NEWS

[MuffyBee]

Please post news and articles concerning Caylee's Law or similar laws for the State of Delaware in this thread.

[trimmonthelake]

http://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/article_f58db83e-4909-11e1-81f3-0019bb2963f4.html
Bipartisan bill would strengthen missing child reporting laws
Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 12:11 pm
Responding to requests from constituents in the wake of a national controversy, House of Representatives leaders from both caucuses unveiled legislation Thursday that would tighten Delaware's missing child laws.

Last year, many Americans closely followed the Florida murder trial of Casey Anthony, who was accused of killing her two-year-old daughter, Caylee. After Anthony was found "not guilty," an online proposal began circulating that called for the creation of a new felony-level crime, dubbed "Caylee's Law." Members of the Delaware General Assembly received thousands of e-mails requesting that such a law be enacted.
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[trimmonthelake]

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120206/NEWS01/202060304
Missing child legislation gains bipartisan support in Delaware
Feb. 6, 2012
DOVER -- A bipartisan group of Delaware state legislators has sponsored a bill to ensure that when a person fails to report a missing child, he or she can be charged with endangering the welfare of that child.

Under Delaware law, the charge ranges from a misdemeanor to a Class E felony, punishable by up to five years in prison, depending on whether the child is harmed or dies as a result of the neglect.

"Both sides of the aisle have worked together on this issue," said House Majority Leader Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach. "Protecting our children from harm is not a political issue, it's a parental issue."
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[grace-land]

http://blogs.delawareonline.com/dialoguedelaware/2012/03/14/delawares-version-of-caylees-law-clears-committee/

Delaware’s version of ‘Caylee’s Law’ clears committee
Posted on March 14, 2012

Legislation spurred by the Casey Anthony murder trial breezed through the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday and, with every member of the General Assembly signed on as co-sponsors, is all but assured a speedy passage.

House Bill 256 makes it a felony to fail to report a child missing by including that specific action under the definition of “endangering the welfare of a child,” a charge that carries a sentence of up to five years in jail.
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[grace-land]

http://www.wgmd.com/?p=51308

Mar 20, 2012 posted by: Mari Lou-WGMD News
Bill to strengthen missing child reporting laws in DE passes the state House

Delaware’s version of Caylee’s Law was approved unanimously in the state House.  House Bill 256 would tighten Delaware’s missing child laws and was created after constituents called their state representatives in the wake of the national trial of Casey Anthony.  Delaware’s measure does not create a new section of code, but tweaks the existing code to include ‘failing to report a missing child’ to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child.  The bill now goes to the state Senate for consideration.
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HB 256 adds “including failing to report a missing child” to the crime of endangering the welfare of a child, clearing up any ambiguity about whether a parent must report a missing child as soon as possible. Under Delaware law, endangering the welfare of a child ranges from a misdemeanor to a Class E felony, punishable by up to five years in prison, depending on whether the child is harmed or dies as a result of the neglect.