Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1503 – Violations
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person employed by, or associated with, any enterprise to conduct or participate in the conduct of the affairs of the enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity or collection of an unlawful debt.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1503
- Enterprise: shall include any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, trust or other legal entity; and any union, association or group of persons associated in fact, although not a legal entity. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1502
- Pattern of racketeering activity: shall mean 2 or more incidents of conduct:
- Racketeering: shall mean to engage in, to attempt to engage in, to conspire to engage in or to solicit, coerce or intimidate another person to engage in:
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Real property: shall mean any real property situated in this State or any interest in such real property, including, but not limited to, any lease of or mortgage upon such real property. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1502
- Unlawful debt: shall mean a debt incurred or contracted in an illegal gambling activity or business; or a debt which is unenforceable under state law, in whole or in part, as to either principal or interest. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1502
(b) It is unlawful for any person, through a pattern of racketeering activity or proceeds derived therefrom, to acquire or maintain, directly or indirectly, any interest in or control of any enterprise, real property or personal property, of any nature, including money.
(c) It is unlawful for any person who has received any proceeds derived, directly or indirectly, from a pattern of racketeering activity in which such person has participated, to use or invest, directly or indirectly, any part of such proceeds or any proceeds derived from the investment or use thereof, in the acquisition of any interest in, or the establishment or operation of, any enterprise or real property.
(d) It is unlawful for any person to conspire or attempt to violate any of the provisions of subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section.