# 11 Del. C. § 1303: § Â 1303. Disorderly conduct; funeral or memorial service

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## Section

- **Citation:** 11 Del. C. § 1303
- **Heading:** § Â 1303. Disorderly conduct; funeral or memorial service
- **Jurisdiction:** Delaware
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Delaware Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Subchapter VII / Section 1303

## Text

(a) A person shall not do any of the following within 300 feet of the building or other location where a funeral or memorial service is being conducted, or within 1,000 feet of a funeral procession or burial:

(1) Direct abusive epithets or make any threatening gesture which the person knows or reasonably should know is likely to provoke a violent reaction by another.

(2) Disturb or disrupt the funeral, memorial service, funeral procession, or burial by conduct intended to disturb or disrupt the funeral, memorial service, funeral procession or burial.

(b) This section applies to conduct within 1 hour preceding, during and within 2 hours after a funeral, memorial service, funeral procession or burial.

(c) A person who commits a violation of this section commits:

(1) A class A misdemeanor for a first offense.

(2) A class F felony for a second or subsequent offense.

(d) This section shall not preclude any county or municipality from legislating and enforcing its own more restrictive law in this regard.

## Nearby sections

- [11 Del. C. § 1301 § Â
        1301. Disorderly conduct; unclassified misdemeanor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1301.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1302 § Â
        1302. Riot; class F felony.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1302.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1303 § Â
        1303. Disorderly conduct; funeral or memorial service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1303.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1304 § Â
        1304. Hate crimes; class A misdemeanor, class G felony, class F felony, class E felony, class D felony, class C felony, class B felony, class A felony.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1304.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1305 § Â
        1305. Desecration; class A misdemeanor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1305.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1306 § Â
        1306. Cross or religious symbol burning; class A misdemeanor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1306.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1307 § Â
        1307. Civil remedies for violations of hate crimes and related offenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1307.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1308 § Â
        1308. Hate crime reporting requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1308.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1309 § Â
        1309. Deprivation of civil rights; class A misdemeanor; class B and D felony.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1309.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1311 § Â
        1311. Harassment; class A misdemeanor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1311.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1312 § Â
        1312. Stalking; class G felony, class F felony, class C felony.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1312.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1312A § Â
        1312A. Stalking; class F felony [Transferred].](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1312A.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1313 § Â
        1313. Malicious interference with emergency communications; class B misdemeanor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1313.md)
- [11 Del. C. § 1315 § Â
        1315. Public intoxication; unclassified misdemeanor; violation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T11_C5_SVII_S1315.md)

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