Delaware Code

16 Del. C. § 4751C (2026)

Quantity tiers related to drug offenses

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For the purposes of this subchapter:

(1) “Tier 3 Controlled Substances Quantity’' means:

a. 25 grams or more of cocaine or of any mixture containing cocaine, as described in § 4716(b)(4) of this title;

b. 5 grams or more of any morphine, opium or any salt, isomer or salt of an isomer thereof, including heroin, as described in § 4714 of this title, or of any mixture containing any such substance;

c. 5000 grams or more of marijuana, as described in § 4701(28) of this title;

d. 25 grams or more of methamphetamine, including its salt, isomer or salt of an isomer thereof, or of any mixture containing any such substance, as described in § 4716(d)(3) of this title;

e. 25 grams or more of amphetamine, including its salts, optical isomers and salt of its optical isomers, or of any mixture containing any such substance, as described in § 4716(d)(1) of this title;

f. 25 grams or more of phencyclidine, or of any mixture containing any such substance, as described in § 4716(e)(5) of this title;

g. 500 or more doses or, in a liquid form, 50 milligrams or more of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or any mixture containing such substance, as described in § 4714(d)(9) of this title;

h. 62.5 or more doses or 12.5 or more grams or 12.5 milliliters or more of any substance as described in § 4714 of this title that is not otherwise set forth in this section, a designer drug as described in § 4701(10) of this title, or of any mixture containing any such substance;

i. 62.5 or more doses or 12.5 or more grams or 12.5 milliliters or more of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), its optical, positional and geometric isomers, salts and salts of isomers, or any mixture containing such substance, as described in § 4714(d)(21) of this title.

(2) “Tier 2 Controlled Substances Quantity” means:

a. 10 grams or more of cocaine or of any mixture containing cocaine, as described in § 4716(b)(4) of this title;

b. 2 grams or more of any morphine, opium or any salt, isomer or salt of an isomer thereof, including heroin, as described in § 4714 of this title, or of any mixture containing any such substance;

c. 1500 grams or more of marijuana, as described in § 4701(28) of this title;

d. 10 grams or more of methamphetamine, including its salt, isomer or salt of an isomer thereof, or of any mixture containing any such substance, as described in § 4716(d)(3) of this title;

e. 10 grams or more of amphetamine, including its salts, optical isomers and salt of its optical isomers, or of any mixture containing any such substance, as described in § 4716(d)(1) of this title;

f. 10 grams or more of phencyclidine, or of any mixture containing any such substance, as described in § 4716(e)(5) of this title;

g. 50 or more doses or, in a liquid form, 5 milligrams or more of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or any mixture containing such substance, as described in § 4714(d)(9) of this title;

h. 25 or more doses or 5 or more grams or 5 milliliters or more of any substance as described in § 4714 of this title that is not otherwise set forth in this section, a designer drug as described in § 4701(10) of this title, or of any mixture containing any such substance;

i. 25 or more doses or 5 or more grams or 5 milliliters or more of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), its optical, positional and geometric isomers, salts and salts of isomers, or any mixture containing such substance, as described in § 4714(d)(21) of this title; or

j. 60 or more substantially identical doses of a narcotic Schedule II or III controlled substance that is a prescription drug, or 6 grams or more of any mixture that contains a narcotic Schedule II or III controlled substance that is a prescription drug.

(3) “Tier 1 Controlled Substances Quantity” means:

a. 5 grams or more of cocaine or of any mixture containing cocaine, as described in § 4716(b)(4) of this title;

b. 1 gram or more of any morphine, opium or any salt, isomer or salt of an isomer thereof, including heroin, as described in § 4714 of this title, or of any mixture containing any such substance;

c. 175 grams or more of marijuana, as described in § 4701(28) of this title;

d. 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, including its salt, isomer or salt of an isomer thereof, or of any mixture containing any such substance, as described in § 4716(d)(3) of this title;

e. 5 grams or more of amphetamine, including its salts, optical isomers and salt of its optical isomers, or of any mixture containing any such substance, as described in § 4716(d)(1) of this title;

f. 5 grams or more of phencyclidine, or of any mixture containing any such substance, as described in § 4716(e)(5) of this title;

g. 25 or more doses or, in a liquid form, 2.5 milligrams or more of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or any mixture containing such substance, as described in § 4714(d)(9) of this title;

h. 12.5 or more doses or 2.5 or more grams or 2.5 milliliters or more of any substance as described in § 4714 of this title that is not otherwise set forth in this section, a designer drug as described in § 4701(10) of this title, or of any mixture containing any such substance;

i. 12.5 or more doses or 2.5 or more grams or 2.5 milliliters or more of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), its optical, positional and geometric isomers, salts and salts of isomers, or any mixture containing such substance, as described in § 4714(d)(21) of this title; or

j. 30 or more substantially identical doses of a narcotic Schedule II or III controlled substance that is a prescription drug, or 3 grams or more of any mixture that contains a narcotic Schedule II or III controlled substance that is a prescription drug.

(4), (5) [Transferred to (2), (3).]

78 Del. Laws, c. 13, §  3578 Del. Laws, c. 204, §§  4-880 Del. Laws, c. 264, §  181 Del. Laws, c. 410, § 182 Del. Laws, c. 217, § 4
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: Wiggins v. State (Del. 2020).
Wiggins v. State (Del. 2020). · cites it 3× “77 16 Del. C. §§ 4751C, 4752. 21 threshold weight for Aggravated Possession.”
Gantier v. State (Del. 2024). · cites it 2× “00 found on Gantier was consistent with drug dealing, a rational jury could find Gantier guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of drug dealing (tier 2—heroin).”
Johnson v. State (Del. 2024). · cites it 2× “A rational jury could find Johnson guilty beyond a 6 16 Del. C. § 4751C(1)(d) (defining Tier 3 quantity of methamphetamine as 25 grams or more); 16 Del.”
Hansley v. State (Del. 2014). · cites it 2× “5 16 Del. C. § 4751C(1)b. 4 admission of Aman’s testimony, and the trial court ruled that Aman would not be permitted to testify unless Hansley herself first testified to lay a proper foundation.”
State v. Taylor; State v. Simmons (Del. Super. Ct. 2025). “75 See 16 Del. C. §§ 4751C, 4752, 4753, 4754. 76 16 Del.”
— 16 Del. C. § 4751C(1) — 1 case
Hansley v. State (Del. 2014). “5 16 Del. C. § 4751C(1)b. 4 admission of Aman’s testimony, and the trial court ruled that Aman would not be permitted to testify unless Hansley herself first testified to lay a proper foundation.”
— 16 Del. C. § 4751C(1)(d) — 1 case
Johnson v. State (Del. 2024). “A rational jury could find Johnson guilty beyond a 6 16 Del. C. § 4751C(1)(d) (defining Tier 3 quantity of methamphetamine as 25 grams or more); 16 Del.”
— 16 Del. C. § 4751C(2) — 1 case
Hansley v. State (Del. 2014). “5 16 Del. C. § 4751C(1)b. 4 admission of Aman’s testimony, and the trial court ruled that Aman would not be permitted to testify unless Hansley herself first testified to lay a proper foundation.”
— 16 Del. C. § 4751C(2)(b) — 1 case
Gantier v. State (Del. 2024). “00 found on Gantier was consistent with drug dealing, a rational jury could find Gantier guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of drug dealing (tier 2—heroin).”
— 16 Del. C. § 4751C(3)(f) — 1 case
Wiggins v. State (Del. 2020). “77 16 Del. C. §§ 4751C, 4752. 21 threshold weight for Aggravated Possession.”
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