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Requirements for delivery sales; age verification requirements

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https://delcode.delaware.gov/title30/c053/sc06/index.html

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2026-11-06

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5362. Requirements for delivery sales.

(a) No person shall make a delivery sale of any tobacco product or tobacco substitute to any individual who is under the legal minimum purchase age in this State.

(b) Each person accepting a purchase order for a delivery sale shall comply with:

(1) The age verification requirements set forth in § 5363 of this title;

(2) The disclosure requirements set forth in § 5364 of this title;

(3) The shipping requirements set forth in § 5365 of this title;

(4) The registration and reporting requirements set forth in § 5366 of this title;

(5) The tax collection requirements set forth in § 5367 of this title; and

(6) All other laws of this State generally applicable to sales of any tobacco product or tobacco substitute that occur entirely within this State, including, but not limited to, those laws imposing:

a. Excise taxes;

b. Sales taxes;

c. License and revenue-stamping requirements; and

d. Escrow payment obligations as set forth in § 6082 of Title 29.

5363. Age verification requirements.

(a) No person shall mail, ship or otherwise deliver any tobacco product or tobacco substitute in connection with a delivery sale unless prior to the first delivery sale to such consumer:

(1) Receives both a copy of a valid form of government identification showing date of birth to verify the purchaser is age 21 years or over and an attestation from the purchaser certifying that the information on the government identification truly and correctly identifies the purchaser and the purchaser’s current address. Such attestation shall also confirm:

a. That the prospective consumer understands that signing another person’s name to such certification is illegal;

b. That the sale of tobacco products, including cigarettes, or tobacco substitutes to individuals under the legal minimum purchase age is illegal; and

c. That the purchase of tobacco products, including cigarettes, or tobacco substitutes by individuals under the legal minimum purchase age is illegal under the laws of this State;

(2) Delivers the tobacco product or tobacco substitute to the address of the purchaser given on the valid form of government identification and by a postal or package delivery service method that either limits delivery to that purchaser and requires the purchaser to sign personally to receive the delivery or requires a signature of an adult at the purchaser’s address to deliver the package;

(3) Provides to the prospective consumer, via e-mail or other means, a notice that meets the requirements of § 5364 of this title; and

(4) In the case of an order for any tobacco product or tobacco substitute pursuant to an advertisement on the Internet, receives payment for the delivery sale from the prospective consumer by a credit or debit card that has been issued in such consumer’s name.

(b) Persons accepting purchase orders for delivery sales may request that prospective consumers provide their e-mail addresses.

(c) Any wholesale or retail seller of cigars or pipe tobacco shall affirm that the purchaser of said product is 21 years of age or older before the time of sale.