{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-4752b","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 4752B","heading":"Drug dealing — Resulting in death; class B felony.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of drug dealing resulting in death when the person delivers a Schedule I or II controlled substance in Tier 1 or greater quantity to another person in violation of this chapter, and said controlled substance thereafter causes the death of another person who uses or consumes it.\n(b) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant did not directly deliver the controlled substance to the decedent.\n(c) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant made a good faith effort to promptly seek, provide, or obtain emergency medical or law-enforcement assistance to another person who was experiencing a medical emergency after using a Schedule I or II controlled substance, and whose death would otherwise form the basis for criminal liability under this section.\n(d) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a class B felony.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Food and Drugs","CHAPTER 47. Uniform Controlled Substances Act","Subchapter IV. Offenses and Penalties"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c047/sc04/index.html#4752B","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"a08c882fcc2c568eae4b3792c7e5ed6ae6a0bc4ea559abb88dd356e1db55caae","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-4752a","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-4753"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}