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6 DE Code § 1903. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1903. Territorial application.

§ 1903. Territorial application. Real and personal property in this State may be acquired, held, encumbered and transferred by a nonprofit association, whether or not the nonprofit association or a member has any other relationship to this State. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1904. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1904. Real and personal property; nonprofit association as legatee, devisee or beneficiary.

§ 1904. Real and personal property; nonprofit association as legatee, devisee or beneficiary. (a) A nonprofit association in its name may acquire, hold, encumber or transfer an estate or interest in real or personal property. (b) A nonprofit association may be a legatee, devisee or beneficiary of a trust or contract. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1905. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1905. Statement of authority as to real property.

§ 1905. Statement of authority as to real property. (a) A nonprofit association may execute and file a statement of authority to transfer an estate or interest in real property in the name of the nonprofit association. (b) An estate or interest in real property in the name of a nonprofit association may be transferred by a person so authorized in a statement of authority filed in the office in the county in which a transfer of the property would be recorded. (c) A statement of authority must set forth:  (1) The name of the nonprofit association; (2) The address in this State, including the street address, if any, of the nonprofit association or, if the nonprofit association does not have an address in this State, its address out of state; (3) The name or title of a person authorized to transfer an estate or interest in real property held in the name of the nonprofit association; and (4) The action, procedure or vote of the nonprofit association which authorizes the person to transfer the real property of the nonprofit association and which authorizes the person to execute the statement of authority. (d) A statement of authority must be executed in the same manner as a deed by a person who is not the person authorized to transfer the estate or interest. (e) A filing officer may collect a fee for filing a statement of authority in the amount authorized for recording a transfer of real property. (f) An amendment, including a cancellation, of a statement of authority must meet the requirements for execution and filing of an original statement. Unless canceled earlier, a filed statement of authority or its most recent amendment is canceled by operation of law 5 years after the date of the most recent recording. (g) If the record title to real property is in the name of a nonprofit association and the statement of authority is filed in the office of the county in which a transfer of real property would be recorded, the authority of the person named in a statement of authority is conclusive in favor of a person who gives value without notice that the person lacks authority. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1906. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1906. Liability in tort and contract.

§ 1906. Liability in tort and contract. (a) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties and liabilities in contract and tort. (b) A person is not liable for a breach of a nonprofit association's contract merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association. (c) A person is not liable for a tortious act or omission for which a nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association or is a person considered as a member by the nonprofit association. (d) A tortious act or omission of a member or other person for which a nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is a member of the nonprofit association, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association or is a person considered as a member by the nonprofit association. (e) A member of, or a person considered to be a member by, a nonprofit association may assert a claim against the nonprofit association. A nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member or a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1907. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1907. Capacity to assert and defend; standing.

§ 1907. Capacity to assert and defend; standing. (a) A nonprofit association, in its name, may institute, defend, intervene or participate in a judicial, administrative or other governmental proceeding or in an arbitration, mediation or any other form of alternative dispute resolution. (b) A nonprofit association may assert a claim in its name on behalf of its members if 1 or more members of the nonprofit association have standing to assert a claim in their own right, the interests the nonprofit association seeks to protect are germane to its purposes and neither the claim asserted nor the relief requested requires the participation of a member. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1908. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1908. Effect of judgment or order.

§ 1908. Effect of judgment or order. A judgment or order against a nonprofit association is not by itself a judgment or order against a member. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1909. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1909. Disposition of personal property of inactive nonprofit association.

§ 1909. Disposition of personal property of inactive nonprofit association. If a nonprofit association has been inactive for 3 years or longer, a person in possession or control of personal property of the nonprofit association may transfer the property:  (1) If a document of a nonprofit association specifies a person to whom transfer is to be made under these circumstances, to that person; or (2) If no person is so specified, to a nonprofit association or nonprofit corporation pursuing broadly similar purposes or to a government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality.71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1910. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1910. Appointment of agent to receive service of process.

