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Delaware General Assembly · HB 142 · Signed

Warrantless Arrest/Eliminates/Private Person

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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ARRESTS. Read the full text

153rd General Assembly

What it does

This Act eliminates authorization for a warrantless arrest by a private person in the case of an individual accused in the courts of another state of a felony. It also strikes a provision relating to the authority of an officer to command assistance in making arrests based on charges in another state. This bill is a successor to House Bill No. 76.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · May 8, 2025
Signed · Jul 15, 2025
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Gorman

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-30 · Passed · Yes 16, No 5, NotVoting 0, Conflict 0, Absent 0, Vacant 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-06-17 · Passed · Yes 24, No 12, NotVoting 0, Conflict 0, Absent 5, Vacant 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Delaware legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed (Jul 15, 2025).