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16 DE Code § 6659. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan|§ 6659. Death benefit.

§ 6659. Death benefit. Upon the death of a member, inactive member or retired member, there shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries or, in the absence of a designated beneficiary, to the estate of the member, a lump sum equal to the excess, if any, of the accumulated member contributions with interest over the aggregate of all pension payments made. 65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;
16 DE Code § 6660. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan|§ 6660. Withdrawal benefit.

§ 6660. Withdrawal benefit. (a) Upon the withdrawal from service of a member who is not eligible to receive a pension and does not have a vested right to a pension, the member's accumulated contributions with interest shall be paid to the member's employer for final disposition. (b) Upon the withdrawal from service of a member who is not eligible to receive a pension but has a vested right to a pension, the member's accumulated contributions with interest shall be paid to such member. (c) If an individual ceases to be a member the individual's service credits to the date of termination shall be cancelled, but shall be restored if the individual again becomes a member provided that if the individual has withdrawn the individual's own contributions the individual repays them with interest at a rate determined by the Board. 65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
16 DE Code § 6661. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan|§ 6661. Volunteer Firemen's Pension Fund established.

§ 6661. Volunteer Firemen's Pension Fund established. There shall be established a Volunteer Firemen's Pension Fund, hereinafter referred to as “Fund,” to which the employer and member contributions shall be deposited annually and to which earnings on investments, any other contributions, gifts, donations, grants, refunds and reimbursements shall be deposited upon receipt and from which benefits shall be paid and fees and expenses authorized by the Board shall be paid. Subject to Internal Revenue Code § 457(e)(11) [26 U.S.C. § 457(e)(11)], the assets of the Fund will be invested by the Board as provided for by § 8308 of Title 29. The assets of the Fund are held in trust and may not be used for or diverted to any purpose other than for the exclusive benefit of the members. 65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 121, §  10;  76 Del. Laws, c. 279, §  13;
16 DE Code § 6662. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan|§ 6662. Member contributions.

§ 6662. Member contributions. Member contributions to the Fund shall be $60 per annum. 65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;
16 DE Code § 6663. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan|§ 6663. Employer contributions.

§ 6663. Employer contributions. (a) The employer's contribution to the Fund for the fiscal year 1986-1987 shall be $250,000. (b) The employer's contribution to the Fund for the fiscal year 1987-1988 shall be $250,000. (c) The employer's contribution to the Fund for the fiscal year 1988-1989, and for each fiscal year thereafter shall be a sum approved by the Board on the basis of the most recent actuarial valuation. (d) The actuary shall prepare an actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the Fund as of June 30, 1988, and each year thereafter. On the basis of reasonable actuarial assumptions and tables approved by the Board, the actuary shall determine the normal cost required to meet the actuarial cost of current service and the unfunded accrued liability. 65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;
16 DE Code § 6664. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan|§ 6664. Payment of benefits.

§ 6664. Payment of benefits. Benefits shall be due and payable under this chapter only to the extent provided in this chapter, and neither the State nor the Volunteer Firemen's Pension Fund shall be liable for any amount in excess of such sums. 71 Del. Laws, c. 132, §  90;
16 DE Code § 6665. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan|§ 6665. Withdrawal of an employer.

§ 6665. Withdrawal of an employer. (a) A participating employer may withdraw from the Fund by providing a resolution from its governing body to the Board. The withdrawing employer shall be ineligible to rejoin the Fund at a future date. The withdrawing employer shall be required to make a withdrawal liability payment as provided under subsection (c) of this section. (b) All vested members of the employer shall be eligible for benefits accrued with the Fund up to the withdrawal date. All nonvested members will be eligible for a withdrawal benefit as provided under § 6660 of this title. (c) The employer will remain liable to the Fund for the employer's share of any unfunded actuarial liability of the Fund which is attributable to the members of the employer who have either retired or will retire from the Fund. The employer's liability shall be calculated on the basis of the actuarial assumptions used in the Fund's most recent actuarial valuation. The calculation will be based on the Fund's present value of accrued benefits less the market value of assets multiplied by the fraction of the total amount required to be contributed to the Fund by the employer over the past 5 years divided by the total amount required to be contributed to the Fund by all participating employers during the past 5 years. The employer's liability shall be paid in accordance with a schedule determined by the Board over a period not to exceed 2 years. Any payment schedule shall use an interest rate equal to the rate of investment return used in the actuarial valuation adopted by the Board prior to the withdrawal date. (d) Should a volunteer fire company take formal action to disband their auxiliary organization the withdrawal liability payment pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be paid by the volunteer fire company. 80 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  1;
16 DE Code § 6601C. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66C. Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices|§ 6601C. Definitions.

