It is no defense to a prosecution for improper influence that a person whom the accused sought to influence was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because the person had not yet assumed office, or lacked jurisdiction or for any other reason.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration
§ 1201. Bribery; class E felony.
§ 1203. Receiving a bribe; class E felony.
§ 1204. Theft or coercion no defense to receiving a bribe.
§ 1205. Giving unlawful gratuities; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1206. Receiving unlawful gratuities; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1207. Improper influence; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1208. Defect in office no defense.
§ 1209. Definitions relating to bribery and improper influence.
§ 1211. Official misconduct; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1212. Profiteering; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1213. Definitions relating to abuse of office.
§ 1221. Perjury in the third degree; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1222. Perjury in the second degree; class F felony.
§ 1223. Perjury in the first degree; class D felony.
§ 1224. Definition of “swears falsely.”
§ 1231. Retraction of false statement as affirmative defense.
§ 1233. Making a false written statement; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1234. Corroboration of testimony of perjury or false written statement.
§ 1235. Perjury and related offenses; definitions.
§ 1239. Wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony; class E felony.
§ 1240. Terroristic threatening of public officials or public servants; class G felony.
§ 1241. Refusing to aid a police officer; class B misdemeanor.
§ 1242. Limitation of civil liability for aiding a police officer.
§ 1243. Obstructing fire-fighting operations; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1244. Hindering prosecution; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1245. Falsely reporting an incident; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1245A. Providing a false statement to law enforcement; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1246. Compounding a crime; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1247. Defense to compounding a crime.
§ 1248. Obstructing the control and suppression of rabies.
§ 1249. Abetting the violation of driver's license restrictions.
§ 1250. Offenses against law-enforcement animals.
§ 1251. Escape in the third degree; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1252. Escape in the second degree; class G felony.
§ 1253. Escape after conviction; class B felony; class C felony; class D felony.
§ 1254. Assault in a detention facility; penalty; class B and class D felony.
§ 1256. Promoting prison contraband; class F felony; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1257A. Use of an animal to avoid capture, class G felony; “class A misdemeanor.”
§ 1258. Escape and offenses relating to custody; definitions.
§ 1260. Misuse of prisoner mail; class A misdemeanor; class G felony.
§ 1261. Bribing a witness; class E felony.
§ 1262. Bribe receiving by a witness; class E felony.
§ 1263. Tampering with a witness; class E felony.
§ 1263A. Interfering with child witness.
§ 1264. Bribing a juror; class E felony.
§ 1265. Bribe receiving by a juror; class E felony.
§ 1266. Tampering with a juror; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1267. Misconduct by a juror; class A misdemeanor.
§ 1268. Communications between jurors not tampering or misconduct.
§ 1269. Tampering with physical evidence; class G felony.
§ 1271. Criminal contempt; class A misdemeanor; class B misdemeanor.
§ 1272. Criminal contempt; summary punishment.
§ 1273. Unlawful grand jury disclosure; class B misdemeanor.
§ 1274. Offenses relating to judicial and similar proceedings; definitions.