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4 DE Code § 564. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 5. Licenses and Taxes|Subchapter V. Cancellation or Suspension of License|§ 564. Payments to former licensee.

§ 564. Payments to former licensee. The Department of Finance shall, within 30 days of the date of the cancellation or acceptance of surrender of a license, remit to the former licensee a part of the license fee which has been paid and pertains to the unexpired term of the license. In addition, the Commissioner shall remit to the former licensee the amount originally received by the Commissioner from the former licensee in payment for such alcoholic liquor accepted or seized as remains in packages sealed by the Commissioner, after paying or deducting therefrom all costs and expenses incurred by the Commissioner by reason of the acceptance or seizure of the alcoholic liquor of the former licensee. When other legally acquired alcoholic liquors have been accepted or seized under this section, the value thereof as determined by the Commissioner shall be remitted by the Commissioner to the former licensee, after paying or deducting therefrom all costs and expenses incurred by the Commissioner by reason of the acceptance or seizure of the alcoholic liquor of the former licensee. When illegally acquired alcoholic liquors have been seized under this section, no payment shall be made therefor. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  29;  Code 1935, §  6158;  41 Del. Laws, c. 246, §  1;  44 Del. Laws, c. 205, §  1;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  564;  57 Del. Laws, c. 741, §  27A;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  9;
4 DE Code § 571. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 5. Licenses and Taxes|Subchapter VI. Transfer of License; Death of Licensee|§ 571. Transfer of license.

§ 571. Transfer of license. (a) The rights conferred by a license may be transferred by the Commissioner to any representative designated by the person to whom or on behalf of whom the license was originally granted, if such representative is a person approved by the Commissioner. In the case of death of an individual to whom a license has been granted, the Commissioner may transfer the license to a qualified person recommended by the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased licensee. (b) In instances where the Commissioner has approved the transfer of a license, all matters concerning alcoholic beverage inventories shall be handled directly between the transferor and the transferee and all payments shall be made directly and not through the Commissioner. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  29;  Code 1935, §  6158;  41 Del. Laws, c. 246, §  1;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  571;  59 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  52;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  9;
4 DE Code § 572. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 5. Licenses and Taxes|Subchapter VI. Transfer of License; Death of Licensee|§ 572. Death of licensee; payments to licensee's estate.

§ 572. Death of licensee; payments to licensee's estate. If any licensee dies and no application is made for transfer of the license, or the Commissioner refuses to permit the transfer of the license to another person, the Department of Finance shall return to the legal representative of such deceased person a share of the license fee received by the Department proportionate to the number of full calendar months of the unexpired term; and if the alcoholic liquors in possession of the licensee at the time of the licensee's death are delivered to the Commissioner and the Commissioner ascertains that such alcoholic liquors have been received by the deceased person according to law, the Commissioner shall pay to the representative the amount originally received by the Commissioner for such alcoholic liquors less 10 percent thereof, or the appraised value less 10 percent thereof. 38 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  31;  Code 1935, §  6160;  4 Del. C. 1953, §  572;  57 Del. Laws, c. 741, §  27B;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  9;
4 DE Code § 582. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 5. Licenses and Taxes|Subchapter VII. Taxes|§ 582. Refund of tax paid by importers or wholesalers on beer sold to instrumentalities of the armed forces of the United States.

§ 582. Refund of tax paid by importers or wholesalers on beer sold to instrumentalities of the armed forces of the United States. (a) Any tax paid by an importer or wholesaler to the Department of Finance, pursuant to § 581 of this title, on alcoholic liquors that are sold by such importer or wholesaler to an instrumentality of the armed forces of the United States shall be refunded to such importer or wholesaler by the Department of Finance. (b) Any importer or wholesaler entitled to a refund of tax under this section may, instead of filing a claim for refund, take credit therefor against taxes imposed by § 581 of this title and due upon alcoholic liquor subsequently purchased by such importer or wholesaler. (c) The Commissioner may make and publish rules and regulations with respect to refunds and credits allowed by this section, and such rules and regulations as are not inconsistent with this title shall have the force and effect of law. 60 Del. Laws, c. 322, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 374, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 486, §  9;
4 DE Code § 583. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 5. Licenses and Taxes|Subchapter VII. Taxes|§ 583. Administration of taxes.