§ 6601C. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter:  (1) “Carbon monoxide detection devices” means a battery-operated or AC-powered device that detects the presence of the carbon monoxide gas in order to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. “Carbon monoxide detection devices” includes combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. (2) “Dwelling unit” means a single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for 1 or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. (3) a. “Lodging establishment” means any building, group of buildings, structure, facility, place, or places of business where 1 or more dwelling units or sleeping units are provided and which is kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to provide lodging accommodations for pay which can be construed to be a hotel, motel, motor hotel, apartment or multi-family dwelling, bed and breakfast facility, bunkhouse, cabin, condominiums, dormitory, extended-stay establishment, multi-family dwelling, resort, or other similar place by any other name, be it rented, leased, or owned for either transient guests, permanent guests, or for both transient and permanent guests.  b. “Lodging establishment” does not include any of the following:  1. Dormitories and other living or sleeping facilities owned or maintained by public or private schools, colleges, universities, or churches unless made available to the general public and not used exclusively for students and faculty. 2. A private residence that is occupied by the owner and where no dwelling or sleeping unit is available for pay. (4) a. “Owner” means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity that meets any of the following requirements:  1. Has a legal interest in a lodging establishment. 2. Has an equitable interest in a lodging establishment that includes participation in management of the lodging establishment.  3. Operates or manages a lodging establishment. 4. Operates or manages a lodging establishment under a contract, lease, or other form of authorization agreement. 5. Undertakes actual control or authority over the operation or management of a lodging establishment. b. “Owner” does not mean an equitable interest in an artificial entity under paragraph (4)a. of this section. (5) “Sleeping unit” means a room or space in which people sleep, which can also include permanent provisions for living, eating, and either sanitation or kitchen facilities but not both.  (6) “Transient” means occupancy of a dwelling unit or sleeping unit for not more than 30 days.81 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 1;
16 DE Code § 6602C. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66C. Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices|§ 6602C. Carbon monoxide detection devices required.

§ 6602C. Carbon monoxide detection devices required. (a) Each owner of a lodging establishment shall install carbon monoxide detection devices in accordance with the installation requirements in § 6603C of this title if a dwelling unit or sleeping unit has either of the following:  (1) A fossil-fuel burning heater or appliance, a fireplace, or other feature, fixture, or element that emits carbon monoxide as a byproduct of combustion. (2) An attached garage. (b) The requirement of carbon monoxide detection devices under subsection (a) of this section applies to all new and existing lodging establishments, in accordance with the compliance dates provided in § 6604C of this title, regardless of when any such lodging establishment was built. (c) The owner of a lodging establishment must install and maintain carbon monoxide detection devices required under this chapter, unless there is a tenant of a rented or leased lodging establishment required to have carbon monoxide detection devices under this chapter and the rental agreement, lease agreement, or contract is for a period of 1 month or more. In such a case, the owner must install the required carbon monoxide detection devices but the tenant is responsible for maintaining an operable battery in any carbon monoxide detection devices within the individual rented or leased dwelling unit. 81 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 1;
16 DE Code § 6603C. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66C. Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices|§ 6603C. Carbon monoxide detection device installation.

