Charges and penalties
How offenses are graded, jail ranges, fines, and repeat offense steps.
22 sections
- Assault11 Del. C. § 611 — offensive touching, then third degree as a class A misdemeanor, and felonies above that
- What an Offense Level Means11 Del. C. § 4205 — classes A to G for felonies, A and B for misdemeanors, and violations with a fine
- Breaking a Protective Order11 Del. C. § 1271A — a class A misdemeanor, a class F felony with injury or a weapon, and arrest on probable cause
- Stalking and Harassment11 Del. C. § 1312 — stalking is a felony from the start, and harassment a class A misdemeanor
- Intimate Images11 Del. C. § 1335 — sharing a nude image without consent, recording in a changing room, or hiding a tracker on a car
- Theft11 Del. C. § 841 — a class A misdemeanor under $1,500, a felony above it, and harsher where the victim is 62 or older
- Shoplifting11 Del. C. § 840 — concealing, switching tags or containers counts, and $1,500 makes it a felony
- Bad Checks11 Del. C. § 900 — 10 days to make good after notice, and a felony at $1,500
- Identity Theft11 Del. C. § 854 — using another's personal information to commit a crime is a class D felony
- Cruelty to Animals11 Del. C. § 1325 — a class A misdemeanor, a felony for killing or serious injury, and no animals for 5 or 15 years after
- Who Cannot Carry11 Del. C. § 1448 — a felony, a domestic violence conviction, a protection from abuse order, or an age under 21also here
- Banned Guns and Magazines11 Del. C. § 1466 — assault weapons are a class D felony, and a magazine over 17 rounds starts with a $100 civil penaltyalso here
- Disorderly Conduct11 Del. C. § 1301 — fighting, unreasonable noise, blocking traffic, or refusing an order to disperse, as an unclassified misdemeanoralso here
- Resisting and Fleeing11 Del. C. § 1257 — resisting arrest is a class A misdemeanor, a class G felony with force, and fleeing in a car is a felony tooalso here
- Bail After an Arrest11 Del. C. § 2104 — release on one of four bonds, with two conditions on every onealso here
- DUI Penalties21 Del. C. § 4177 — a fine of $500 to $1,500 the first time, a felony by the third, and an ignition interlock every timealso here
- Under 21 and Alcohol4 Del. C. § 904 — a $100 civil penalty the first time, kept off the criminal record, and a license lost for driving after drinkingalso here
- Marijuana and Drugs16 Del. C. § 4764A — legal for 21 and over up to a personal use quantity, but not in public or in a moving caralso here
- Reckless Driving21 Del. C. § 4175 — wilful or wanton disregard, or 90 miles an hour or more, and aggressive driving as a pattern of 3 violationsalso here
- A Death Behind the Wheel11 Del. C. § 630 — vehicular homicide is a felony, and a traffic violation that kills is a misdemeanor of up to 30 monthsalso here
- Driving While Suspended21 Del. C. § 2756 — 30 days to 6 months and $500 to $1,000 the first time, unless the only reason was an unpaid finealso here
- Clearing a Record11 Del. C. § 4373 — a dismissed case expunged automatically, misdemeanors after 5 years, and some felonies after 10also here
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