Delaware § 1458 Removing a weapon from the possession of a law-enforcement officer; class C felony

Delaware Statutes

§ 1458 — Removing a weapon from the possession of a law-enforcement officer; class C felony

Delaware § 1458

JurisdictionDelaware

Title11

PartDelaware Criminal Code

Ch. 5SPECIFIC OFFENSES

Subch.Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 11, § 1458 (2026).

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(a)A person shall not knowingly or recklessly remove or attempt to remove a firearm or projectile weapon, disabling chemical spray, baton or other deadly weapon from the possession of another person or deprive the other person of its use if:

(1)The person has knowledge or reason to know that the other person is employed as: a. A law-enforcement officer including, but not limited to, all those defined as “police officer” in § 1911(a) of this title, who is authorized by law to make arrests; b. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, judicial assistant, court bailiff or other court security officer or court bailiff; c. An employee of the Department of Correction, the Division of Parole and Probation or the Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services; d. A special investigator or state de

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(a) A person shall not knowingly or recklessly remove or attempt to remove a firearm or projectile weapon, disabling chemical spray, baton or other deadly weapon from the possession of another person or deprive the other person of its use if:

(1) The person has knowledge or reason to know that the other person is employed as:

a. A law-enforcement officer including, but not limited to, all those defined as “police officer” in § 1911(a) of this title, who is authorized by law to make arrests;

b. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, judicial assistant, court bailiff or other court security officer or court bailiff;

c. An employee of the Department of Correction, the Division of Parole and Probation or the Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services;

d. A special investigator or state detective with the Delaware Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General; or

e. An armored car guard licensed pursuant to § 1317 or § 1320 of Title 24; and

(2) The other person is lawfully acting within the course and scope of that other person’s employment.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony.