burial.
(c) A person who commits a violation of this section commits:
(1) A class A misdemeanor for a first offense.
(2) A class F felony for a second or subsequent offense.
(d) This section shall not preclude any county or municipality from legislating and enforcing its own more restrictive law in this regard.
75 Del. Laws, c. 271, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1304. Hate crimes; class A misdemeanor, class G felony, class F felony, class E felony, class D felony, class C felony, class B felony, class A felony.

§ 1304. Hate crimes; class A misdemeanor, class G felony, class F felony, class E felony, class D felony, class C felony, class B felony, class A felony.
(a) Any person who commits, or attempts to commit, any crime as defined by the laws of this State, and who intentionally does any of the following is guilty of a hate crime:
(1) Commits the crime for the purpose of interfering with the victim's free exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, or immunity protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or commits the crime because the victim has exercised or enjoyed a First Amendment right, privilege, or immunity.
(2) Commits the crime and is motivated in whole or in part by a belief or perception regarding the race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, sex, age, gender identity, national origin, or ancestry of a person or group, regardless of whether the belief or perception is accurate.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Group” includes an organization or association of persons, whether formal or informal.
(2) “Protective hairstyle” includes braids, locks, and twists.
(3) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyle.
(c) A hate crime is punished as follows:
(1) If the underlying offense is a violation or unclassified misdemeanor, the hate crime is a class A misdemeanor;
(2) If the underlying offense is a class A, B, or C misdemeanor, the hate crime is a class G felony;
(3) If the underlying offense is a class C, D, E, F, or G felony, the hate crime is 1 grade higher than the underlying offense;
(4) If the underlying offense is a class A or B felony, the hate crime is the same grade as the underlying offense, and the minimum sentence of imprisonment required for the underlying offense must be doubled.
(d) The Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over a violation of this section.
70 Del. Laws, c. 138, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 175, §§  1, 2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 47, §  15;  83 Del. Laws, c. 13, § 8;  83 Del. Laws, c. 195, § 3;  83 Del. Laws, c. 477, § 1;  84 Del. Laws, c. 215, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1305. Desecration; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1305. Desecration; class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person is guilty of desecration if the person attempts or does intentionally deface, damage, pollute or otherwise physically mistreat any of the following:
(1) A burial place.
(2) A public monument or structure.
(3) A place of worship or place primarily used for religious purposes.
(4) A school, educational institution, or community center.
(b) (1) Any person who commits desecration of a burial place is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and upon conviction the court may impose a fine of up to $2,300.
(2) Any person who commits desecration under paragraph (a)(2) through (a)(4) of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(3) The penalty for a violation of this section may include restitution and 250 hours of community service.
(c) The Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over a violation of this section.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1331;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 463, §§  1, 2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 477, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1306. Cross or religious symbol burning; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1306. Cross or religious symbol burning; class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person is guilty of cross or religious symbol burning when the person attempts or does burn, or causes to be burned, any cross or other religious symbol, on any private or public property with the intent to intimidate an individual or a group of individuals.
(b) A person is guilty of cross or religious symbol burning when the person burns, or causes to be burned, any cross or other religious symbol, on any private or public property without all of the following:
(1) The express written consent of the owner of the property.
(2) A minimum of 48 hours advanced notification of the proposed burning to the fire board or call board of the county in which the burning is to take place.
(c) A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(d) The Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over a violation of this section.
69 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 477, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1307. Civil remedies for violations of hate crimes and related offenses.

