Delaware prohibits knowingly and unlawfully introducing contraband into a detention facility.¹ The state also prohibits a person confined in a detention facility from knowingly and unlawfully making, obtaining, or possessing contraband.² In addition, Delaware prohibits furnishing a deadly weapon to any person committed to the jurisdiction of the State Department of Corrections.³

Delaware has no statutes prohibiting firearms in the following places, although administrative regulations may apply:

• Parks;
• Hospitals;
• Places of worship;
• Bars or restaurants where alcohol is served;
• Sports arenas;
• Gambling facilities; or
• Polling places.

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1. Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1256(1). Contraband is defined by Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1258(3) to include firearms.[↩]
2. A “detention facility” is any place used to confine a person charged with or convicted of an offense or pursuant to court order. Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1258.[↩]
3. Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 6562A(3).[↩]