Bill Text: DE HB7 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Strangulation.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-6)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-03 - Signed by Governor [HB7 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-HB7-Draft.html
SPONSOR: |
Rep. Lynn & Sen. Blevins |
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Reps. Barbieri, Baumbach, Brady, Briggs King, Hudson, Jaques, Paradee, K. Williams; Sens. Bushweller, Lopez |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
HOUSE BILL NO. 7 |
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STRANGULATION. |
Section 1.Amend §4201(c), Title 11 of the Delaware Codeby making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions shown by underline as follows and redesignating accordingly:
(c) The following felonies shall be designated as violent felonies:
Title 11, Section Crime
607 Strangulation
SYNOPSIS
In 2010, the Legislature added the crime of Strangulation, a Class D or Class E felony, to the Delaware Code.This bill adds Strangulation to the list of violent felonies.As a result, the provisions of 11 Del. C. §2116 governing the revocation of bail upon subsequent arrest shall apply to an offense of Strangulation. |