Delaware § 842 Theft; lost or mislaid property; mistaken delivery

Delaware Statutes

§ 842 — Theft; lost or mislaid property; mistaken delivery

Delaware § 842

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 5SPECIFIC OFFENSES

Subch.Offenses Involving Property

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 11, § 842 (2026).

Text

A person commits theft when, with the intent prescribed in § 841 of this title, the person exercises control over property of another person which the person knows to have been lost or mislaid, or to have been delivered under a mistake as to the identity of the recipient or the nature or value of the property, without taking reasonable measures to return the property to its owner.

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