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9 DE Code § 9609. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9609. Separate books for maps and plots.

§ 9609. Separate books for maps and plots. Each recorder shall record all maps and plots of real estate, presented to his or her office for recording, in separate volumes. The recorder shall make and preserve, in proper index books, an accurate index of all such maps and plots. 43 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  9609;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
9 DE Code § 9610. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9610. Recording of official obligations; notation of cancellation.

§ 9610. Recording of official obligations; notation of cancellation. (a) Each recorder shall record the official obligations of constables, registers of wills, Prothonotaries, clerks of the peace, Registers in Chancery, and preserve the original in his or her office, those for each year, in a separate bundle, with the label of the year. Each recorder shall also record the official obligation of the Oyster Revenue Collector. The obligations of the Secretary of State and the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be filed, recorded, and the original thereof preserved in the Recorder's office of Kent County. (b) The recorder shall keep a separate index book in which shall be indexed the name of each official whose obligation is recorded. Upon cancellation of any official obligation in accordance with § 9116 of this title or § 122 of Title 10, the recorder shall write the word “cancelled” and sign his or her name as recorder opposite or alongside of the name of the official whose bond has been so cancelled. Code 1852, §  458;  11 Del. Laws, c. 17;  Code 1915, §§  385, 1381;  Code 1935, §§  1552, 1553;  46 Del. Laws, c. 54, §  1;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  9610;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
9 DE Code § 9611. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9611. Recordation of instruments containing certificate of notarial act.

§ 9611. Recordation of instruments containing certificate of notarial act. (a) Any document presented to the recorder for recording which contains a certificate of a notarial act as defined by §§ 4321(3) and 4327 of Title 29 (existing or as amended), shall, in addition to other matters which may be required by law, identify the name and title of the notarial officer who executed the certificate in a legible manner which is suitable for micrographic or electronic reproduction. (b) The use of a typewriter, printer or rubber stamp which when applied to the instrument produces the printed information required by subsection (a) of this section shall also be authorized. (c) The recorder may refuse to record any document that contains a certificate of a notarial act which does not comply with subsection (a) of this section unless the person recording the instrument pays a penalty equal to the authorized recording fee for said document. (d) The recording of any instrument which does not comply with subsection (a) of this section shall not affect its validity or admissibility as a public record. 14 Del. Laws, c. 383, §  2;  Code 1915, §  1379;  Code 1935, §  1550;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  9611;  67 Del. Laws, c. 320, §  1;
9 DE Code § 9612. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9612. Recorded instrument or certified copy thereof as evidence.

§ 9612. Recorded instrument or certified copy thereof as evidence. The record of any instrument of writing, authorized by law to be recorded in the recorder's office, or a duly certified copy of such record, or the record of forms required by § 9605(b) of this title, shall be evidence. Code 1852, §  646;  Code 1915, §  1388;  Code 1935, §  1559;  45 Del. Laws, c. 132, §  2;  46 Del. Laws, c. 43, §  2;  47 Del. Laws, c. 29, §  2;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  9612;
9 DE Code § 9614. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9614. Report of real estate transfers to boards of assessment and taxing authorities of incorporated towns and cities; to Wilmington Department of Surveys.

§ 9614. Report of real estate transfers to boards of assessment and taxing authorities of incorporated towns and cities; to Wilmington Department of Surveys. (a) Each recorder shall furnish to the board of assessment or department of finance a proper description of each parcel of real estate which is conveyed by deed and, in addition, shall furnish to the taxing authorities of incorporated towns and cities, copies of the descriptions of such parcels of real estate conveyed which are located within the boundaries of such towns and cities. The recorder shall also furnish to the board of assessment or department of finance and to the taxing authorities of incorporated towns and cities, in proper cases, the date of conveyance, the names of the grantor and grantee and, if known to the recorder, the address of the grantee. The information shall be furnished within a reasonable time after the deed is lodged with the recorder. Such information need not be supplied to the board of assessment or department of finance if it is noted on the deed by the board of assessment or department of finance that the purchaser has supplied the required information to the board of assessment or department of finance. (b) When a deed conveys real estate within the City of Wilmington, the Recorder for New Castle County shall furnish certificates thereof to the Department of Surveys of that City. (c) In addition to all other information provided by each recorder to the Division of Revenue or such other state agency or department which is assigned the responsibility of the collection of income taxes by the State, each recorder shall also, within 30 days of the date of recording any deed or other instrument purporting to convey title to real estate as to which an affidavit of residence and gain was filed pursuant to § 9605(h) of this title, forward to the Division of Revenue or such other state department or agency a copy of the said affidavit of residence and gain filed as part of that transaction. 19 Del. Laws, c. 26, §  27;  19 Del. Laws, c. 562, §  11;  20 Del. Laws, c. 389, §  1;  Code 1915, §§  1126A, 1178, 1395;  28 Del. Laws, c. 82, §  28;  29 Del. Laws, c. 72, §  20;  30 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  19;  30 Del. Laws, c. 78, §  7;  31 Del. Laws, c. 14, §  24;  33 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;  33 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  23;  Code 1935, §§  1272, 1309, 1328, 1371, 1420, 1453, 1562;  46 Del. Laws, c. 299, §  1;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  9614;  49 Del. Laws, c. 242;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  31B;  60 Del. Laws, c. 234, §  2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 277, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
9 DE Code § 9616. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9616. Neglect of duty; penalty.

