Law / United States / Delaware
Child sexual abuse material offenses, computer-generated depictions
Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, §§ 1100(2), (11), 1109, 1111
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In force.
An AI prohibited practices rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not knowingly create, deal in, or possess a computer-generated or AI-altered image depicting what appears to be a child engaging in a prohibited sexual act; no actual identifiable child is required for the offense to apply.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Dealing in child sexual abuse material under sec. 1109 is a class B felony, reduced to a class D felony where the underlying act is limited to statutorily defined "partial nudity"; possession under sec. 1111 is a class F felony.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Delaware Department of Justice, through county prosecution of Title 11 offenses
What it reaches
Obligation class
Prohibition
What this law does
Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.
Delaware's "visual depiction" definition, which governs dealing in child sexual abuse material (a class B or class D felony under sec. 1109) and possession of it (a class F felony under sec. 1111), expressly includes "any picture, or computer-generated image or picture, or any other image whether made, stored or produced by electronic, digital, mechanical or other means".
Delaware's "child" definition for these offenses separately extends to any individual the defendant intends to appear 14 years of age or younger. Neither offense requires an actual identifiable child, so a wholly AI-generated depiction is reached on the same terms as a photograph.
Possession under sec. 1111(2) separately reaches any visual depiction "created, adapted, modified or edited so as to appear" that a child is engaged in a prohibited sexual act, covering an AI-altered image built from a real photograph.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
Delaware Code Online, current codified text of Title 11, Chapter 5, Subchapter V