Delaware Statutes
§ 203 — Principles of construction
Delaware § 203
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Bluebook
Del. Code tit. 11, § 203 (2026).
Text
The general rule that a penal statute is to be strictly construed does not apply to this Criminal Code, but the provisions herein must be construed according to the fair import of their terms to promote justice and effect the purposes of the law, as stated in § 201 of this title.
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Legislative History
11 Del. C. 1953, § 203; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1
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Delaware § 203, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/de/11/203.