(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to blow into an ignition interlock device, or to start a motor vehicle equipped with such a device, for the purpose of providing an operable motor vehicle to a person whose driving privilege is restricted.

Attorney's Note

Under the Delaware Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class G felonyup to 2 years
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,300
For details, see Del. Code Ann.tit. 11, § 4205 and Del. Code Ann.tit. 11, § 4206

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 1249

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to request or solicit any other person to blow into an ignition interlock device, or to start a motor vehicle equipped with such device, for the purpose of providing an operable motor vehicle to a person whose driving privilege is restricted.

(c) It shall be unlawful to tamper with, or to circumvent the operation of, any ignition interlock device.

(d) A violation of this section shall be a class A misdemeanor; provided, however, that a second or subsequent conviction of a violation of this section shall be a class G felony. Where a person violates this section, and such violation is a direct cause of the subsequent death of any person, such violation of this section shall be a class G felony. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over all violations of this section.

67 Del. Laws, c. 437, § ?5; 68 Del. Laws, c. 125, § ?6; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 353, § ?1;