Knowledge that property has been acquired under circumstances amounting to theft may be presumed in the case of a person who acquires it for a consideration which the person knows is substantially below its reasonable value, or that a person possesses property whose affixed identification or serial number is altered, removed, defaced or falsified. In addition, knowledge that property has been acquired under circumstances amounting to theft shall be presumed in the case of a person or dealer who acquires it for a consideration, when such property consists of traffic signs, other traffic control devices or historical markers and the acquisition is not accompanied by a written authorization for the property’s disposition from the Department of Transportation, Department of State or other entity which owns the property.

11 Del. C. 1953, § ?852; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § ?1; 59 Del. Laws, c. 203, § ?27; 67 Del. Laws, c. 238, § ?1; 69 Del. Laws, c. 408, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 852

  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302