{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-877","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 877","heading":"Offering a false instrument for filing; class A misdemeanor.","body":"A person is guilty of offering a false instrument for filing when, knowing that a written instrument contains a false statement or false information, and intending to defraud the State, a political subdivision thereof or another person, the person offers or presents it to a public office or a public servant with the knowledge or belief that it will be filed with, registered or recorded in or otherwise become a part of the records of the public office or public servant.\nOffering a false instrument for filing is a class A misdemeanor.","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#877","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"28febcc4fd3102af32812659a4dc8d4171c5f7e2b53865d500dd0bfa8647f5c6","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-876","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-878"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}