Delaware § 452 Consent of victim to inflictions of physical injury as defense

Delaware Statutes

§ 452 — Consent of victim to inflictions of physical injury as defense

Delaware·Title 11·Part Delaware Criminal Code·Ch. 4 DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL LIABILITY

In any prosecution for an offense involving or threatening physical injury, it is a defense that the victim consented to the infliction of physical injury of the kind done or threatened, provided that:

(1)The physical injury done or threatened by the conduct consented to is not serious physical injury; or

(2)The physical injury done or threatened is a reasonably foreseeable hazard of joint participation in any concerted activity, athletic contest or sport not prohibited by law.

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In any prosecution for an offense involving or threatening physical injury, it is a defense that the victim consented to the infliction of physical injury of the kind done or threatened, provided that:

(1) The physical injury done or threatened by the conduct consented to is not serious physical injury; or

(2) The physical injury done or threatened is a reasonably foreseeable hazard of joint participation in any concerted activity, athletic contest or sport not prohibited by law.

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