Delaware § 9404 Rights of victims; prohibition against detaining a victim exclusively for immigration violation or to turn over to federal immigration authorities absent warrant

Delaware Statutes

§ 9404 — Rights of victims; prohibition against detaining a victim exclusively for immigration violation or to turn over to federal immigration authorities absent warrant

Delaware § 9404

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartVictims of Crimes

Ch. 94Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights

Subch.Crime Victims’ Rights

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Del. Code tit. 11, § 9404 (2026).

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(a)It is the public policy of this State to protect the public from crime and violence by encouraging all persons who are victims of crimes to cooperate with the criminal justice system and not to penalize these persons for being victims or for cooperating with the criminal justice system.

(b)If an individual is a victim of a crime, a law-enforcement officer may not detain the individual exclusively for any actual or suspected immigration violation or turn the individual over to federal immigration authorities absent a judicial warrant or a valid court order.

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(a) It is the public policy of this State to protect the public from crime and violence by encouraging all persons who are victims of crimes to cooperate with the criminal justice system and not to penalize these persons for being victims or for cooperating with the criminal justice system.

(b) If an individual is a victim of a crime, a law-enforcement officer may not detain the individual exclusively for any actual or suspected immigration violation or turn the individual over to federal immigration authorities absent a judicial warrant or a valid court order.