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Delaware · Through 2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424) · Newer source version available

10 Del. C. § 7707: Limitation on liability.

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  1. Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure
  2. Special Proceedings
  3. CHAPTER 77. Lethal Violence Protective Order

(a) Nothing in this chapter precludes a petitioner or law-enforcement officer from removing a firearm, projectile weapon, or ammunition under other authority or filing criminal charges when probable cause exists.

(b) A law-enforcement officer, who in good faith does not seek a lethal violence protective order under this chapter, is immune from civil liability.

(c) A law-enforcement agency is immune from civil or criminal liability for any damage or deterioration of a firearm, projectile weapon, or ammunition stored or transported under this section. This subsection does not apply if the damage or deterioration occurred as a result of recklessness, gross negligence, or intentional misconduct by the law-enforcement agency or federally-licensed firearms dealer.

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