{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1455","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1455","heading":"Engaging in a firearm or projectile weapon transaction on behalf of another; class E felony; class C felony.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of engaging in a firearm or projectile weapon transaction on behalf of another when the person purchases or obtains a firearm or projectile weapon on behalf of a person not qualified to legally purchase, own or possess a firearm or projectile weapon in this State or for the purpose of selling, giving or otherwise transferring a firearm or projectile weapon to a person not legally qualified to purchase, own or possess a firearm or projectile weapon in this State.\n(b) Engaging in a firearm or projectile weapon transaction on behalf of another is a class E felony for the first offense, and a class C felony for each subsequent like offense.\n(c) (1) A federal firearms licensee who suspects a person engaged in a firearm or projectile weapon transaction may be violating this section may alert SBI through the same hotline established under § 8572 of this title for background checks.\n(2) Upon receiving notice of a possible transaction in violation of this section, SBI shall forward information relating to the transaction to the appropriate law-enforcement agency for further investigation.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc07/index.html#1455","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"0e14bdbdd033c26766a6ffdbf0de9d9424215458739650f8906b32646c1eff1f","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1454","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1456"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}