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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) A person shall not knowingly or recklessly remove or attempt to remove a firearm, disabling chemical spray, baton or other deadly weapon from the possession of another person or deprive the other person of its use if:
(1) The person has knowledge or reason to know that the other person is employed as:
a. A law-enforcement officer including, but not limited to, all those defined as “police officer” in § 1911(a) of this title, who is authorized by law to make arrests;
b. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, judicial assistant, court bailiff or other court security officer or court bailiff;
c. An employee of the Department of Correction, the Division of Parole and Probation or the Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services;
d. A special investigator or state detective with the Delaware Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General; or
e. An armored car guard licensed pursuant to § 1317 or § 1320 of Title 24; and
(2) The other person is lawfully acting within the course and scope of that other person’s employment.
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 1458. Removing a firearm from the possession of a law-enforcement officer; class C felony - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-11-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/de-code-sect-11-1458/
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