§ 1307. Civil remedies for violations of hate crimes and related offenses.
(a) A person incurring injury to self, including emotional distress, or damage or loss to property, as a result of conduct committed in violation of § 1304, § 1305, or § 1306 of this title has a civil cause of action to secure an injunction, damages, or other appropriate relief in law or in equity.
(b) In an action under subsection (a) of this section, whether a violation of § 1304, § 1305, or § 1306 of this title has occurred is to be determined according to the burden of proof used in other civil actions for similar relief.
(c) (1) The Attorney General may initiate a cause of action against a person or group who violates § 1304, § 1305, or § 1306 of this title on behalf of any person or group that has sustained injury to person or property.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, “group” means as defined under § 1304(b) of this title,
(d) (1) In an action to enforce this section, the court may award the prevailing party or the Attorney General a reasonable attorneys' fee. In awarding attorneys' fees under this subsection, the court may include reasonable expert fees as part of the attorneys' fee.
(2) On prevailing in an action under subsection (a) of this section, the plaintiff may recover both special and general damages, including damages for emotional distress and punitive damages.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, a parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor is liable for a judgment rendered against the minor under this section if the parent or legal guardian knew of the propensity of the minor to commit a violation of § 1304, § 1305, or § 1306 of this title.
83 Del. Laws, c. 477, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1308. Hate crime reporting requirement.

§ 1308. Hate crime reporting requirement.
(a) Police agencies shall report the number of violations, or investigations into a violation, of § 1304 of this title to the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust, established under § 2553 of Title 29, at the request of the Division.
(b) The Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust may request a police agency to provide any additional information deemed necessary to effectuate the Division's mission.
(c) The Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust shall post on the Division's website annually the number and nature of violations of § 1304 of this title.
83 Del. Laws, c. 477, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1309. Deprivation of civil rights; class A misdemeanor; class B and D felony.

§ 1309. Deprivation of civil rights; class A misdemeanor; class B and D felony.
(a) Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, knowingly subjects any person or group to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the United States Constitution, the Delaware Constitution, or the laws of the State of Delaware, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(b) If physical injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous instrument, explosives, or fire, the defendant shall be guilty of a class D felony.
(c) If serious physical injury or death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, a felony sex offense or an attempt to commit a felony sex offense, or an attempt to kill, the defendant shall be guilty of a class B felony.
(d) The Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over violations of this section.
83 Del. Laws, c. 502, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1311. Harassment; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1311. Harassment; class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person is guilty of harassment when, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person:
(1) That person insults, taunts or challenges another person or engages in any other course of alarming or distressing conduct which serves no legitimate purpose and is in a manner which the person knows is likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response or cause a reasonable person to suffer fear, alarm, or distress;
(2) Communicates with a person by telephone, telegraph, mail or any other form of written or electronic communication in a manner which the person knows is likely to cause annoyance or alarm including, but not limited to, intrastate telephone calls initiated by vendors for the purpose of selling goods or services;
(3) Knowingly permits any telephone under that person's control to be used for a purpose prohibited by this section;
(4) In the course of a telephone call that person uses obscene language or language suggesting that the recipient of the call engage with that person or another person in sexual relations of any sort, knowing that the person is thereby likely to cause annoyance or alarm to the recipient of the call; or
(5) Makes repeated or anonymous telephone calls to another person whether or not conversation ensues, knowing that person is thereby likely to cause annoyance or alarm.
(b) Harassment is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1311;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 316, §  3;  74 Del. Laws, c. 362, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 343, §§  1, 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1313. Malicious interference with emergency communications; class B misdemeanor.

§ 1313. Malicious interference with emergency communications; class B misdemeanor.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Emergency communication” means any telephone call or any other form of communication made, transmitted or facilitated by radio, computer or any other electronic device which is intended by its maker to provide warning or information pertaining to any crime, fire, accident, disaster or risk of injury or damage to any person or property.
(2) “Emergency communications center” means any public or private facility or entity which accepts emergency communications for the purpose of notifying, dispatching, directing or coordinating law enforcement, fire, medical, paramedic, ambulance, utility or other public safety personnel.
(b) A person is guilty of malicious interference with emergency communications when the person:
(1) Intentionally prevents or hinders the initiation, making or completion of an emergency communication by another person; or
(2) Intentionally initiates or makes repeated nonemergency communications to any 911 or other emergency communications center, knowing it was thereby likely that the operations of such emergency communications center would be disrupted.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1313;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  73 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1315. Public intoxication; unclassified misdemeanor; violation.

