Delaware Code Title 31. Welfare § 3913. Violations

(a) A person who knowingly or recklessly abuses, neglects, exploits, or mistreats an adult who is impaired is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person who knowingly or recklessly exploits an adult who is impaired or an adult who is incapacitated by using the resources of the adult is guilty of the following:

(c) An individual who knowingly or recklessly abuses, neglects, exploits, or mistreats an adult who is impaired or an adult who is incapacitated and causes bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent disability is guilty of a class D felony.  If the abuse, neglect, mistreatment, or exploitation results in death, the individual is guilty of a class A felony.