Del. Code tit. 11 § 780B

Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 510
Section 780B - Unlawful sexual contact with a person in custody; class g felony
(a) It is unlawful for a law-enforcement officer, an employee working at a detention facility, a contractor or employee of a contractor working at a detention facility, or a volunteer working at a detention facility to intentionally have sexual contact with a person in custody, as defined in § 1258 of this title,
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a licensed medical doctor or nurse when the contact occurs for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment or to a law enforcement officer who is lawfully performing job duties.
(c) Consent of the person in custody is not a defense to an act in violation of subsection (a) of this section.
(d) A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a class G felony.

11 Del. C. § 780B

Added by Laws 2017, ch. 389,s 1, eff. 8/29/2018.