§ 1910. Appointment of agent to receive service of process. (a) A nonprofit association may file in the office of the Secretary of State a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process. (b) A statement appointing an agent must set forth:  (1) The name of the nonprofit association;  (2) The address in this State, including the street address, if any, of the nonprofit association or, if the nonprofit association does not have an address in this State, its address out of state; and (3) The name of the person in this State authorized to receive service of process and the person's address, including the street address, in this State. (c) A statement appointing an agent must be signed and acknowledged by a person authorized to manage the affairs of a nonprofit association. The statement must also be signed and acknowledged by the person appointed agent, who thereby accepts the appointment. The appointed agent may resign by filing a resignation in the office of the Secretary of State and giving notice to the nonprofit association. (d) A filing officer may collect a fee for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process, an amendment or a resignation in the amount charged for filing similar documents. (e) An amendment to a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process must meet the requirements for execution of an original statement. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1911. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1911. Claim not abated by change of members or officers.

§ 1911. Claim not abated by change of members or officers. A claim for relief against a nonprofit association does not abate merely because of a change in its members or persons authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1912. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1912. Venue.

§ 1912. Venue. For purposes of venue, a nonprofit association is a resident of a city or county in which it has an office. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1913. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1913. Summons and complaint; service on whom.

§ 1913. Summons and complaint; service on whom. In an action or proceeding against a nonprofit association, a summons and complaint must be served on an agent authorized by appointment to receive service of process, an officer, managing or general agent, or a person authorized to participate in the management of its affairs. If none of them can be served, service may be made on a member. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1914. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1914. Uniformity of application and construction.

§ 1914. Uniformity of application and construction. This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1915. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1915. Short title.

§ 1915. Short title. This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Delaware Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act.” 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 1916. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 19. Delaware Uniform Unin- Corporated Nonprofit Association Act|§ 1916. Transition concerning real and personal property.

§ 1916. Transition concerning real and personal property. (a) If, before June 25, 1997, an estate or interest in real or personal property was purportedly transferred to a nonprofit association, on June 25, 1997, the estate or interest vests in the nonprofit association unless the parties have treated the transfer as ineffective. (b) If, before June 25, 1997, the transfer vested the estate or interest in another person to hold the estate or interest as a fiduciary for the benefit of the nonprofit association, its members, or both, on or after June 25, 1997, the fiduciary may transfer the estate or interest to the nonprofit association in its name, or the nonprofit association, by appropriate proceedings, may require that the estate or interest be transferred to it in its name. 71 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2001. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 20. Trade Secrets|§ 2001. Definitions.

§ 2001. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:  (1) “Improper means” shall include theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means. (2) “Misappropriation” shall mean:  a. Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or b. Disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who:  1. Used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or 2. At the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that his or her knowledge of the trade was:  A. Derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it; B. Acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or C. Derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or 3. Before a material change of the person's position, knew or had reason to know that it was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake. (3) “Person” shall mean a natural person, corporation, statutory trust, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity. (4) “Trade secret” shall mean information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process, that:  a. Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and b. Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.63 Del. Laws, c. 218, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 329, §  33;
6 DE Code § 2002. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 20. Trade Secrets|§ 2002. Injunctive relief.

§ 2002. Injunctive relief. (a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation. (b) In exceptional circumstances, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time for which use could have been prohibited. Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to, a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation that renders a prohibitive injunction inequitable. (c) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order. 63 Del. Laws, c. 218, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2003. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 20. Trade Secrets|§ 2003. Damages.

§ 2003. Damages. (a) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages can include both the actual loss caused by misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing actual loss. In lieu of damages measured by any other methods, the damages caused by misappropriation may be measured by imposition of liability for a reasonable royalty for a misappropriator's unauthorized disclosure or use of a trade secret. (b) If wilful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award exemplary damages in an amount not exceeding twice any award made under subsection (a) of this section. 63 Del. Laws, c. 218, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  2;
6 DE Code § 2004. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 20. Trade Secrets|§ 2004. Attorneys' fees.

§ 2004. Attorneys' fees. If a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith, a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith, or wilful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party. 63 Del. Laws, c. 218, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2005. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 20. Trade Secrets|§ 2005. Preservation of secrecy.

