{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-780","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 780","heading":"Female genital mutilation.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of female genital mutilation when:\n(1) A person knowingly circumcises, excises or infibulates the whole or any part of the labia majora, labia minora or clitoris of a female minor; or\n(2) A parent, guardian or other person legally responsible or charged with the care or custody of a female minor allows the circumcision, excision or infibulation, in whole or in part, of such minor’s labia majora, labia minora or clitoris.\n(b) Female genital mutilation is a class E felony.\n(c) It is not a defense to a violation that the conduct described in subsection (a) of this section above is required as a matter of custom, ritual or standard practice, or that the minor on whom it is performed or the minor’s parent or legal guardian consented to the procedure.\n(d) A surgical procedure is not a violation of this section if the procedure is:\n(1) Necessary to the health of the minor on whom it is performed and is performed by a licensed physician under § 1720 of Title 24 or a physician-in-training under the supervision of a licensed physician; or\n(2) Performed on a minor who is in labor or who has just given birth and is performed for medical purposes connected with that labor or birth by a licensed physician under § 1720 of Title 24 or a physician-in-training under the supervision of a licensed physician, or a licensed midwife under § 3336 of Title 18.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter II. Offenses Against the Person"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc02/index.html#780","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"47dcf5a890fb05ac5399530ef2a1fc716f51b401d43af6cb20c1e2a637554dc5","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-779-779a","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-780a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}