§ 583. Administration of taxes. Except to the extent inconsistent with specific provisions of this title, the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 30 shall govern the assessment, collection, review and appeal of deficiencies of tax imposed by this title, and any interest and penalties thereon, and claims for refund of overpayment of taxes imposed by this title. 68 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  23;
4 DE Code § 584. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors|Chapter 5. Licenses and Taxes|Subchapter VII. Taxes|§ 584. State fees in lieu of county and municipal fees; preemption provision.

§ 584. State fees in lieu of county and municipal fees; preemption provision. The fees, charges and taxes imposed by the State under this title shall be in lieu of all county and municipal license fees and taxes upon the business of manufacturing, supplying, distributing and selling alcoholic liquor as such. Provided, however, general occupational license fees and general taxes imposed uniformly on everyone within the class shall not be preempted. For purposes of this section, “class” shall not be defined by general or specific reference to manufacturing, supplying, distributing, or selling alcoholic liquor. 74 Del. Laws, c. 312, §  1;
5 DE Code § 103. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 103. Deputies and other employees.

§ 103. Deputies and other employees. (a) The State Bank Commissioner may appoint not more than 2 deputies and may employ such personnel as shall be necessary for making examinations of and giving adequate supervision over the corporations under the jurisdiction of the State Bank Commissioner. The Commissioner shall lend such aid and counsel to the officers and directors of those corporations as the situation or the circumstances may require, and in general, properly conduct the affairs of the Commissioner's office and discharge in a proper manner the duties imposed upon the Commissioner by law. (b) The tenure, duties and compensation of the persons appointed or employed under subsection (a) of this section shall be determined by the State Bank Commissioner as provided by law, in a manner consistent with the Merit System of Personnel Administration, Chapter 59 of Title 29, where applicable. (c) Upon the removal, resignation, death or disability of any person appointed or employed under subsection (a) of this section, the vacancy may be filled by the State Bank Commissioner. 30 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  2;  36 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  2;  38 Del. Laws, c. 92, §  1(2);  Code 1935, §  2275;  43 Del. Laws, c. 135, §  1;  48 Del. Laws, c. 225, §  1;  5 Del. C. 1953, §  103;  49 Del. Laws, c. 16;  57 Del. Laws, c. 740, §§  16B-16D;  61 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 303, §§  3, 4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
5 DE Code § 104. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 104. Qualifications of Commissioner and employees.

§ 104. Qualifications of Commissioner and employees. The Commissioner and the employees who work for the Commissioner shall be selected with respect to their knowledge of and experience in banking and accounting. The Commissioner shall be a resident of the State. The Commissioner and the employees who work for the Commissioner shall not be stockholders in any corporation coming under this title. 30 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  3;  38 Del. Laws, c. 92, §  1(3);  Code 1935, §  2276;  5 Del. C. 1953, §  104;  57 Del. Laws, c. 740, §§  16E, 16F;  61 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 303, §  5;
5 DE Code § 105. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 105. Office; expenses; account of receipts; Regulatory Revolving Fund.

