Delaware General Assembly

Signed 4/13/21

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

3/9/21

Gay

Sen. Brown
Reps. Lynn, Dorsey Walker, Bush, Lambert

Sen. Lockman, Mantzavinos, S. McBride, Pinkney, Townsend
Reps. Baumbach, Kowalko, Morrison

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT.

This bill clarifies that Probation Before Judgment (PBJ) may be entered for multiple charges arising from a single arrest. Changes to the legislation also allow for a defendant to be permitted Probation Before Judgment more than once in a five year period so long as offenses are in different titles of the Code. For example, a defendant who was granted PBJ in 2017 for speeding (title 21) would be eligible for PBJ on a title 11 charge (e.g. bad check) or title 4 (e.g. underage consumption of alcohol) in 2019. This bill also allows persons who have been adjudicated delinquent of a crime as a juvenile to be eligible for Probation Before Judgment.

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4/13/21

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