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Delaware Criminal Laws

Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors | Last updated January 19, 2018

Welcome to FindLaw's Delaware Criminal Laws section, covering a wide range of criminal laws and issues such as the time limits for filing criminal charges, financial and other property-related crimes, violent crimes, drug laws, and more. For instance, Delaware's gun control laws ban sawed-off shotguns and silencers, as do most other states, but has no waiting period for gun buyers. The state's child abuse laws, meanwhile, require physicians, social workers, teachers, and others with a close proximity to children to report any credible signs of abuse to the authorities. Learn more about Delaware's criminal laws by clicking on one of the links below or speaking with an attorney.

Learn About Delaware Criminal Laws

  • Delaware Capital Punishment Laws

    The basics of Delaware's capital punishment (death penalty) laws, which allow convicts to be executed via lethal injection for certain, particularly serious crimes, such as aggravated murder.

  • Delaware Criminal Statute of Limitations

    A listing of the time limits for prosecutors who wish to file criminal charges, called the statute of limitations, which are intended to help ensure a more efficient legal system.

  • Delaware Identity Theft Laws

    Basics of Delaware's laws prohibiting identity theft, a crime in which the perpetrator steals another person's sensitive data (Social Security numbers, etc.) to commit financial and other types of fraud.

  • Delaware Marijuana Laws

    An overview of Delaware's marijuana laws, which treat simple possession of the herb similar to a traffic ticket following its decriminalization in 2015, although some offenses are still felonies.

  • Delaware Involuntary Manslaughter Laws

    Information about Delaware's involuntary manslaughter law, which holds an individual criminal negligent for unintentionally killing another person, typically as a result of a lower-level felony (such as DUI).

  • Delaware Domestic Violence Laws

    General information about Delaware's domestic violence laws, which protect spouses and other members of the household against various forms of abuse, with information about obtaining an order of protection.

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