§ 9616. Neglect of duty; penalty. For the neglect of any duty prescribed in this chapter, in cases where no other penalty is prescribed, the recorder shall be fined not more than $50. Code 1852, §  645;  Code 1915, §  1387;  Code 1935, §  1558;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  9616;
9 DE Code § 9617. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9617. Fees in New Castle and Sussex Counties.

§ 9617. Fees in New Castle and Sussex Counties. The fees of the Recorders of Deeds in New Castle and Sussex Counties shall be established by ordinance. 24 Del. Laws, c. 247, §  3;  Code 1915, §  4862;  Code 1935, §  5357;  41 Del. Laws, c. 217;  44 Del. Laws, c. 182, §  1;  46 Del. Laws, c. 118, §  1;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  9617;  51 Del. Laws, c. 185;  52 Del. Laws, c. 162, §  1;  56 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  1;  56 Del. Laws, c. 237, §§  1, 2;  57 Del. Laws, c. 768, §  2;  63 Del. Laws, c. 132, §  1;
9 DE Code § 9619. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9619. Fees in Kent County.

§ 9619. Fees in Kent County. The fees of the Recorder of Deeds in Kent County shall be established by ordinance. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  9620;  56 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  1;
9 DE Code § 9620. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9620. Neglect or refusal to pay fees; penalty.

§ 9620. Neglect or refusal to pay fees; penalty. Whoever neglects or refuses to pay the fees provided for in §§ 9617 and 9619 of this title, for any service performed, within 10 days after written demand from the recorder to whom such fees are due, shall be fined $10 besides costs of suit. 24 Del. Laws, c. 247, §  4;  24 Del. Laws, c. 246, §  6;  Code 1915, §  4890;  Code 1935, §  5378;  9 Del. C. 1953, §  9620;
9 DE Code § 9621. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9621. Indexing of records in the office of the Recorder of Sussex County.

§ 9621. Indexing of records in the office of the Recorder of Sussex County. (a) The Recorder of Sussex County shall from time to time, on and after January 10, 1968, under the supervision and subject to the approval of the Resident Judge of the Superior Court residing in Sussex County, change and revise all systems of indexing of, and consolidate all indices to, all records heretofore or hereafter kept, filed or maintained in the Recorder's office, and index and reindex the same, according to some modern and accurate system which may be authorized and approved by such Resident Judge, and continue such system of indexing with regard to the ongoing, current volume of work resulting from the usual course of business of the Recorder's office until such further time as any such system may thereafter be changed or revised under the supervision and subject to the approval of the Resident Judge. (b) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the Recorder of Sussex County may contract for the work of compiling all indices, and for the installation of any such modern system of indexing, and the verification of said indices when made, all under the supervision, direction, and approval of the Resident Judge. (c) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the Recorder of Sussex County may purchase all books, racks, shelves, supplies and other equipment necessary for such purposes and from time to time thereafter purchase the necessary books, racks, shelves, supplies and other equipment to provide for the continuation of any such indexing of records which result from the ongoing, current volume of work resulting from the usual course of business of the Recorder's office. (d) The total cost of indexing of all such records, as aforesaid, and the cost of the necessary books, racks, shelves, supplies, and other equipment therefor, as well as all additions thereto as may be necessary by reason of the ongoing, current volume of work resulting from the usual course of business of the Recorder's office, shall be paid by the government of Sussex County. (e) Whenever the several, separate indices of any of the records kept, filed or maintained in the office of the Recorder of Sussex County shall have been consolidated into a single system of indexing in pursuance of the authority vested in the Recorder of Sussex County, under the supervision and subject to the approval of the Resident Judge, the Recorder of Sussex County may discontinue the keeping, compiling and maintaining of the several separate indices thereto, and all acts or parts of acts, requiring the keeping, compiling, and maintaining of separate indices thereto shall thereupon be repealed. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  9621;  56 Del. Laws, c. 246;  76 Del. Laws, c. 213, §§  12-16;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
9 DE Code § 9622. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9622. Department of finance construed.

