Delaware Code

11 Del. C. § 863 (2026)

Forgery and related offenses; definition

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“Written instrument” means any instrument or article containing written or printed matter or the equivalent thereof, used for the purpose of reciting, embodying, conveying or recording information or constituting a symbol or evidence of value, right, privilege or identification.

11 Del. C. 1953, §  863;  58 Del. Laws, c. 497, §  1; 
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Hickman v. State, No. 89, 2017 (Del. May 2, 2018).
Hickman v. State, No. 89, 2017 (Del. May 2, 2018). “20 In Zugehoer, the defendant had done all 17 11 Del. C. § 863. 18 Opening Br. at 13–15.”
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