{"data":{"id":"us-de/21-del.-c.-4176a","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"21 Del. C. § 4176A","heading":"Operation of a vehicle causing death; unclassified misdemeanor.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of operation of a vehicle causing death when, in the course of driving or operating a motor vehicle or OHV in violation of any provision of this chapter other than § 4177 of this title, the person’s driving or operation of the vehicle or OHV causes the death of another person.\n(b) Operation of a vehicle causing death is an unclassified misdemeanor.\n(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a person convicted of operation of a vehicle causing death shall for the first offense be fined not more than $1,150 and imprisoned not more than 30 months. For each subsequent conviction under this section the person shall be fined not more than $2,300 and imprisoned not more than 60 months.\n(d) The Superior Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over a violation of this section by a person 18 years of age or older. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an offense which is within the original and/or exclusive jurisdiction of another court and which may be joined properly with a violation of this section is deemed to be within the original and exclusive jurisdiction of the Superior Court.","path":["Title 21. Motor Vehicles","Operation and Equipment","CHAPTER 41. Rules of the Road","Subchapter IX. Reckless Driving; Driving While Intoxicated"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc09/index.html#4176A","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:27Z","sha256":"96cba1173557df9f36ed62dec2f603f6d1b0c407d9cb6611fce20d4f4054385f","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/21-del.-c.-4176","next":"us-de/21-del.-c.-4176b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}