§ 9622. Department of finance construed. Any reference to “department of finance” shall be deemed to mean and include the Department of Finance in Sussex County and the Office of Finance in New Castle County. 9 Del. C. 1953, §  9622;  57 Del. Laws, c. 762, §  30;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, §  129;
9 DE Code § 9623. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9623. Required statement in deed conveying certain property in unincorporated suburban community.

§ 9623. Required statement in deed conveying certain property in unincorporated suburban community. In the event any real property in an unincorporated suburban community with road frontage on a private road or street, constructed or reconstructed pursuant to § 131 of Title 17, which road or street is not to be maintained by the State, is conveyed subsequent to such construction or reconstruction and the deed is presented for recordation, the recorder of the county in which the land is located shall not record such deed unless the deed shall contain a statement that such private street or road is not maintained by the State. 63 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  3;  64 Del. Laws, c. 312, §  2;
9 DE Code § 9624. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9624. Integration of documents from the office of the Secretary of State.

§ 9624. Integration of documents from the office of the Secretary of State. The recorder of deeds of each county may, at that recorder's discretion and expense, integrate the information and documents from the Delaware Corporation Information System and the Optical Disk Imaging System of the Secretary of State or any successor thereto into any system of the recorder for the electronic filing and storage of information, including any system for the remote accessing of information, and may print or microfilm documents from the Delaware Corporate Information System and Optical Disk Imaging System; provided, that any user of a county system for the remote accessing of information which includes the Delaware Corporation Information System and the Optical Disk Imaging System documents and images shall, as a condition of such use: (1) be at a location within the State; and (2) comply with all relevant rules and regulations adopted from time to time by the Secretary of State governing the use of such documents by remote users, including, but not limited to, those rules limiting the transmission of such documents from the remote site; provided further, that the county shall collect from each remote user (in addition to such charges or fees as the county may assess and collect for itself pursuant to § 9625 of this title), and pay over to the Secretary of State not less than monthly, such fee which the Secretary of State shall from time to time assess for the privilege of accessing and copying at a remote site documents which originate on the Optical Disk Imaging System. 70 Del. Laws, c. 587, §  40;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
9 DE Code § 9625. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9625. Fee, charges and rules for public access.

§ 9625. Fee, charges and rules for public access. Each recorder shall not charge any fees or telephone or other electronic connection charges to title searchers, other commercial users or members of the public to use the computer hardware and software system provided by the Department of State in each recorder's office to access, search and view the information and documents available on the Delaware Corporation Information System and Optical Disk Imaging System of the Department as provided in § 2319 of Title 29; but each recorder may establish and amend from time to time reasonable rules for the use of such on-site system and may charge a reasonable fee for printing images or information from the system or for remote access to such information and documents. 70 Del. Laws, c. 587, §  41;
9 DE Code § 9626. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9626. Transfer of assessment fees.

§ 9626. Transfer of assessment fees. The New Castle County Recorder of Deeds shall monthly cause to be remitted 1/2 of all fees which are by law payable to the New Castle County Recorder of Deeds pursuant to § 103(c)(6) of Title 8 to the treasury of the City of Wilmington. 75 Del. Laws, c. 218, §  1;
9 DE Code § 9627. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 9 - Counties|Chapter 96. Recorders|§ 9627. Redaction of information.

§ 9627. Redaction of information. (a) The recorder for each county shall be authorized to establish administrative procedures to allow a party who has previously been a signatory on an instrument for recordation to request that the recorder redact personal identifying information. Personal identifying information shall include: bank and credit card account numbers; the first 5 digits of a social security number; official state- or government-issued driver's license or identification numbers; alien registration numbers; government passport numbers and employer or taxpayer identification numbers. A person requesting redaction must provide information sufficient to enable the recorder to identify the document to be redacted and verify that the requesting party or parties are the same person or persons named on the previously recorded instrument. (b) Personal identifying information shall not include information essential to the purposes of public recordation, such as party names, property information including property description, parcel number, parcel address or mailing address. A recorder, in consultation with the county attorney in each respective county, shall be authorized to determine whether information is essential to the purposes of public recordation and thereby not subject to redaction. (c) The Recorder of Deeds for New Castle County, Kent County and Sussex County shall have no liability for failure to redact personal identifying information. 77 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  1;
10 DE Code § 1801. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|Chapter 18. Emergency Interim Judicial Succession|§ 1801. Short title.

