{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-5132","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 5132","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this subchapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:\n(1) “Child” shall mean a person who has not yet reached their eighteenth birthday.\n(2) “Victim” or “witness” shall not include any child accused of committing a felony; provided, however, that the word “victim” or “witness” may, in the Court’s discretion, include:\na. A child where such child’s participation in a felony appears to have been induced, coerced or unwilling; or\nb. A child who has participated in the felony, but who has subsequently and voluntarily agreed to testify on behalf of the State.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Procedure in Particular Courts","CHAPTER 51. Superior Court","Subchapter III. Child Victims and Witnesses"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c051/sc03/index.html#5132","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:14Z","sha256":"f29302639dcc7aeb059c89067c35cdd9ef06c47b7127664e6636a4940d6472cb","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-5131","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-5133"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}