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11 Del. C. § 501 (2026)

Criminal solicitation in the third degree; class A misdemeanor

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A person is guilty of criminal solicitation in the third degree when, intending that another person engage in conduct constituting a misdemeanor, the person solicits, requests, commands, importunes or otherwise attempts to cause the other person to engage in conduct that would constitute the misdemeanor or an attempt to commit the misdemeanor or which would establish the other’s complicity in its commission or attempted commission.

Criminal solicitation in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

11 Del. C. 1953, §  501;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1; 
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2022 · leading case: In Re Howard, 765 A.2d 39 (Del. 2000).
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In Re Howard, 765 A.2d 39 (Del. 2000). “§ 4753, and by soliciting and requesting that another person sell drugs to Howard in violation of 11 Del. C. § 501. Howard further admitted that his criminal conduct reflects adversely on his fitness as a lawyer in violation of Rule 8.”
State v. Hicks, 360 A.2d 150 (Del. Super. Ct. 1976). “Defendant was charged with criminal solicitation (for prostitution) in the third degree, 11 Del.C. § 501, conspiracy (to commit prostitution) in the second degree, 11 Del.”
In re a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware: Howard, 765 A.2d 39 (Del. 2000). · cites it 2× “§ 4763, and by soliciting and requesting that another person sell drugs to Howard in violation of 11 Del. C. § 501. Howard further admitted that his criminal conduct reflects adversely on his fitness as a lawyer in violation of Rule 8.”
Pazuniak Law Off. LLC v. Pi-Net Int'l, Inc. (Del. Super. Ct. 2017). “55 11 Del. C. §§ 501–03. 56 Countercl. p. 144.”
State v. Rivers (Del. Super. Ct. 2022). “one cannot be convicted as an accomplice unless the State’s proof establishes that the substantive offense was committed by someone.”
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