(a) (1) It is unlawful to wilfully do any of the following to an act passed by the General Assembly or a bill pending before a House of the General Assembly, a committee of a House of the General Assembly, or a joint committee of the General Assembly.
(2) A violation of paragraph (a)(1) of this section is a felony and is to be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 and costs of prosecution and imprisonment of not less than 1 year nor more than 10 years.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Act” means a bill that has been enacted under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.
(2) “Bill pending” means a bill that is introduced but has not yet been enacted under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.
(c) An alteration or amendment of an act passed by the General Assembly or a bill pending before a House of the General Assembly, a committee of a House of the General Assembly, or a joint committee of the General Assembly made in the regular course of proceedings, including under Chapter 2 of Title 1 and §§ 904 and 906 of this title, is not a violation of this section.
(d) This section does not prevent or limit a House of the General Assembly from punishing an individual who violates paragraph (a)(1) of this section for contempt according to parliamentary usage. A punishment for contempt by a House of the General Assembly does prevent or limit a prosecution under this section.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 9. LEGISLATIVE BILLS, LAWS, JOURNALS AND COMMITTEES
§ 901. Altering, defacing, or concealing bills or acts; penalties.
§ 902. Preservation of bills and resolutions passed.
§ 903. Appointment and duties of Bill Clerks.
§ 905. Legislative journal; compiling; publication; content; disposition of originals.
§ 906. Publication of Session Laws; typographical errors; Executive Register.
§ 910. Consideration of agency rules during legislative interim.
§ 912. Vote requirement for ratification of amendments to United States Constitution.
§ 913. Legislation affecting fees charged by state agencies.