{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1245a","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1245A","heading":"Providing a false statement to law enforcement; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of providing a false statement to law enforcement when, with intent to prevent, hinder or delay the investigation of any crime or offense by a law-enforcement officer or agency, the person knowingly provides any false written or oral statement to the law-enforcement officer or agency when such statement is material to the investigation.\n(b) As used in this section:\n(1) A “statement” is any oral or written assertion and includes, but is not limited to, any oral utterance, any written document or instrument, any computer-generated document or instrument, any police report, or any representation that a person makes under circumstances evidencing an intent that such be used or knowledge that a law-enforcement officer or agency may use such as an assertion of fact.\n(2) A statement is “false” when such statement contains untrue, incomplete or misleading information concerning any fact or thing material to the investigation of a crime or offense by a law-enforcement officer or agency.\n(3) A statement is “material” when, regardless of its eventual use or admissibility in an official proceeding, it could have affected the course or outcome of the investigation of a crime or offense by a law-enforcement officer or agency.\n(4) An “official proceeding” includes any action or proceeding conducted by or before a legally constituted judicial, administrative or other governmental agency or official, in which evidence or testimony of witnesses may properly be received.\n(c) Providing a false statement to law enforcement is a class G felony if the crime or offense being investigated is a felony.\n(d) Providing a false statement to law enforcement is a class A misdemeanor if the crime or offense being investigated is other than a felony.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc06/index.html#1245A","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"19fe1f26045ead74b8a45b623fea6ad112d68f12d6747e5c64d185c2f31437f0","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1245","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1246"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}