Delaware HB276 amends theft laws, increasing penalties for theft involving victims over 62 years old, impaired adults, or persons with disabilities.

Delaware HB276 amends Title 11 of the Delaware Code to enhance penalties for theft involving specific vulnerable victims. If the victim is 62 years old or older, an impaired adult, or a person with a disability, theft becomes a class G felony unless the property's value is $1,500 or more, in which case it escalates to a class F felony. For thefts involving property valued between $50,000 and $100,000, the offense is a class D felony, and for property valued at $100,000 or more, it is a class B felony.

Delaware HB276 amends theft laws, increasing penalties for theft involving victims over 62 years old, impaired adults, or persons with disabilities.

Delaware HB276 amends Title 11 of the Delaware Code to enhance penalties for theft involving specific vulnerable victims. If the victim is 62 years old or older, an impaired adult, or a person with a disability, theft becomes a class G felony unless the property's value is $1,500 or more, in which case it escalates to a class F felony. For thefts involving property valued between $50,000 and $100,000, the offense is a class D felony, and for property valued at $100,000 or more, it is a class B felony.