Delaware § 1101 - Peddled or illegally transported liquor.
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§ 1101. Peddled or illegally transported liquor.
(a) Wherever alcoholic liquor is being peddled in this State, or whenever any alcoholic liquor is transported in this State, unaccompanied by a license to transport such alcoholic liquor, or unaccompanied by a waybill as provided in § 718(c) of this title, any police officer of the State or subdivision thereof or any inspector of the Division may seize such alcoholic liquor, as well as the receptacle or receptacles containing the same, and hand them over to the Division.
(b) This section shall not at any time or in any instance apply to an individual who is the holder of a license to purchase a stock of draft beer in half barrel or quarter barrel containers for personal use and is transporting for the individual’s own personal use from the individual’s home after delivery has been made thereto by an importer.
(c) This section does not apply to persons transporting alcoholic liquor under §§ 501 and 716 of this title.
38 Del. Laws, c. 18, § 55; Code 1935, § 6182; 41 Del. Laws, c. 256, § 1; 42 Del. Laws, c. 191, § 6; 4 Del. C. 1953, § 1101; 55 Del. Laws, c. 82, § 11; 58 Del. Laws, c. 248, §§ 1, 2; 67 Del. Laws, c. 109, § 31; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 486, § 13;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1101 ("Peddled or illegally transported liquor.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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