(a) (1) It is unlawful to wilfully do any of the following to an act passed by the General Assembly or a bill pending before a House of the General Assembly, a committee of a House of the General Assembly, or a joint committee of the General Assembly.
(2) A violation of paragraph (a)(1) of this section is a felony and is to be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 and costs of prosecution and imprisonment of not less than 1 year nor more than 10 years.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Act” means a bill that has been enacted under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.
(2) “Bill pending” means a bill that is introduced but has not yet been enacted under § 18 of Article III of the Delaware Constitution.
(c) An alteration or amendment of an act passed by the General Assembly or a bill pending before a House of the General Assembly, a committee of a House of the General Assembly, or a joint committee of the General Assembly made in the regular course of proceedings, including under Chapter 2 of Title 1 and §§ 904 and 906 of this title, is not a violation of this section.
(d) This section does not prevent or limit a House of the General Assembly from punishing an individual who violates paragraph (a)(1) of this section for contempt according to parliamentary usage. A punishment for contempt by a House of the General Assembly does prevent or limit a prosecution under this section.
19 Del. Laws, c. 276, §§ 1-4; Code 1915, § 363; Code 1935, § 4; 29 Del. C. 1953, § 901; 65 Del. Laws, c. 425, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 458, § 11;