This Act revises the existing crime of endangering the welfare of a child by providing or permitting a child to consume or inhale unprescribed controlled substances in the following ways:
1. Prohibits a person from intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly making controlled substances or prescription drugs available to a child through exposure, consumption, or inhalation.
2. Creates new penalties for endangering the welfare of a child through exposure, consumption, or inhalation of drugs.
This Act requires a greater than majority vote for passage because ยง 28 of Article IV of the Delaware Constitution requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly to expand the scope of an existing crime within the jurisdiction of the Court of Common Pleas, Family Court, or Justice of the Peace Court.
Statutes affected: Original Text: 11.1102
Final/Engrossed: 11.1102
Session Law: 11.1102