Altering, defacing, or concealing bills or acts; penalties.
Del. Code tit. 29, § 901
in effect(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:
a. Add to.
b. Alter.
c. Deface.
d. Erase.
e. Obliterate.
f. Mutilate.
g. Blot.
h. Blur.
i. Steal.
j. Hide.
k. Conceal.
l . Destroy.
m. Misplace with the intent to conceal.
(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.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Act” means a bill that has been enacted under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.
(2) “Bill pending” means a bill that is introduced but has not yet been enacted under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.
(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.
(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.
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