{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1260","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1260","heading":"Misuse of prisoner mail; class A misdemeanor; class G felony.","body":"A person is guilty of misuse of prisoner mail when being a person in custody in a state detention facility, or in the custody of the Department of Health and Social Services or the Department of Correction, that person intentionally:\n(1) Communicates by mail with a person not in custody in a manner which the person in custody knows is likely to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm; or\n(2) Designates a written communication as legal mail knowing that said written communication is wholly unrelated to any actual or potential legal matter or to the administration of justice.\nMisuse of prisoner mail is a class A misdemeanor unless the person has previously been convicted under this section, in which case it is a class G 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#1260","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"663a5b024d7206ded19e56b8189e376996bc4a54229857695cfcbdd8872b1ecb","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1259","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1261"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}