LAW: OFFENSIVE TOUCHING
11 Del. C. § § 601 Offensive touching; unclassified misdemeanor; class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person is guilty of offensive touching when the person:
(1) Intentionally touches another person either with a member of his or her body or with any
instrument, knowing that the person is thereby likely to cause offense or alarm to such other person;
or
(2) Intentionally strikes another person with saliva, urine, feces or any other bodily fluid, knowing
that the person is thereby likely to cause offense or alarm to such other person.
(b) When charged with a violation of subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the defendant shall be tested for diseases transmittable through bodily fluids, the cost of such tests to be assessed as costs upon conviction. The results of such tests shall be provided only to the Attorney General, the victim of the offense, the defendant and the Department of Correction's medical care provider.
(c) Any violation of paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall be an unclassified misdemeanor.
Notwithstanding the above, any violation of subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall be a class A misdemeanor when the victim is acting
in the lawful performance of his or her duty as one of the following: law enforcement officer, hospital or nursing home employee,
physician, medical professional, ambulance attendant, emergency medical technician, Delaware State Fire Police Officer, correctional
officer, volunteer firefighter or full-time firefighter. Any violation of paragraph
(a)(2) of this section shall be a class A misdemeanor.