§ 2005. Preservation of secrecy. In an action under this chapter, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval. 63 Del. Laws, c. 218, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2006. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 20. Trade Secrets|§ 2006. Statute of limitations.

§ 2006. Statute of limitations. An action for misappropriation must be brought within 3 years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim. 63 Del. Laws, c. 218, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2007. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 20. Trade Secrets|§ 2007. Effect on other law.

§ 2007. Effect on other law. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other law of this State providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret. (b) This chapter does not affect:  (1) Contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; (2) Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or (3) Criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.63 Del. Laws, c. 218, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  3;
6 DE Code § 2008. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 20. Trade Secrets|§ 2008. Application and construction of chapter.

§ 2008. Application and construction of chapter. This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. 63 Del. Laws, c. 218, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2009. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 20. Trade Secrets|§ 2009. Short title.

§ 2009. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Trade Secrets Act.” 63 Del. Laws, c. 218, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2101. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 21. Antitrust|§ 2101. Purpose; legislative intent.

§ 2101. Purpose; legislative intent. The purpose of this chapter shall be to promote the public benefits of a competitive economic environment based upon free enterprise. It is the intent of the General Assembly to promote efficiency in business operations, an equitable return on capital investments, an efficient allocation of goods and services and freedom of economic opportunity. 62 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2102. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 21. Antitrust|§ 2102. Definitions.

§ 2102. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:  (1) “Court” means the Court of Chancery except where another court is specifically designated. (2) “Documentary material” means the original or any copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, chart or other document, and further includes data and other information in a form readable by a data processing machine. (3) “Public body” means the state's public agencies, including school districts, and its political subdivisions, including municipal and other authorities. (4) “Trade or commerce of this State” means all economic activity carried on wholly or partially in this State, which involves or relates to any commodity, service or business activity.62 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2103. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 21. Antitrust|§ 2103. Restraint of trade unlawful.

§ 2103. Restraint of trade unlawful. Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce of this State shall be unlawful. 62 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2104. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 21. Antitrust|§ 2104. Exemptions.

§ 2104. Exemptions. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to forbid the existence or operation of labor, agricultural or horticultural organizations, instituted for the purposes of mutual help, and not having capital stock or conducted for profit, or to forbid or restrain individual members of such organizations from lawfully carrying out the legitimate objects thereof; nor shall such organizations or the members thereof be held or construed to be illegal combinations or agreements in restraint of trade under this chapter. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to forbid any conduct or arrangement required by any statute of this State or of the United States, nor any conduct or arrangement approved or required by a regulatory body or officer acting under statutory authority of this State or of the United States. (c) Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, activity of the following shall not be construed as a violation of this chapter:  (1) Any public utility, to the extent that such activity is subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission, the State or federal Department of Transportation, the Federal Power Commission, the Federal Communications Commission or the Interstate Commerce Commission; (2) Any person to the extent that such activity is subject to regulation by the Insurance Commissioner of this State or is authorized by the Insurance Code or any other law of this State, including the making of or participating in joint underwriting or joint reinsurance arrangements; (3) A nonprofit corporation, trust or organization established exclusively for religious or charitable purposes, or for both purposes, to the extent that the activity is a religious or charitable activity; (4) A security dealer who is licensed by this State or who is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers or a member of a national securities exchange registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq.], in the course of the business of offering, selling, buying and selling, or otherwise trading in or underwriting, securities as an agent, broker or principal, or the activity of a registered national securities exchange, including the establishment of commission rates and schedules of charges, to the extent that such activity is subject to regulation under the laws of this State or the United States; or (5) Any state or national banking association or savings and loan association, or any other lending institution, to the extent that such activity is regulated or supervised by the banking laws or savings and loan laws of this State or the United States.62 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
6 DE Code § 2105. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 21. Antitrust|§ 2105. General power of Attorney General.

§ 2105. General power of Attorney General. The Attorney General shall have full power and authority on behalf of the State and its public bodies to investigate suspected violations of this chapter or of federal antitrust laws, and may institute such proceedings as are provided for violations thereof. 62 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  1;