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Title 11 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Subchapter V. Offenses Relating to Children and Vulnerable Adults
§ 1103E. Continuous child abuse; class G or B felony.
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11 DE Code § 1103E (2025)
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§ 1103E. Continuous child abuse; class G or B felony. 84 Del. Laws, c. 126, § 6;
(a) A person is guilty of continuous child abuse when the person intentionally or recklessly engages in 3 or more acts of child abuse under § 1103, § 1103A, § 1103B, § 1103C, or § 1103D of this title over a period of time not less than 3 weeks in duration.
(b) (1) Except as provided under paragraph (b)(2) of this section, continuous child abuse is a class G felony.
(2) When 3 or more of the acts of child abuse committed under subsection (a) of this section are acts under § 1103A, § 1103B, § 1103C, or § 1103D of this title, continuous child abuse is a class B felony.
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