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DE HB204
Bill
Status
6/11/2019
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Smyk
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AI Summary
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Amends Delaware criminal impersonation statute (§ 907, Title 11) to explicitly clarify that impersonating a fictitious person is illegal, not just real persons.
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Adds language "whether real or fictitious" to the definition of criminal impersonation to include impersonating imaginary or made-up individuals.
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Maintains criminal impersonation as a class A misdemeanor offense with the same penalties as current law.
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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