§ 872 — Falsifying business records; defense

Delaware § 872

• Jurisdiction: Delaware
• Title: 11
• Part: Delaware Criminal Code
• Ch. 5: SPECIFIC OFFENSES
• Subch.: Offenses Involving Property

Text

In any prosecution for falsifying business records it is an affirmative defense that the defendant was a clerk, bookkeeper or other employee who, without personal benefit, merely executed the orders of the employer or of a superior officer or employee generally authorized to direct the defendant’s activities.

Legislative History

11 Del. C. 1953, § 872; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1