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Español§ 1271A. Criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order; class A misdemeanor; class F felony
(a) A person is guilty of criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order when the person knowingly violates or fails to obey any provision of a protective order issued by: the Family Court; a court of any state, territory, or Indian nation in the United States, as long as such violation or failure to obey occurred in Delaware; or a court of Canada, as long as such violation or failure to obey occurred in Delaware.
(b) Criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order is a class A misdemeanor, unless any of the elements set forth in subsection (c) of this section are met, in which case the offense shall be a class F felony.
(c) A person is guilty of felony criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order if:
(1) Such contempt resulted in physical injury; or
(2) Such contempt involved the use or threatened use of a deadly weapon.
(d) A person found guilty of criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order shall receive a minimum sentence of 15 days incarceration if:
(1) Such contempt resulted in physical injury; or
(2) Such contempt involved the use or threatened use of a deadly weapon; or
(3) The defendant was convicted of criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order under this section on 2 or more occasions prior to this violation.
(e) The minimum sentence shall not be subject to suspension and no person subject to the minimum sentence shall be eligible for probation, parole, furlough or suspended custody during said sentence.
