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11 Del. C. § 813 (2026)

Theft of property from a cemetery

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A person commits theft of property from a cemetery when, with the intent as prescribed in § 841 of this title, the person exercises control over flowers, burial mounds, mementos or any other property left by its owner in a cemetery for purposes of honoring the dead; provided, however, that this section shall not be applicable to employees of a cemetery who remove property from a grave site pursuant to cemetery regulations. Whoever commits theft of property from a cemetery shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

78 Del. Laws, c. 125, §  1; 
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Cited in 2 cases, 1972–1976 · leading case: Payne v. State, 367 A.2d 1010 (Del. 1976).
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Payne v. State, 367 A.2d 1010 (Del. 1976). · cites it 2× “§ 577), 1 assault on a prison guard (11 Del.C. § 813(b)), 2 *1013 conspiracy to commit those crimes (11 Del.”
Fullman v. State, 298 A.2d 314 (Del. 1972). · cites it 2× “11 Del.C. § 813 (b) provides: “(b) Whoever, with intent to do bodily harm, assaults and causes serious bodily harm to a duly constituted police officer, prison guard, or other law enforcement officer acting in the lawful performance of his duties, while in uniform, or after…”
11 Del. C. § 813(b): 2 cases
Payne v. State, 367 A.2d 1010 (Del. 1976). “§ 577), 1 assault on a prison guard (11 Del.C. § 813(b)), 2 *1013 conspiracy to commit those crimes (11 Del.”
Fullman v. State, 298 A.2d 314 (Del. 1972). “11 Del.C. § 813 (b) provides: “(b) Whoever, with intent to do bodily harm, assaults and causes serious bodily harm to a duly constituted police officer, prison guard, or other law enforcement officer acting in the lawful performance of his duties, while in uniform, or after…”
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