{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1247","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1247","heading":"Defense to compounding a crime.","body":"In any prosecution for compounding a crime, it is an affirmative defense that the benefit did not exceed the amount which the accused believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for harm caused by the crime.","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#1247","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"dbbb4eab2886824e575fc0588198bd6f6cc3d3f2768e1d30443438547bf45d98","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1246","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1248"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}