Current through 2016 Legislative Session, Act 399
(a) The Justice of the Peace Court shall have original jurisdiction to hear, try and finally determine all misdemeanors created in Chapter 5 of this title, and any attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit such misdemeanors unless such jurisdiction is excluded by subsection (b) of this section or is otherwise excluded by law.
(b) The Justice of the Peace Court shall not have jurisdiction over the following misdemeanors created in Chapter 5 of this title:
(1) Section
601(a)(2) of this title (offensive touching with bodily fluid).
(2) Section
614 of this title (assault on a sports official);
(3) Section
625 of this title (unlawfully administering drugs);
(4) Section
627 of this title (prohibited acts as to substances releasing vapors or fumes);
(5) Section
628A of this title (vehicular assault in the second degree);
(6) Section
652 of this title (self-abortion);
(7) Section
653 of this title (issuing abortional articles);
(8) Section
763 of this title (sexual harassment);
(9) Section
764 of this title (indecent exposure 2nd degree);
(10) Section
765 of this title (indecent exposure 1st degree);
(11) Section
766 of this title (incest);
(12) Section
767 of this title (unlawful sexual contact 3rd degree);
(13) Section
785 of this Title (interference with custody);
(14) Section
805 of this title (cross or religious symbol burning);
(15) Section
850 of this title (use, possession, manufacture, distribution and sale of unlawful telecommunication and access devices);
(16) Section
871 of this title (falsifying business records);
(17) Section
873 of this title (tampering with public records);
(18) Section
877 of this title (offering a false instrument for filing);
(19) Section
881 of this title (bribery);
(20) Section
882 of this title (bribe receiving);
(21) Section
892 of this title (fraud in insolvency);
(22) Section
906 of this title (deceptive business practices);
(23) Section
910 of this title (debt adjusting);
(24) Section
916 of this title (home improvement fraud);
(25) Section
917 of this title (new home construction fraud);
(26) Section
918 of this title (ticket scalping)
(27) Section
921 of this title (sale of transferred recorded sounds);
(28) Section
932 of this title (unauthorized access to computer system);
(29) Section
933 of this title (theft of computer services);
(30) Section
934 of this title (interruption of computer services);
(31) Section
935 of this title (misuse of computer system information);
(32) Section
936 of this title (destruction of computer equipment);
(33) Section
937 of this title (unrequested or unauthorized electronic mail);
(34) Section
938 of this title (failure to promptly cease electronic communication upon request);
(35) Section
1101 of this title (abandonment of a child);
(36) Section
1103 of this title (child abuse in the third degree);
(37) Section
1102 of this title (endangering the welfare of a child).
(38) Section
1105 of this title (crime against a vulnerable adult);
(39) Section
1106 of this title (unlawfully dealing with a child);
(40) Section
1113 of this title (criminal nonsupport);
(41) Section
1114 of this title (body-piercing; tattooing or branding);
(42) Section
1205 of this title (giving unlawful gratuities);
(43) Section
1206 of this title (receiving unlawful gratuities);
(44) Section
1207 of this title (improper influence);
(45) Section
1211 of this title (official misconduct);
(46) Section
1212 of this title (profiteering);
(47) Section
1246 of this title (compounding a crime);
(48) Section
1249 of this title (abetting the violation of driver's license restrictions);
(49) Section
1250 of this title (offenses against law-enforcement animals);
(50) Section
1256 of this title (promoting prison contraband);
(51) Section
1260 of this title (misuse of prisoner mail);
(52) Section
1266 of this title (tampering with a juror);
(53) Section
1267 of this title (misconduct by a juror);
(54) Section
1271A of this title (criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order);
(55) Section
1273 of this title (unlawful grand jury disclosure);
(56) Section
1304 of this title (hate crimes);
(57) Section
1327 of this title (maintaining a dangerous animal);
(58) Section
1332 of this title (abusing a corpse);
(59) Section
1333 of this title (trading in human remains and associated funerary objects);
(60) Section
1335 of this title (violation of privacy);
(61) Section
1365 of this title (obscene literature harmful to minors);
(62) Section
1366 of this title (outdoor motion picture theatres);
(63) Section
1411 of this title (unlawfully disseminating gambling information);
(64) Section
1428 of this title (maintaining an obstruction of gambling location);
(65) Section
1448A of this title (offenses related to criminal history record checks for sale of firearms);
(66) Section
1456 of this title (unlawfully permitting a minor access to a firearm);
(67) Section
1457 of this title (possession of a weapon in a safe school zone).
11 Del. C. 1953, § 2702; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 2; 59 Del. Laws, c. 203, § 33; 59 Del. Laws, c. 547, §§ 17, 18; 63 Del. Laws, c. 327, §1; 66 Del. Laws, c. 141, §1; 69 Del. Laws, c. 301, §1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 240, § 2; 72 Del. Laws, c. 83, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 147, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 391, § 2; 73 Del. Laws, c. 31, §§ 2, 3; 73 Del. Laws, c. 36, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 255, §§ 3, 4; 74 Del. Laws, c. 155, § 1; 74 Del. Laws, c. 322, §§ 2, 3; 77 Del. Laws, c. 416, § 1; 78 Del. Laws, c. 168, § 7; 78 Del. Laws, c. 406, § 4.;