(a) “Burglar's tool or instruments” includes the term “bump key” which is a type of key used for a specific lock picking technique called lock bumping.
(b) “Dwelling” means a building which is usually occupied by a person lodging therein at night including a building that has been adapted or is customarily used for overnight accommodation.
(c) “Occupied dwelling” means a dwelling, and a person is lawfully present on the property at the time of the offense.
(d) A person “enters” upon premises when the person introduces any body part or any part of any instrument, by whatever means, into or upon the premises.
(e) A person “enters or remains unlawfully” in or upon premises when the person is not licensed or privileged to do so. A person who, regardless of intent, enters or remains upon premises which appear at the time to be open to the public does so with license and privilege unless the person defies a lawful order not to enter or remain, personally communicated by the owner of the premises or another authorized person. A license or privilege to enter or remain in a building which is only partly open to the public is not a license or privilege to enter or remain in that part of the building which is not open to the public.
(f) The “intent to commit a crime therein” may be formed prior to the unlawful entry, be concurrent with the unlawful entry or such intent may be formed after the entry while the person remains unlawfully.
(g) “Night” means a period between 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise.
(h) “Premises” include the term “building” as defined in § 222 of this title, and any real property.
(i) “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 gain unlawful entry into or upon premises or a possible attempt to unlock, bypass or otherwise disable a lock.
(j) A person possesses burglar tools or instruments facilitating theft “under circumstances evincing an intent 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 trespass, burglary, home invasion, or theft-related offense or otherwise under circumstances not manifestly appropriate for what lawful uses the tools or instruments may have.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property
§ 801. Arson in the third degree; affirmative defense; class G felony.
§ 802. Arson in the second degree; affirmative defense; class D felony.
§ 803. Arson in the first degree; class C felony.
§ 804. Reckless burning or exploding; class A misdemeanor.
§ 811. Criminal mischief; classification of crime; defense.
§ 813. Theft of property from a cemetery.
§ 821. Criminal trespass in the third degree; a violation.
§ 822. Criminal trespass in the second degree; unclassified misdemeanor.
§ 823. Criminal trespass in the first degree; class A misdemeanor.
§ 824. Burglary in the third degree; class F felony.
§ 825. Burglary in the second degree; class D felony.
§ 826. Burglary in the first degree; class C or B felony.
§ 828. Possession of burglar's tools or instruments facilitating theft; class F felony.
§ 829. Definitions relating to criminal trespass, burglary and home invasion.
§ 831. Robbery in the second degree; class E or D felony.
§ 832. Robbery in the first degree; class B felony.
§ 840. Shoplifting; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.
§ 840A. Use of illegitimate retail sales receipt or Universal Product Code Label.
§ 841A. Theft of a motor vehicle; class G felony.
§ 841B. Theft: Organized retail crime; class A misdemeanor; class E felony.
§ 841C. Possession or theft of a prescription form or a pad.
§ 841D. Wage theft; class E felony.
§ 842. Theft; lost or mislaid property; mistaken delivery.
§ 846. Extortion; class E felony.
§ 847. Theft, extortion; claim of right as an affirmative defense.
§ 848. Misapplication of property; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.
§ 849. Theft of rented property; class A misdemeanor or class G felony.
§ 851. Receiving stolen property; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.
§ 852. Receiving stolen property; presumption of knowledge.
§ 852A. Selling stolen property; class A misdemeanor; class G felony.
§ 853. Unauthorized use of a vehicle; class A misdemeanor.
§ 854. Identity theft; class D felony.
§ 854A. Identity theft passport; application; issuance.
§ 855. Theft; indictment and proof.
§ 857. Theft and related offenses; definitions.
§ 858. Unlawful operation of a recording device.
§ 859. Larceny of livestock; penalty.
§ 860. Possession of shoplifter's tools or instruments facilitating theft; class F felony.
§ 861. Forgery; class F felony; class G felony; class A misdemeanor; restitution required.
§ 862. Possession of forgery devices; class G felony.
§ 863. Forgery and related offenses; definition.
§ 871. Falsifying business records; class A misdemeanor.
§ 872. Falsifying business records; defense.
§ 873. Tampering with public records in the second degree; class A misdemeanor.
§ 876. Tampering with public records in the first degree; class E felony.
§ 877. Offering a false instrument for filing; class A misdemeanor.
§ 878. Issuing a false certificate; class G felony.
§ 881. Bribery; class A misdemeanor.
§ 882. Bribe receiving; class A misdemeanor.
§ 891. Defrauding secured creditors; class A misdemeanor.
§ 892. Fraud in insolvency; class A misdemeanor.
§ 893. Interference with levied-upon property; class A misdemeanor.
§ 900. Issuing a bad check; class A misdemeanor; class G felony.
§ 900A. Conditional discharge for issuing a bad check as first offense.
§ 901. Definition of “issues” and “passes.”
§ 902. Issuance of bad check by employee as affirmative defense.
§ 903. Unlawful use of payment card; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.
§ 903A. Reencoder and scanning devices.
§ 904. Definition of “payment card”.
§ 905. Intention and ability to meet obligations as affirmative defense.
§ 906. Deceptive business practices; class A misdemeanor.
§ 907. Criminal impersonation; class A misdemeanor.
§ 907A. Criminal impersonation, accident related; class G felony.
§ 907C. Impersonation as a member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces, class A misdemeanor.
§ 908. Unlawfully concealing a will; class G felony.
§ 909. Securing execution of documents by deception; class A misdemeanor.
§ 910. Debt adjusting; class B misdemeanor.
§ 911. Fraudulent conveyance of public lands; class G felony.
§ 912. Fraudulent receipt of public lands; class G felony.
§ 913. Insurance fraud; class G felony.
§ 913A. Health-care fraud; class B felony; class D felony; class G felony.
§ 914. Use of consumer identification information.
§ 915. Use of payment card information.
§ 915A. Credit and debit card transaction receipts; unclassified misdemeanor.
§ 920. Transfer of recorded sounds; class G felony.
§ 922. Improper labeling; class G felony.
§ 925. Video privacy protection.
§ 926. Trademark counterfeiting.
§ 933. Theft of computer services.
§ 934. Interruption of computer services.
§ 935. Misuse of computer system information.
§ 936. Destruction of computer equipment.
§ 937. Unrequested or unauthorized electronic mail or use of network or software to cause same.
§ 938. Failure to promptly cease electronic communication upon request.