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Laws current as of November 10, 2025

What is a lethal violence protective order?

A lethal violence protective order is an order issued by a Justice of the Peace Court or a Superior Court that says a person (respondent) can’t control, own, buy, have, have access to, or receive a firearm or a projectile weapon. The purpose of the order is to keep the respondent from hurting themselves or another person with a firearm or a projectile weapon.1

Note: You can see the definitions of “firearms” and “projectile weapons” by going to Del. Code tit. 11, Section 222(13), (28) on our Selected Delaware Statutes page.2

1 Del. Code tit. 10, § 7701(3), (6), (7)
2 Del. Code tit. 10, § 7701(1), (6); Del. Code tit. 11, § 222(13), (28)

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