DE · Strict liability
Delaware dog bite law
Delaware’s statute covers injuries and property damage, not bites only. If you were lawfully there and did not provoke the dog, the owner’s knowledge is not the issue.
- Liability
- Strict liability
- Statute
- Del. Code tit. 16, § 3053F
- Deadline to file
- 2 years · 10 Del. C. § 8119
- Bites only?
- Injuries more broadly
Two years. Photograph, treat, report, then look up the owner’s carrier.
Exceptions insurers will mention
Trespass or other crime on the owner’s property; crimes against a person; provocation.
Compare the national split in strict liability vs one-bite, and confirm your clock on statute of limitations.
Similar liability rules
This page is general information, not legal advice, and is not a substitute for a lawyer licensed in your state. Statutes change. Confirm the current rule and your deadline with counsel before you rely on a date.