(a) A person is guilty of reckless endangering in the second degree when:
(1) The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of physical injury to another person; or
(2) Being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than 18 years old, the person knowingly, intentionally or with criminal negligence acts in a manner which contributes to or fails to act to prevent the unlawful possession and/or purchase of a firearm by a juvenile. It shall be an absolute defense to this paragraph if the person charged had a lock on the trigger and did not tell or show the juvenile where the key to the trigger lock was kept. It shall also be an absolute defense to this paragraph if the person had locked the firearm in a key or combination locked container and did not tell or show the juvenile where the key was kept or what the combination was.
(b) Reckless endangering in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
11 Del. C. 1953,
§
603;
58 Del. Laws, c. 497,
§
1;
67 Del. Laws, c. 130,
§
8;
70 Del. Laws, c. 186,
§
1;
71 Del. Laws, c. 359,
§
1;
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
13
cases (
7 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case:
Morse v. State
Morse v. State (2015)
del
“2 11 Del. C. § 603. 3 11 Del. C. § 611. 4 11 Del.”
White v. State (2017)
del · cites it 3×
“11 Del. C. § 603. 4 . E.g., Trial Tr. 134:8-10, Mar.”
State v. Cabela's Inc. (2024)
delsuperct · cites it 5×
“71, 11 Del. C. §§ 603, 604, 1301, 1322.9 The Subpoena includes an affidavit from Special Investigator, Patrick L.”
Hastings v. State (2023)
del · cites it 2×
“64 11 Del. C. §§ 603, 604 (1972); Del. Governor’s Comm.”
Arzuaga v. State (2017)
delsuperct
“…Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw is now moot. IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/ Calvin L. Scott The Honorable Calvin L. Scott, Jr. 7 11 Del. C. § 603(a)(1). 5”
State v. Pinkston (2020)
delsuperct
“” Thus, it is not necessary that the defendant be actually armed with a deadly weapon, only that he manifest to the crime victim, by word or conduct, that he is armed with a deadly weapon.”
Coker v. State (2023)
del
“” 11 Del. C. § 603. 21 11 Del. C. § 231(e).”
Cooling v. State (2023)
del
“at A95; 11 Del. C. § 603; offensive touching from 1995 (unclassified misdemeanor or Class A misdemeanor).”
Matthews v. State (2024)
del
“35 11 Del. C. § 603. 36 Matthews’ counsel argues that he would be deemed ineffective if he failed to ask for the lesser- included offense.”
Jackson v. State (2025)
del
“19, 2021) (providing that PFBPP is a class C felony if the person previously has been convicted of a violent felony); 11 Del. C. § 4205(b)(3) (effective June 30, 2003, to present) (providing that the sentence for a class C felony is up to fifteen years at Level V).”
— 11 Del. C. § 603(a) — 1 case
— 11 Del. C. § 603(a)(1) — 2 cases
State v. Cabela's Inc. (2024)
delsuperct
“71, 11 Del. C. §§ 603, 604, 1301, 1322.9 The Subpoena includes an affidavit from Special Investigator, Patrick L.”
Arzuaga v. State (2017)
delsuperct
“…Counsel’s Motion to Withdraw is now moot. IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/ Calvin L. Scott The Honorable Calvin L. Scott, Jr. 7 11 Del. C. § 603(a)(1). 5”
— 11 Del. C. § 603(b) — 1 case
Jackson v. State (2025)
del
“19, 2021) (providing that PFBPP is a class C felony if the person previously has been convicted of a violent felony); 11 Del. C. § 4205(b)(3) (effective June 30, 2003, to present) (providing that the sentence for a class C felony is up to fifteen years at Level V).”
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