{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-451","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 451","heading":"Consent of victim to acts not involving physical injury as defense.","body":"In any prosecution for an offense, it is a defense that the victim consented to the act done, provided that:\n(1) The act did not involve or threaten physical injury; and\n(2) Such consent negatives an element of the offense.\nAny person who enters the presence of other people consents to the normal physical contacts incident to such presence.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 4. Defenses to Criminal Liability"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c004/index.html#451","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"5d093f38fe7e55fb4c4ceeaf905ef0876ba1ad3540efadb86cd82a4a3b9bf639","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-442-450","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-452"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}