{"data":{"id":"us-de/29-del.-c.-901","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"29 Del. C. § 901","heading":"Altering, defacing, or concealing bills or acts; penalties.","body":"(a) (1) It is unlawful to wilfully do any of the following to an act passed by the General Assembly or a bill pending before a House of the General Assembly, a committee of a House of the General Assembly, or a joint committee of the General Assembly:\na. Add to.\nb. Alter.\nc. Deface.\nd. Erase.\ne. Obliterate.\nf. Mutilate.\ng. Blot.\nh. Blur.\ni. Steal.\nj. Hide.\nk. Conceal.\nl. Destroy.\nm. Misplace with the intent to conceal.\n(2) A violation of paragraph (a)(1) of this section is a felony and is to be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 and costs of prosecution and imprisonment of not less than 1 year nor more than 10 years.\n(b) For purposes of this section:\n(1) “Act” means a bill that has been enacted under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.\n(2) “Bill pending” means a bill that is introduced but has not yet been enacted under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.\n(c) An alteration or amendment of an act passed by the General Assembly or a bill pending before a House of the General Assembly, a committee of a House of the General Assembly, or a joint committee of the General Assembly made in the regular course of proceedings, including under Chapter 2 of Title 1 and §§ 904 and 906 of this title, is not a violation of this section.\n(d) This section does not prevent or limit a House of the General Assembly from punishing an individual who violates paragraph (a)(1) of this section for contempt according to parliamentary usage. A punishment for contempt by a House of the General Assembly does not prevent or limit a prosecution under this section.","path":["Title 29. State Government","The General Assembly","CHAPTER 9. Legislative Bills, Laws, Journals and Committees"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c009/index.html#901","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:32Z","sha256":"32d63823e33962a632cf483b88a0ae1fbc431471a89e41dab61b803ddf2b2723","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/29-del.-c.-846","next":"us-de/29-del.-c.-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}