Delaware § 1461 Report of loss, theft of firearm or projectile weapon

Delaware Statutes

§ 1461 — Report of loss, theft of firearm or projectile weapon

Delaware § 1461

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 5SPECIFIC OFFENSES

Subch.Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency

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Del. Code tit. 11, § 1461 (2026).

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(a)Any owner of a firearm or projectile weapon shall report the loss or theft of the firearm or projectile weapon within 7 days after the discovery of the loss or theft to either:

(1)The law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location where the loss or theft of the firearm or projectile weapon occurred; or

(2)Any state police troop.

(b)Whoever is convicted of a violation of this section shall:

(1)For the first offense, be guilty of a violation and be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $75 nor more than $100.

(2)For a second offense committed at any time after the sentencing or adjudication of a first offense, be guilty of a violation and be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $250.

(3)For a third or subsequent offense committed

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(a) Any owner of a firearm or projectile weapon shall report the loss or theft of the firearm or projectile weapon within 7 days after the discovery of the loss or theft to either:

(1) The law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location where the loss or theft of the firearm or projectile weapon occurred; or

(2) Any state police troop.

(b) Whoever is convicted of a violation of this section shall:

(1) For the first offense, be guilty of a violation and be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $75 nor more than $100.

(2) For a second offense committed at any time after the sentencing or adjudication of a first offense, be guilty of a violation and be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $250.

(3) For a third or subsequent offense committed at any time after the sentencing or adjudication of a second offense, be guilty of a class G felony.