DE HB204 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-11 - Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

In a case of first impression, the Superior Court ruled, contrary to "common knowledge" of Delaware Criminal laws, that criminal impersonation requires proof that a real person (a human being who has been born and is alive) has been impersonated; in other words, one cannot impersonate a fictitious person. Evans v. State, Del. Super., April 30, 2019. This Act provides that criminal impersonation occurs when one impersonates a real or fictitious person.

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Title

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Criminal Impersonation.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-06-11 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

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