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DE HB204

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/11/2019

Primary Sponsor

Stephen Smyk

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Origin

House of Representatives

150th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Delaware criminal impersonation statute (§ 907, Title 11) to explicitly clarify that impersonating a fictitious person is illegal, not just real persons.

  • Adds language "whether real or fictitious" to the definition of criminal impersonation to include impersonating imaginary or made-up individuals.

  • Maintains criminal impersonation as a class A misdemeanor offense with the same penalties as current law.

  • Responds to a 2019 Superior Court ruling (Evans v. State) that held criminal impersonation required proof of impersonating an actual living person, contrary to prior understanding of Delaware law.

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Criminal Impersonation.

Last Action

Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

6/11/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/11/2019

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