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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POLICE OFFICER ARREST POWERS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POLICE OFFICER ARREST POWERS.

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2025-05-01
Official status
Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 104, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
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Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POLICE OFFICER ARREST POWERS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POLICE OFFICER ARREST POWERS.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POLICE OFFICER ARREST POWERS.
  • This Act is a substitute for House Bill No.
  • 104.
  • This Act differs from House Bill No.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-01 Delaware General Assembly

    Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 104, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO POLICE OFFICER ARREST POWERS.
This Act is a substitute for House Bill No. 104. This Act differs from House Bill No. 104 in that it corrects a typographical error in the Act and removes language from the synopsis that is not applicable to House Bill No. 104 or this Act.

Like House Bill No. 104, this Act provides enhanced statewide jurisdiction for police officers, including county and municipal police officers. Specifically, this Act does the following:
(1) Enables an off-duty police officer to make arrests for offenses committed in the officer’s presence when the crime creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person.
(2) Enables an off-duty police officer to make arrests for certain serious traffic offenses committed in the officer's presence.
(3) Adds 3 additional traffic violations to the list of traffic violations for which a law enforcement officer may arrest for statewide when the traffic violations are committed in the officer's presence. The 3 additional traffic violati