§ 1315. Public intoxication; unclassified misdemeanor; violation.
A person is guilty of public intoxication when the person appears in a public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol or narcotics or any other drug not administered or prescribed to be taken by a physician, to the degree that the person may be in danger or endanger other persons or property, or annoy persons in the vicinity.
Public intoxication is a violation, unless the accused has been convicted of public intoxication twice before within 1 year, in which case the offense is an unclassified misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1315;  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 VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1316. Registration of out-of-state liquor agents; violation.

§ 1316. Registration of out-of-state liquor agents; violation.
(a) In order to promote and protect the public safety and the peace of the community, by reason of the presence of many persons engaged in the enforcement of the laws of other states, any agent, employee, or representative of another state shall register with the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Enforcement not less than 30 days in advance of each entry into a county for the purpose of observing any alcoholic beverage sales.
(b) At the time of registration the person shall provide the following information:
(1) A written statement setting forth the identity of the out-of-state official;
(2) The purpose of the intended entry into the county;
(3) The make, model and license number of each and every vehicle to be used in the conduct of any surveillance activity;
(4) The specific establishments at which surveillance will be conducted; and
(5) The specific times for surveillance of each establishment.
(c) Any person who registers shall be issued a certificate of registration which must be retained in the possession of the person during all investigative or surveillance activities.
(d) Any person who fails to register as required by this section, or who having registered violates any provision of this section, shall lose the right to register or the person's registration, as the case may be, for a period of 6 months.
(e) Any person who, during the period imposed by subsection (d) of this section, violates this section is guilty of a violation.
(f) Upon written request, the Delaware Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Enforcement shall release the information regarding agencies and officers who have registered under this section.
69 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 74.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1320. Loitering on property of a state-supported school, college or university; violation.

§ 1320. Loitering on property of a state-supported school, college or university; violation.
A person is guilty of loitering on property of a state-supported school, college or university when the person loiters or remains in or about the buildings or grounds of a school, college or university supported in whole or in part with state funds, not having any reason or relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a pupil or student, or any other specific, legitimate reason for being there, and not having written permission from anyone authorized to grant the same.
Any law-enforcement officer, state official or employee, the owner or occupier of such lands or property, an agent or employee of such persons, or any other person or persons whom they may call to their assistance, may arrest such loiterer, either with or without warrant, either upon the premises or in immediate flight therefrom and, if with warrant, then at any place.
Loitering on property of a state-supported school, college or university is a violation.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1320;  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 VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1321. Loitering; violation.

§ 1321. Loitering; violation.
A person is guilty of loitering when:
(1) The person fails or refuses to move on when lawfully ordered to do so by any police officer; or
(2) The person stands, sits idling or loiters upon any pavement, sidewalk or crosswalk, or stands or sits in a group or congregates with others on any pavement, sidewalk, crosswalk or doorstep, in any street or way open to the public in this State so as to obstruct or hinder the free and convenient passage of persons walking, riding or driving over or along such pavement, walk, street or way, and fails to make way, remove or pass, after reasonable request from any person; or
(3) The person loiters or remains in or about a school building or grounds, not having reason or relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a pupil or any other specific or legitimate reason for being there, unless the person has written permission from the principal; or
(4) The person loiters, remains or wanders about in a public place for the purpose of begging; or
(5) The person loiters or remains in a public place for the purpose of engaging or soliciting another person to engage in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse; or
(6) The person loiters, congregates with others or prowls in a place at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity, especially in light of the crime rate in the relevant area. Unless flight by the accused or other circumstances make it impracticable, a peace officer shall, prior to any arrest for an offense under this paragraph, afford the accused an opportunity to dispel any alarm which would otherwise be warranted, by requesting identification and an explanation of the person's presence and conduct. No person shall be convicted of an offense under this paragraph if the peace officer did not comply with the preceding sentence, or if it appears that the explanation given by the accused was true and, if believed by the peace officer at the time, would have dispelled the alarm.
Loitering is a violation.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1321;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 113, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1322. Criminal nuisance; unclassified misdemeanor.