§ 105. Office; expenses; account of receipts; Regulatory Revolving Fund. (a) The principal office of the Commissioner shall be in Dover. The necessary expenses of the office, the salaries or compensation of the Commissioner and the employees who work for the Commissioner, and the necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their respective duties shall be paid by the Secretary of Finance when and as vouchers therefor are presented to him or her by the Commissioner or the Secretary of State. (b) There is hereby created within the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the State Bank Commissioner Regulatory Revolving Fund which shall be used in the operation of the Office of the State Bank Commissioner in the performance of the various functions and duties required of the Office by law. (c) All supervisory assessments, examination fees, payment for costs and expenses in acting as a receiver, reimbursement for expenses incurred in the operation of the office and any investigation fees collected by the Commissioner pursuant to this title shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of said State Bank Commissioner Regulatory Revolving Fund to be used in the operation of the Office as authorized by the General Assembly in its annual operating budget. All other fees and/or taxes collected by the Commissioner shall not be deposited in said fund but shall be deposited in the General Fund. (d) Money reposing in the State Bank Commissioner Regulatory Revolving Fund shall be used by the Commissioner in the performance of the Commissioner's various functions and duties as provided by law, subject always to annual appropriations by the General Assembly for salaries and other routine operating expenses of the Office. The Council on Banking shall submit comments on the budget request of the Commissioner to the Secretary of State, the Governor and members of the General Assembly. (e) The maximum unencumbered balance which shall remain in the State Bank Commissioner Regulatory Revolving Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be 15 percent of the total budget for the previous year and any amount in excess thereof shall be reverted to each financial institution in an amount proportionate to the sum paid by that financial institution in the previous calendar year pursuant to § 127(b) of this title in such a manner as prescribed by the State Bank Commissioner and submitted to the Council on Banking. 30 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  4;  38 Del. Laws, c. 92, §  1(4);  Code 1935, §  2277;  42 Del. Laws, c. 77;  43 Del. Laws, c. 135, §  2;  5 Del. C. 1953, §  105;  57 Del. Laws, c. 740, §§  16E, 16G-16I;  61 Del. Laws, c. 435, §§  1-3;  63 Del. Laws, c. 195, §  1B;  67 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 303, §  6;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 19, §§  1, 2;
5 DE Code § 106. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 106. Seal.

§ 106. Seal. The Commissioner shall use the official seal, a full description of which, with the impress thereof, has heretofore been filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Such seal shall continue to be the official seal of the Commissioner until changed by authority of law. 30 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  5;  Code 1935, §  2278;  5 Del. C. 1953, §  106;
5 DE Code § 107. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 107. Annual report.

§ 107. Annual report. The Commissioner shall make an annual report of all the Commissioner's official acts to the Governor. 30 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  14;  Code 1935, §  2287;  5 Del. C. 1953, §  107;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
5 DE Code § 108. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 108. Prohibited relationships with supervised institutions.

§ 108. Prohibited relationships with supervised institutions. The Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, examiners or compliance reviewers employed by the Commissioner, or such person's spouse or such person's son or daughter residing at such person's residence shall not obtain a loan or utilize credit from any financial institution. To the extent that a licensee subject to the provisions of Chapter 22 or 29 of this title is examined solely for purposes of determining compliance with State law and consumer protection statutes, the above shall not apply unless the Commissioner finds that an actual conflict may arise. For the purposes of this section, an entity shall not be considered supervised or regulated by the Office of the State Bank Commissioner solely because it is exempt under § 2202 of this title or because it is subject to an escheat examination conducted by the Office of the State Bank Commissioner. The prohibition contained above shall not be construed as prohibiting such persons from being a depositor or member of any such financial institution on the same terms as available to the public generally. 61 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  69 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  5;  71 Del. Laws, c. 254, §  3;
5 DE Code § 122. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter II. Powers and Duties|§ 122. Examination of financial institutions.

