2017 Delaware Code
Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
CHAPTER 42. CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES; SENTENCES
§ 4205A. Additional penalty for serious sex offenders or pedophile offenders.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other laws to the contrary, a defendant convicted of any crime set forth in § 771(a)(2), § 772, § 773, § 776, § 777, § 777A, § 778(1) or (2) of this title shall be sentenced to not less than 25 years up to life imprisonment to be served at Level V if:
(1) The defendant has previously been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of any sex offense set forth in this title and classified as a class A or B felony, or any similar offense under the laws of another state, the United States or any territory thereof; or
(2) The victim of the instant offense is a child less than 14 years of age.
(b) A fiscal report on the financial impact of this legislation shall be submitted by the Criminal Justice Coordinator or designee to the Controller General and Chairpersons of the Joint Finance Committee no later than March 15, 2008, after consultation with the Chief Judge of Superior Court, the Commissioner of Corrections, the Attorney General and Chief Defender or their designee.
75 Del. Laws, c. 438, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 318, § 14; 80 Del. Laws, c. 26, § 3; 80 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 1.;
