Delaware Statutes
§ 255 — Knowledge of high probability
Delaware § 255
This text of Delaware § 255 (Knowledge of high probability) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Delaware primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Del. Code tit. 11, § 255 (2026).
Text
When knowledge of the existence of a particular fact is an element of an offense, such knowledge is established if a person is aware of a high probability of its existence, unless the person actually believes that it does not exist.
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Legislative History
11 Del. C. 1953, § 255; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1
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Delaware § 255, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/de/11/255.