§ 1801. Short title. This chapter is known and may be cited as the “Emergency Interim Judicial Succession Act.” 10 Del. C. 1953, §  1801;  53 Del. Laws, c. 149;  81 Del. Laws, c. 449, § 1;
10 DE Code § 1802. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|Chapter 18. Emergency Interim Judicial Succession|§ 1802. Statement of policy.

§ 1802. Statement of policy. The General Assembly finds and declares that in the event of an emergency event, it is necessary to provide for special emergency judges who can exercise the powers and discharge the duties of judicial offices if regular judges are unavailable. The General Assembly finds and declares that the creation of special emergency judges does all of the following:  (1) Assures continuity of government through legally constituted leadership, authority, and responsibility in offices of the government of the State. (2) Provides for the effective operation of government during an emergency. (3) Facilitates the early resumption of functions temporarily suspended.10 Del. C. 1953, §  1802;  53 Del. Laws, c. 149;  81 Del. Laws, c. 449, § 2;
10 DE Code § 1803. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|Chapter 18. Emergency Interim Judicial Succession|§ 1803. Definitions.

§ 1803. Definitions. As used in this chapter:  (1) “Attack” means any action or series of actions causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to persons or property by any means, including through biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear means or through the use of other weapons, technologies, or processes. (2) “Emergency event” means an impending or existing attack, act of terrorism, disease, accident, or other natural or man-made disaster that does 1 or more of the following:  a. Threatens the life, health, or safety of the public. b. Has, or has the potential to, damage or destroy property or disrupt service, commerce, or other economic activities. c. Makes the continuation of normal government operations difficult or impossible. (3) “Regular judge” means the individual holding an office under this chapter before the emergency event. (4) “Special emergency judge” means an individual designated under this chapter to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office held by another individual who is unavailable until a successor is qualified and appointed as may be provided by the Delaware Constitution or other law of this State or until the other individual who is unavailable is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office. (5) “Unavailable” means either that a vacancy in an office under this chapter exists or that the regular judge is absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.10 Del. C. 1953, §  1803;  53 Del. Laws, c. 149;  81 Del. Laws, c. 449, § 3;
10 DE Code § 1804. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|Chapter 18. Emergency Interim Judicial Succession|§ 1804. Special emergency judges.

§ 1804. Special emergency judges. (a) A special emergency judge may exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office under this chapter if both of the following apply:  (1) If a judge appointed under Article IV, § 2 of the Delaware Constitution is unavailable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the judge's office. (2) If no other judge authorized to act in the event of absence, disability, or vacancy or no special judge appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Constitution or other law of this State is available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of such office. (b) Each Governor shall do all of the following:  (1) Designate for each member of the Supreme Court and the Superior Court not less than 3 nor more than 7 special emergency judges. (2) Specify the order of succession of the individuals selected under paragraph (b)(1) of this section. (3) Review and revise, as necessary, designations made under this subsection to ensure that at all times there are at least 3 qualified special emergency judges for each member of the Supreme Court and the Superior Court. (c) A special emergency judge designated under subsection (b) of this section shall, in the order specified, exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office under this chapter if a regular judge or another special emergency judge immediately preceding the special emergency judge in the order of designation is unavailable. (d) A special emergency judge shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office under this chapter until such time as a vacancy that exists is filled in accordance with the Delaware Constitution or other law of this State, or until the regular judge or another special emergency judge preceding the special emergency judge in the order of succession becomes available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office. (e) An individual may not be designated or serve as a special emergency judge unless the individual may, under the Delaware Constitution or other law of this State, hold the office of the judge to whose powers and duties the individual is designated to succeed. 10 Del. C. 1953, §  1804;  53 Del. Laws, c. 149;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 449, § 4;
10 DE Code § 1805. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|Chapter 18. Emergency Interim Judicial Succession|§ 1805. Formalities of taking office.

§ 1805. Formalities of taking office. (a) At the time of an individual's designation as a special emergency judge, the individual shall take such oath as may be required for the individual to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which the individual may succeed. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no individual, as a prerequisite to the exercise of the powers or discharge of the duties of an office under this chapter to which the individual succeeds, is required to comply with any other provision of law relative to taking office. 10 Del. C. 1953, §  1805;  53 Del. Laws, c. 149;  70 Del Laws, c. 186,, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 449, § 5;