Delaware Code
Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration

§ 1201. Bribery; class E felony. - A person is guilty of bribery when: (1) The person...

§ 1202. Bribery; defense. - In any prosecution for bribery under § 1201(1) of this...

§ 1203. Receiving a bribe; class E felony. - (a) A public servant is guilty of receiving a bribe...

§ 1204. Theft or coercion no defense to receiving a bribe. - It is no defense to a prosecution for receiving a...

§ 1205. Giving unlawful gratuities; class A misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of giving unlawful gratuities when the...

§ 1206. Receiving unlawful gratuities; class A misdemeanor. - A public servant is guilty of receiving unlawful gratuities when...

§ 1207. Improper influence; class A misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of improper influence when: (1) The...

§ 1208. Defect in office no defense. - It is no defense to a prosecution for improper influence...

§ 1209. Definitions relating to bribery and improper influence. - As used in §§ 1201-1208 of this title: (1) “Harm”...

§ 1211. Official misconduct; class A misdemeanor. - A public servant is guilty of official misconduct when, intending...

§ 1212. Profiteering; class A misdemeanor. - A public servant is guilty of profiteering when, in contemplation...

§ 1213. Definitions relating to abuse of office. - (a) The definitions under § 1209 of this title apply...

§ 1221. Perjury in the third degree; class A misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree...

§ 1222. Perjury in the second degree; class F felony. - A person is guilty of perjury in the second degree...

§ 1223. Perjury in the first degree; class D felony. - A person is guilty of perjury in the first degree...

§ 1224. Definition of “swears falsely.” - A person “swears falsely” when the person intentionally makes a...

§ 1225. Inconsistent statements under oath; no need to prove one false; framing indictment; proof of irreconcilable inconsistency; conviction of lesser offense. - When a person has made 2 statements under oath which...

§ 1231. Retraction of false statement as affirmative defense. - In any prosecution for perjury, it is an affirmative defense...

§ 1232. Perjury; no defense. - It is no defense to a prosecution for perjury that:...

§ 1233. Making a false written statement; class A misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of making a false written statement...

§ 1234. Corroboration of testimony of perjury or false written statement. - In any prosecution for perjury or making a false written...

§ 1235. Perjury and related offenses; definitions. - (a) A statement is “material” when, regardless of its admissibility...

§ 1239. Wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony; class E felony. - (a) A person who wears a hood, mask or other...

§ 1240. Terroristic threatening of public officials or public servants; class G felony. - (a) A person is guilty of terroristic threatening of a...

§ 1241. Refusing to aid a police officer; class B misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of refusing to aid a police...

§ 1242. Limitation of civil liability for aiding a police officer. - (a) A person who complies with § 1241 of this...

§ 1243. Obstructing fire-fighting operations; class A misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of obstructing fire-fighting operations when the...

§ 1244. Hindering prosecution; class A misdemeanor. - (a) A person is guilty of hindering prosecution when, with...

§ 1245. Falsely reporting an incident; class A misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident when,...

§ 1245A. Providing a false statement to law enforcement; class G felony; class A misdemeanor. - (a) A person is guilty of providing a false statement...

§ 1246. Compounding a crime; class A misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of compounding a crime when: (1)...

§ 1247. Defense to compounding a crime. - In any prosecution for compounding a crime, it is an...

§ 1248. Obstructing the control and suppression of rabies. - (a) A person is guilty of obstructing the control and...

§ 1249. Abetting the violation of driver's license restrictions. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to blow...

§ 1250. Offenses against law-enforcement animals. - (a) Harassment of law-enforcement animals. — (1) A person is...

§ 1251. Escape in the third degree; class A misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of escape in the third degree...

§ 1252. Escape in the second degree; class G felony. - A person is guilty of escape in the second degree...

§ 1253. Escape after conviction; class B felony; class C felony; class D felony. - A person shall be guilty of escape after conviction if...

§ 1254. Assault in a detention facility; penalty; class B and class D felony. - (a) Any person who, being confined in a detention facility,...

§ 1256. Promoting prison contraband; class F felony; class A misdemeanor. - (a) A person is guilty of promoting prison contraband when:...

§ 1257. Resisting arrest with force or violence, class G felony; resisting arrest, class A misdemeanor. - (a) A person is guilty of resisting arrest with force...

§ 1257A. Use of an animal to avoid capture, class G felony; “class A misdemeanor.” - (a) A person is guilty of using an animal to...

§ 1258. Escape and offenses relating to custody; definitions. - As used in §§ 1251-1257 of this title: (1) “Contraband”...

§ 1260. Misuse of prisoner mail; class A misdemeanor; class G felony. - A person is guilty of misuse of prisoner mail when...

§ 1261. Bribing a witness; class E felony. - A person is guilty of bribing a witness when the...

§ 1262. Bribe receiving by a witness; class E felony. - A witness or a person about to be called as...

§ 1263. Tampering with a witness; class E felony. - A person is guilty of tampering with a witness when:...

§ 1263A. Interfering with child witness. - (a) A person commits an offense if, intending to interfere...

§ 1264. Bribing a juror; class E felony. - A person is guilty of bribing a juror when the...

§ 1265. Bribe receiving by a juror; class E felony. - A juror is guilty of bribe receiving by a juror...

§ 1266. Tampering with a juror; class A misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of tampering with a juror when:...

§ 1267. Misconduct by a juror; class A misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of misconduct by a juror when,...

§ 1268. Communications between jurors not tampering or misconduct. - Nothing in § 1266 or § 1267 of this title...

§ 1269. Tampering with physical evidence; class G felony. - A person is guilty of tampering with physical evidence when:...

§ 1271. Criminal contempt; class A misdemeanor; class B misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of criminal contempt when the person...

§ 1271A. Criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order or lethal violence protective order; class A misdemeanor; class F felony [Effective until Apr. 10, 2023]. - (a) (1) A person is guilty of criminal contempt of...

§ 1271A. Criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order, lethal violence protective order, or sexual violence protective order; class A misdemeanor; class F felony [Effective Apr. 10, 2023]. - (a) (1) A person is guilty of criminal contempt of...

§ 1272. Criminal contempt; summary punishment. - A person who commits criminal contempt as defined by §...

§ 1273. Unlawful grand jury disclosure; class B misdemeanor. - A person is guilty of unlawful grand jury disclosure when,...

§ 1274. Offenses relating to judicial and similar proceedings; definitions. - As used in §§ 1261-1273 of this title: (1) “Benefit”...