§ 6603C. Carbon monoxide detection device installation. (a) Carbon monoxide detection devices required under § 6602C(a) of this title must be installed in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Fire Marshal's Office that must include all of the following:  (1) Single station battery-operated carbon monoxide detection devices listed for the purposes for which they are intended are permitted if both of the following conditions exist:  a. The lodging establishment was either constructed or received final approval for construction, before January 1, 2019; b. The carbon monoxide detection devices are installed pursuant to manufacturers' specifications. (2) Requirements will be consistent with the standards and guidelines of all of the following:  a. The recommendations and instructions provided by the manufacturer of a device. b. Local building codes. c. The American National Standards Institute. (b) Carbon monoxide detection devices are not required in a dwelling unit or sleeping unit if any of the following apply:  (1) A dwelling unit or sleeping unit is located more than 1 story above or below any story that contains a fuel-burning appliance or an attached garage. (2) A dwelling unit or sleeping unit is not connected by duct work or ventilation shafts to any room containing a fuel-burning appliance or to an attached garage. 81 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 1;
16 DE Code § 6604C. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66C. Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices|§ 6604C. Compliance dates.

§ 6604C. Compliance dates. (a) For each lodging establishment, newly erected, built, or constructed after January 1, 2019, the carbon monoxide detection devices required under § 6602C of this title must be installed at the time of construction. (b) For each lodging establishment, in the process of being erected, built, or constructed as of January 1, 2019, the carbon monoxide detection devices required under § 6602C of this title must be installed before December 31, 2019, or the completion of construction. (c) For each existing lodging establishment, erected, built, or constructed before January 1, 2019, the carbon monoxide detection devices required under § 6602C of this title must be installed before December 31, 2020. 81 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 1;
16 DE Code § 6605C. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66C. Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices|§ 6605C. Penalties for noncompliance; enforcement.

§ 6605C. Penalties for noncompliance; enforcement. (a) The Justice of the Peace Court has jurisdiction over violations of this section. (b) It is unlawful for an owner or tenant of a lodging establishment required to have carbon monoxide detection devices under this chapter to fail to comply with this chapter. Violation of this subsection is punishable by a civil fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each offense.  (c) It is unlawful to tamper with, damage, destroy, or render inoperative any carbon monoxide detection devices required under this chapter. Violation of this subsection is punishable by a civil fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each offense.  (d) The State Fire Marshal may take the following actions under this chapter:  (1) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. (2) Issue a summons, where necessary, to the owner, the tenant, and the occupant of such lodging establishment, for an appearance in the nearest Justice of the Peace Court when a fire department responds to an alarm of any type at a lodging establishment required to have carbon monoxide detection devices under this chapter and such establishment does not have carbon monoxide detection devices or has carbon monoxide detection devices that are inoperable, not in service, or not installed or maintained as required under this chapter. (3) Investigate a complaint that a lodging establishment required to have carbon monoxide detection devices under this chapter does not have carbon monoxide detection devices or has carbon monoxide detection devices that are inoperable, not in service, or not installed or maintained as required under this chapter. (e) Each fine collected under this section must be remitted to the State Fire Marshal's Office in accordance with § 6612 of this title, which provisions must be complied with in implementing the requirements of this chapter, except that the fines are collected within the jurisdictions of the cities of Wilmington, Newark, Dover, or New Castle must be remitted to the appropriate political subdivision. All receipts must be used to subsidize the costs of providing a greater public awareness of the ramifications of not having carbon monoxide detectors. (f) The State Fire Marshal's Office shall be the statewide manager and agency for all public awareness programs generated by the proceeds of the fines collected under this section. (g) In addition to other remedies provided by this section, the State Fire Marshal or the Attorney General may, in addition to other remedies provided by this section, institute injunction, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent any continued violations of this chapter. 81 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 1;
16 DE Code § 6701. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 67. Authority of Fire Departments and Fire Police Within the State|§ 6701. Appointment of fire police; oath of office.

