HB 152 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION.
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Summary
In a case of first impression, the Superior Court ruled, contrary to "common knowledge" of Delaware Criminal laws, that criminal impersonation requires proof that a real person (a human being who has been born and is alive) has been impersonated; in other words, one cannot impersonate a fictitious person. Evans v. State, Del. Super., June 5, 2019. This Act provides that criminal impersonation occurs when one impersonates a real or fictitious person.
Sponsors (5)
- Stephen Smyk · primary
- Bruce C. Ennis · primary
- David L. Wilson Republican · primary
- Paul S. Baumbach · primary
- William Bush Democratic · primary
2 coauthors / cosponsors
- Daniel B. Short Republican · cosponsor
- Michael F. Smith Republican · cosponsor
Action history (5)
- Apr 15, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
- May 3, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits · lower
- Jun 21, 2022 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
- Jun 21, 2022 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
- Jun 29, 2022 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · upper
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