{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-2022","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 2022","heading":"Deceptive tactics prohibited.","body":"(a) Deceptive tactics in a custodial interrogation of a person under 18 years of age are prohibited.\n(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section, a statement of a person, who at the time of the interrogation was under 18 years of age, is inadmissible in any criminal or delinquency court proceeding if it was made during a custodial interrogation in which deceptive tactics were used. An inadmissible statement under this subsection shall have no effect on the admissibility of evidence obtained as a result of the statement if the evidence would have been discovered through independent lawful means or if knowledge of the evidence was acquired through an independent source.\n(2) A statement that is otherwise inadmissible under paragraph (b)(1) of this section may be admitted if the State proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the statement is reliable and was not induced by the use of deceptive tactics.\n(3) A statement that is otherwise inadmissible under this section may be admitted to impeach the defendant, if the State proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the statement is reliable and not induced by the use of deceptive tactics.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Criminal Procedure Generally","CHAPTER 20. Custodial Interrogations","Subchapter II. Deceptive Tactics in Interrogations of Persons Under 18 Years of Age"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c020/sc02/index.html#2022","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:14Z","sha256":"cff406723e65dcd80bd5f53eddbd371a2d84541799b4062dd68e87071ccd5342","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-2021","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-2101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}