Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 901 – Altering, defacing, or concealing bills or acts; penalties
(a) (1) It is unlawful to wilfully do any of the following to an act passed by the General Assembly or a bill pending before a House of the General Assembly, a committee of a House of the General Assembly, or a joint committee of the General Assembly.
(2) A violation of paragraph (a)(1) of this section is a felony and is to be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 and costs of prosecution and imprisonment of not less than 1 year nor more than 10 years.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 901
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Act” means a bill that has been enacted under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.
(2) “Bill pending” means a bill that is introduced but has not yet been enacted under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.
(c) An alteration or amendment of an act passed by the General Assembly or a bill pending before a House of the General Assembly, a committee of a House of the General Assembly, or a joint committee of the General Assembly made in the regular course of proceedings, including under Chapter 2 of Title 1 and §§ 904 and 906 of this title, is not a violation of this section.
(d) This section does not prevent or limit a House of the General Assembly from punishing an individual who violates paragraph (a)(1) of this section for contempt according to parliamentary usage. A punishment for contempt by a House of the General Assembly does prevent or limit a prosecution under this section.
19 Del. Laws, c. 276, §§ ?1-4; Code 1915, § ?363; Code 1935, § ?4; 29 Del. C. 1953, § ?901; 65 Del. Laws, c. 425, § ?1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 458, § 11;