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.
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.