Delaware § 912 Fraudulent receipt of public lands; class G felony

Delaware Statutes

§ 912 — Fraudulent receipt of public lands; class G felony

Delaware § 912

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 5SPECIFIC OFFENSES

Subch.Offenses Involving Property

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 11, § 912 (2026).

Text

A person is guilty of fraudulent receipt of public lands when the person records any deed or other written instrument purporting to transfer to the person an interest in land any part of which is public lands of this State, when such person at the time of recording knows that the transferor had no legal or equitable interest in the land described in said instrument.

Fraudulent receipt of public lands is a class G felony.

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A person is guilty of fraudulent receipt of public lands when the person records any deed or other written instrument purporting to transfer to the person an interest in land any part of which is public lands of this State, when such person at the time of recording knows that the transferor had no legal or equitable interest in the land described in said instrument.

Fraudulent receipt of public lands is a class G felony.