{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-253","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 253","heading":"Substitutes for criminal negligence, recklessness and knowledge.","body":"Whenever a statute provides that negligence suffices to establish an element of an offense, the element is also established if a person acts intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence. When a statute provides that criminal negligence suffices to establish an element of an offense, the element also is established if a person acts intentionally, knowingly or recklessly. When recklessness suffices to establish an element of an offense, the element also is established if a person acts intentionally or knowingly. When acting knowingly suffices to establish an element of an offense, the element also is established if a person acts intentionally.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 2. General Provisions Concerning Offenses"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c002/index.html#253","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"c8ac5e61b29e6edbea46be2c32d9aecb9771e69fbd0ce34c4fd3a835b936710a","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-252","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}