{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-842","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 842","heading":"Theft; lost or mislaid property; mistaken delivery.","body":"A person commits theft when, with the intent prescribed in § 841 of this title, the person exercises control over property of another person which the person knows to have been lost or mislaid, or to have been delivered under a mistake as to the identity of the recipient or the nature or value of the property, without taking reasonable measures to return the property to its owner.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc03/index.html#842","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"6715adf0a286c7660f316eecaccc57ba72a69e85ed30f03c1b9f33db67680ca8","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-841d","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-843"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}