{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1461","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1461","heading":"Report of loss, theft of firearm or projectile weapon.","body":"(a) Any owner of a firearm or projectile weapon shall report the loss or theft of the firearm or projectile weapon within 7 days after the discovery of the loss or theft to either:\n(1) The law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location where the loss or theft of the firearm or projectile weapon occurred; or\n(2) Any state police troop.\n(b) Whoever is convicted of a violation of this section shall:\n(1) For the first offense, be guilty of a violation and be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $75 nor more than $100.\n(2) For a second offense committed at any time after the sentencing or adjudication of a first offense, be guilty of a violation and be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $250.\n(3) For a third or subsequent offense committed at any time after the sentencing or adjudication of a second offense, be guilty of a class G felony.","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#1461","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"10a170978737aebef01944a604b3fc83793c62d2375498b58d3255015ce292b6","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1460a","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1462"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}