Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1504 – Criminal penalties
(a) Any person convicted of conduct constituting a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a class B felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment and pay a fine of not less than $25,000.
Attorney's Note
Under the Delaware Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class B felony | between 2 and 25 years |
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1504
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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
- Pecuniary value: shall mean :
- 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:
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) Any person convicted of conduct constituting a violation of any of the provisions of § 1503 of this title shall criminally to forfeit, to the State any real or personal property used in the course of, intended for use in the course of, derived from, or realized through conduct in violation of § 1503 of this title including any property constituting an interest in or means of control or influence over the enterprise involved in the conduct in violation of § 1503 of this title or any property constituting proceeds derived from the conduct in violation of § 1503 of this title including:
(1) Any position, office, appointment, tenure, commission or employment contract of any kind that the person acquired or maintained in violation of § 1503 of this title or through which the person conducted or participated in the conduct of the affairs of any enterprise in violation of § 1503 of this title or that afforded the person a source of influence or control over the affairs of an enterprise that the person exercised in violation of § 1503 of this title;
(2) Any compensation, right or benefit derived from a position, office, appointment, tenure, commission or employment contract described in § 1503 of this title that accrued to the person during the period of conduct in violation of § 1503 of this title;
(3) Any interest in, security of, claim against, or property or contractual right affording the person a source or influence or control over the affairs of an enterprise that the person exercised in violation of § 1503 of this title; or
(4) Any amount payable or paid under any contract for goods or services that was awarded or performed in violation of § 1503 of this title.
(c) In lieu of any fine otherwise authorized by law, any person convicted of engaging in racketeering, or any other conduct in violation of § 1503 of this title, through which such person derived pecuniary value, or by which the person caused personal injury or property damage or other loss, may be sentenced to pay a fine that does not exceed 3 times the gross value gained, or 3 times the gross loss caused, whichever is the greater, plus court costs and the costs of investigation and prosecution, reasonably incurred.
(d) Upon conviction of a person under this chapter, the Superior Court shall authorize the Attorney General to seize all property or other interests declared forfeited under this chapter upon such terms and conditions as the Court shall deem proper. The State shall dispose of all property or other interests seized under this chapter as soon as feasible, making due provision for the rights of innocent persons. If a property right or other interest is not exercisable or transferable for value by the State, it shall expire and shall not revert to the convicted person.
65 Del. Laws, c. 493, § ?1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § ?8; 67 Del. Laws, c. 350, § ?13; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;