Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 362

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 262

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):

Section 1. Amend §1311(a)(1) of Title 11 of the Delaware Code by striking the phrase “in a manner which the person knows is likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response;” as it appears in said paragraph, and by substituting in lieu thereof the following:

“which serves no legitimate purpose and is in a manner which the person knows is likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response or cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress;”

Approved July 19, 2004