HB 351 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VEHICLE SECURITY CIRCUMVENTION DEVICES.
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Summary
Delaware House Bill 351 makes it a crime to manufacture, sell, offer to sell, transfer, or possess a vehicle security circumvention device, or to help another person use such a device. The bill requires individuals to report a lost or stolen security circumvention device to law enforcement within 48 hours of discovery. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by fines of $28.75 to $115 and jail time of 30 to 90 days, with increased penalties of $115 to $230 in fines and 90 days to 6 months in jail for subsequent offenses.
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Official abstract
This Act makes it a crime to knowingly manufacture, sell, offer to sell, transfer, or possess a vehicle security circumvention device, or to aid or permit another to use a vehicle security circumvention device. This Act also requires individuals to report a lost or stolen vehicle security circumvention device to a law enforcement agency within 48 hours of becoming aware of the loss or theft. This Act does not include a special penalty as the Chapter already provides a penalty for misdemeanors, which includes a fine not less than $28.75 nor more than $115, or imprisonment not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both. Additionally, for each subsequent offense the person shall be fined not less than $115 nor more than $230, or imprisoned not less than 90 days nor more than 6 months, or both. This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because § 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to create a new crime within the jurisdiction of the Court of Common Pleas, Family Court, or Justice of the Peace Court.
Sponsors (8)
- Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
- Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
- Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
- Josue O Ortega Democratic · primary
- Edward S. Osienski Democratic · primary
- Kerri Evelyn Harris Democratic · primary
- Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
- Ray Seigfried Democratic · primary
Action history (8)
- Apr 9, 2026 Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House · lower
- May 5, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 7 On Its Merits · lower
- May 14, 2026 Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT · lower
- May 14, 2026 Assigned to Corrections & Public Safety Committee in Senate · upper
- Jun 17, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 4 Favorable · upper
- Jun 17, 2026 Reported Out of Committee (Corrections & Public Safety) in Senate with 4 Favorable · upper
- Jun 25, 2026 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
- Jul 23, 2026 Signed by Governor · executive
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