Delaware § 1459 Possession of a weapon with a removed, obliterated or altered serial number

Delaware Statutes

§ 1459 — Possession of a weapon with a removed, obliterated or altered serial number

Delaware § 1459

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 5SPECIFIC OFFENSES

Subch.Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 11, § 1459 (2026).

Text

(a)No person shall knowingly transport, ship, possess or receive any firearm or firearm frame or receiver with the knowledge that the importer’s or manufacturer’s serial number has been removed, obliterated or altered in a manner that has disguised or concealed the identity or origin of the firearm.

(b)This section shall not apply to a firearm manufactured prior to 1973.

(c)Possessing, transporting, shipping or receiving a firearm with a removed, obliterated or altered serial number pursuant to this section is a class D felony.

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(a) No person shall knowingly transport, ship, possess or receive any firearm or firearm frame or receiver with the knowledge that the importer’s or manufacturer’s serial number has been removed, obliterated or altered in a manner that has disguised or concealed the identity or origin of the firearm.

(b) This section shall not apply to a firearm manufactured prior to 1973.

(c) Possessing, transporting, shipping or receiving a firearm with a removed, obliterated or altered serial number pursuant to this section is a class D felony.