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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ARRESTS.

DE · session 153 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced May 8, 2025

Latest action (Jul 14, 2025) Signed by Governor

Summary

This Act eliminates authorization for a warrantless arrest by a private person in the case of an individual accused in the courts of another state of a felony. It also strikes a provision relating to the authority of an officer to command assistance in making arrests based on charges in another state. This bill is a successor to House Bill No. 76.

Sponsors (7)

Action history (7)

  1. May 8, 2025 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
  2. May 21, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · lower
  3. Jun 17, 2025 Passed By House. Votes: 24 YES 12 NO 5 ABSENT · lower
  4. Jun 17, 2025 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
  5. Jun 25, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · upper
  6. Jun 30, 2025 Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 5 NO · upper
  7. Jul 14, 2025 Signed by Governor · executive

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