§ 1322. Criminal nuisance; unclassified misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of criminal nuisance when:
(1) By conduct either unlawful in itself or unreasonable under all the circumstances, the person knowingly or recklessly creates or maintains a condition which endangers the safety or health of others; or
(2) The person knowingly conducts or maintains any premises, place or resort where persons gather for purposes of engaging in unlawful conduct.
Criminal nuisance is an unclassified misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1322;  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 VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1323. Obstructing public passages; violation.

§ 1323. Obstructing public passages; violation.
A person is guilty of obstructing public passages when alone or with other persons and having no legal privilege to do so, the person intentionally or recklessly renders any public passage unreasonably inconvenient or hazardous to use, or the person wilfully enters upon or tampers with or obstructs any public utility right-of-way.
Obstructing a public passage is a violation.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1323;  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 VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1324. Obstructing ingress to or egress from public buildings; unclassified misdemeanor.

§ 1324. Obstructing ingress to or egress from public buildings; unclassified misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of obstructing ingress to or egress from public buildings when the person knowingly prevents any person from passing through any entrance or exit to a public building, except that this section shall not apply to lawful picketing or to picketing for any lawful union objective.
Obstructing ingress to or egress from public buildings is an unclassified misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1324;  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 VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1325A. The unlawful trade in dog or cat by-products; class B misdemeanor; class A misdemeanor, penalties.

§ 1325A. The unlawful trade in dog or cat by-products; class B misdemeanor; class A misdemeanor, penalties.
(a) (1) A person is guilty of the unlawful trade in dog or cat by-products in the second degree if the person knowingly or recklessly sells, barters or offers for sale or barter, the fur or hair of a domestic dog or cat or any product made in whole or in part from the fur or hair of a domestic dog or cat.
(2) This subsection shall not apply to the sale or barter, or offering for sale or barter, of the fur or hair of a domestic dog or cat which has been cut at a commercial grooming establishment, or at a veterinary office or clinic, or for scientific research purposes.
(3) The unlawful trade in dog or cat by-products in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.
(b) (1) A person is guilty of the unlawful trade in dog or cat by-products in the first degree if the person knowingly or recklessly sells, barters or offers for sale or barter, the flesh of a domestic dog or cat or any product made in whole or in part from the flesh of a domestic dog or cat.
(2) The unlawful trade in dog or cat by-products in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor.
(c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be:
(1) Prohibited from owning or possessing any domestic dog or cat for 15 years after said conviction, except for those grown, raised or produced within the State for resale, where the person has all necessary licenses for such sale or resale, and receives at least 25 percent of the person's annual gross income from such sale or resale;
(2) Subject to a fine in the amount of $2,500 in any court of competent jurisdiction; and
(3) Required to forfeit any domestic dog or cat illegally owned in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 79 of Title 3.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term “domestic dog or cat” means a dog (Canis familiaris) or cat (Felis catus or Felis domesticus) that is generally recognized in the United States as being a household pet and shall not include coyote, fox, lynx, bobcat or any other wild or commercially raised canine or feline species the fur or hair of which is recognized for use in warm clothing and outer wear by the United States Department of Agriculture and which species is not recognized as an endangered or threatened species by the United States Fish and Wild Life Service or the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
72 Del. Laws, c. 391, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1330. Smoking on trolleys and buses.

§ 1330. Smoking on trolleys and buses.
(a) Whoever in any trackless trolley coach, or gasoline or diesel-engine-propelled bus being used as a public conveyance for carrying passengers within this State, smokes or carries a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.
(b) Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction of offenses under this section.
60 Del. Laws, c. 66, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 369, §  2;  73 Del. Laws, c. 411, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES › Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency › § 1332. Abusing a corpse; class A misdemeanor.

§ 1332. Abusing a corpse; class A misdemeanor.
A person is guilty of abusing a corpse when, except as authorized by law, the person treats a corpse in a way that a reasonable person knows would outrage ordinary family sensibilities.
Abusing a corpse is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953, §  1332;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;