Delaware General Assembly· HB 414Signed

Superior Ct. Jurisdiction/Destructive Weapon Violations, the official text

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SPONSOR: Rep. Romer & Sen. Pinkney
                                                                Reps. Phillips, Lambert, Harris

                  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

                                                HOUSE BILL NO. 414

   AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POSSESSING A DESTRUCTIVE
   WEAPON.

   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

1            Section 1. Amend § 1444, Title 11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and

2 insertions as shown by underline as follows:

3            § 1444. Possessing a destructive weapon; class E felony.

4            (d) The Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over offenses an offense under this section. section committed by

5 an adult.

                                                                       SYNOPSIS

             This Act clarifies that the grant of exclusive jurisdiction to the Superior Court over violations of 11 Del C. § 1444
   (possessing a destructive weapon), applies only to an adult defendant. Jurisdiction over minors remains with the Family
   Court.

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