§ 6701. Appointment of fire police; oath of office. (a) Any duly organized fire company or substation (outside the City of Wilmington) may provide for the appointment of not more than 6 of its members to perform police duties at fires, fire drills and any emergencies or functions covered by the fire company for a term to be fixed by the fire company. (b) The members selected by the fire company as fire police shall, before entering upon their duties, qualify by taking and subscribing an oath that they will justly, impartially and faithfully discharge their duties according to the best of their ability and understanding. The oath shall be administered by the sheriff of the county in which the fire company making the appointment is located and shall be subscribed by the member appointed as a fire police officer in duplicate. The original copy of the oath shall be filed with the sheriff of the county in which the fire company making the appointment is located and a copy thereof filed with the secretary of the fire company making the appointment. 47 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  6701;  55 Del. Laws, c. 62;  66 Del. Laws, c. 150, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
16 DE Code § 6702. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 67. Authority of Fire Departments and Fire Police Within the State|§ 6702. Territorial jurisdiction of fire police.

§ 6702. Territorial jurisdiction of fire police. (a) A member of a fire company who has been appointed and qualified as a fire police officer may thereafter, for the term of the member's appointment, act as such anywhere in the county in which the fire company making the appointment is located or in any other county of the State in which the member is called upon to act. (b) Subject to prior written approval by the fire chief, a fire police officer may be granted permission to:  (1) Assist the fire officer-in-charge, and also assist law enforcement officers as defined in § 9200(b) of Title 11, anywhere within the State; (2) Assist the fire officer-in-charge, and also assist law enforcement officers in out-of-state districts bordering the State, with authority of the bordering district; (3) Assist at the scene of any potential emergency incident encountered by the fire police officer, and to remain on duty until released by the authorized fire officer or law enforcement officer in charge; and (4) Perform other special duties as may be requested and approved by the fire chief.47 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  6702;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 12, §  1;
16 DE Code § 6703. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 67. Authority of Fire Departments and Fire Police Within the State|§ 6703. Supervision by fire officer.

§ 6703. Supervision by fire officer. A fire police officer, subject to § 6702(b) of this title, shall perform the fire police officer's duties under the supervision of the fire officer-in-charge of the scene of a fire, fire drill or other emergency, or in the absence of a fire officer-in-charge, under the supervision of the law enforcement officer in charge of the scene. 47 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  6703;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 12, §  2;
16 DE Code § 6704. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 67. Authority of Fire Departments and Fire Police Within the State|§ 6704. Duties.

§ 6704. Duties. The duties of a fire police officer, subject to the supervision of the fire officer in charge, are to:  (1) Protect the contents of buildings and all other property affected by any fire or fire drill; (2) Establish and maintain fire lines; (3) Perform such traffic duties as are necessary; (4) Wear a fire police badge, to be designed and authorized by the Delaware Volunteer Firefighter's Association, on the left breast of the outermost garment while on duty.47 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  3;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  6704;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 12, §§  3, 4;  77 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  1;
16 DE Code § 6705. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 67. Authority of Fire Departments and Fire Police Within the State|§ 6705. Powers as superseding authorized police officers.

§ 6705. Powers as superseding authorized police officers. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to allow or permit the fire police, or any of them, to supersede the authority of a duly authorized police officer. 47 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  4;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  6705;
16 DE Code § 6706. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 67. Authority of Fire Departments and Fire Police Within the State|§ 6706. Arresting power.

§ 6706. Arresting power. If any person unreasonably refuses to obey the orders of a fire police officer in the exercise of the fire police officer's duties, such person may be held under arrest by the fire police officer until the fire at which the fire police officer is called upon to act is extinguished or the fire drill completed at which time the fire police shall take the arrested person before a justice of the peace and charge the arrested person with failure to obey the order of a fire police officer. 47 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  5;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  6706;  59 Del. Laws, c. 322, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
16 DE Code § 6707. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 67. Authority of Fire Departments and Fire Police Within the State|§ 6707. Penalty for refusal to obey orders of fire police officer.

§ 6707. Penalty for refusal to obey orders of fire police officer. Whoever refuses to obey the orders of a fire police officer in the exercise of the fire police officer's duties shall be fined no less than $25 and no more than $50. Prosecutions for violations of this section shall be before a justice of the peace. 47 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  6;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  6707;  59 Del. Laws, c. 322, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;