Delaware § 1252 Escape in the second degree; class G felony

Delaware Statutes

§ 1252 — Escape in the second degree; class G felony

Delaware § 1252

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 5SPECIFIC OFFENSES

Subch.Offenses Against Public Administration

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 11, § 1252 (2026).

Text

A person is guilty of escape in the second degree when the person escapes from a detention facility or from the custody of the Department of Health and Social Services or the Department of Correction.

Escape in the second degree is a class G felony.

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Legislative History

11 Del. C. 1953, § 1252; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1 ; 59 Del. Laws, c. 547, § 8 ; 63 Del. Laws, c. 168, § 1 ; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § 8 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1