Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 203 – Penalty for removing, damaging or possessing monument
(a) Whoever moves, removes, breaks, mutilates, defaces, destroys or otherwise injures any monument marking any boundary between this State and any adjacent state or commonwealth shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
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 misdemeanor | up to 6 months | up to $1,150 |
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 203
- 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 who has in possession any monument heretofore placed or prepared to be placed upon any of the boundary lines specified in subsection (a) of this section shall, upon demand being made for the monument by the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, surrender and deliver the monument to the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, or to the Director’s authorized agents or employees.
(c) Whoever fails on demand to surrender and deliver the monument as required by subsection (b) of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
48 Del. Laws, c. 256, § ?2; 29 Del. C. 1953, § ?303; 53 Del. Laws, c. 255; 58 Del. Laws, c. 102, § ?3; 65 Del. Laws, c. 475, §§ ?1, 2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;