Delaware § 848 Misapplication of property; class G felony; class A misdemeanor

Delaware Statutes

§ 848 — Misapplication of property; class G felony; class A misdemeanor

Delaware § 848

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 5SPECIFIC OFFENSES

Subch.Offenses Involving Property

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 11, § 848 (2026).

Text

A person is guilty of misapplication of property when, knowingly possessing personal property of another pursuant to an agreement that it will be returned to the owner at a future time, the person sells, loans, leases, pledges, pawns or otherwise encumbers the property without the consent of the owner thereof in such a manner as to create a risk that the owner will be unable to recover it or will suffer pecuniary loss.

Misapplication of property is a class A misdemeanor, unless the value of the property received, retained or disposed of is $1,500 or more, in which case it is a class G felony.

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A person is guilty of misapplication of property when, knowingly possessing personal property of another pursuant to an agreement that it will be returned to the owner at a future time, the person sells, loans, leases, pledges, pawns or otherwise encumbers the property without the consent of the owner thereof in such a manner as to create a risk that the owner will be unable to recover it or will suffer pecuniary loss.

Misapplication of property is a class A misdemeanor, unless the value of the property received, retained or disposed of is $1,500 or more, in which case it is a class G felony.

Legislative History

11 Del. C. 1953, § 848; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1 ; 60 Del. Laws, c. 590, § 3 ; 65 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 4 ; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § 8 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 211, § 4 ; 77 Del. Laws, c. 133, § 4