2016 Delaware Code
Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
CHAPTER 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING OFFENSES
§ 233. Definition and classification of offenses.

(a) "Crime" or "offense" means an act or omission forbidden by a statute of this State and punishable upon conviction by:

(1) Imprisonment; or

(2) Fine; or

(3) Removal from office; or

(4) Disqualification to hold any office of trust, honor or profit under the State; or

(5) Other penal discipline.

(b) An act or omission is forbidden by a statute of this State if a statute makes the act or omission punishable by any form of punishment mentioned in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) An offense is either a felony, a misdemeanor or a violation. Any offense not specifically designated by law to be a felony or a violation is a misdemeanor.

11 Del. C. 1953, § 233; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1.;