§ 122. Examination of financial institutions. (a) The Commissioner shall visit and examine each financial institution as frequently as the Commissioner deems it necessary or expedient. On the occasion of every such visit and examination, the Commissioner shall, in company with 1 or more of the officers of the institution visited, be given free access to every part of the office or place of business visited and to the assets, securities, books, papers and records of the institution. (b) Any examination may be made by a deputy or by any person designated by the Commissioner, and in such case all the powers vested in the Commissioner by this section shall be possessed by the deputy or other persons making the examination. When any examination is made without the presence of the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall give written authority to the person conducting the examination which shall be exhibited to the officers of the institution visited. (c) The examination required by this section shall be a thorough examination into the affairs of the institution, its resources and liabilities, the investment of its funds, the mode of conducting its business, the safety and prudence of its management, the acts of its officers, directors, trustees or managers, its compliance or noncompliance with its charter and bylaws, its compliance or noncompliance with this Code or any regulations promulgated thereunder, and any other statutes or regulations of this State or the United States, and also, such other matters, as in the judgment of the Commissioner may have relation to the solvency or insolvency of the institution. (d) In connection with such examination, the Commissioner shall have power to examine, under oath or affirmation, the officers, directors, trustees, managers and employees, of the institution being examined, relative to its affairs, and for this purpose the Commissioner may administer oaths or affirmations. (e) The Commissioner or the Commissioner's lawful designee shall examine banking organizations for compliance with the provisions of subchapter II of Chapter 11 of Title 12 and shall report the Commissioner's findings, on a confidential basis, to the State Escheator. 30 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  8;  32 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  5;  38 Del. Laws, c. 92, §  1(5), (6);  Code 1935, §§  2281, 2293;  5 Del. C. 1953, §  122;  66 Del. Laws, c. 27, §  4;  67 Del. Laws, c. 268, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 105, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  1;
5 DE Code § 123. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter II. Powers and Duties|§ 123. False statements, entries or reports; penalty.

§ 123. False statements, entries or reports; penalty. Every director, officer, agent, clerk or employee of any institution affected by § 122 of this title, who wilfully and knowingly subscribes or makes any false statement of facts or false entries in the books of the institution, or knowingly subscribes or exhibits any false paper, with intent to deceive any person authorized to examine as to the condition of the institution, or wilfully or knowingly subscribes to or makes any false report, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both. 32 Del. Laws, c. 103, §  8;  Code 1935, §  2296;  5 Del. C. 1953, §  123;
5 DE Code § 124. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter II. Powers and Duties|§ 124. Commissioner's report of examination; cooperation with other regulatory agencies.

§ 124. Commissioner's report of examination; cooperation with other regulatory agencies. (a) The Commissioner shall make and file in the Commissioner's office a detailed report of each examination made by the Commissioner or any of the employees who work for the Commissioner, and shall furnish a copy of the report to the institution examined, and with respect to a state bank or trust company that is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank in the Federal Reserve District embracing the State, the Commissioner shall also furnish a copy of the report of the examination of the state bank or trust company to the Federal Reserve Bank, and with respect to a state bank or trust company which has established a division pursuant to § 767 or § 1662(b) of this title, the Commissioner shall also furnish a summary, on a confidential basis, of the report of any examination of the state bank or trust company to the Insurance Commissioner. In order to protect the confidentiality of the contents of the examination report or other related documents, the Commissioner may prescribe regulations to prevent the disclosure of confidential information relating to the examination of any institution under the Commissioner's supervision. (b) The Commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with other regulatory authorities with respect to any institution subject to the Commissioner's supervision, which cooperative agreements may include, but not be limited to, the sharing of examination reports with appropriate state and federal authorities, and the Commissioner may enter into joint actions with other regulatory authorities with respect to any institution subject to the Commissioner's supervision, which joint action, among other things, may be to assure the safety and soundness of any Delaware bank and to assure compliance with applicable Delaware banking laws, consistent with the purposes of this chapter. 30 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  11;  38 Del. Laws, c. 92, §  1(7), (8), (9), (10);  5 Del. C. 1953, §  124;  57 Del. Laws, c. 740, §  16E;  67 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 223, §  6;  69 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  6;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 19, §  3;  71 Del. Laws, c. 25, §  3;
5 DE Code § 125. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter II. Powers and Duties|§ 125. Disclosure of information; penalty.

§ 125. Disclosure of information; penalty. (a) The Commissioner and each of the employees who work for the Commissioner shall be bound by their oath of office to keep secret all the facts and information obtained in the course of the examination, except insofar as public duty shall require a report to be made of the examination, and except when the Commissioner or any of the employees who work for the Commissioner, shall be called as a witness or witnesses in any criminal proceeding. (b) Upon the request of any state bank or trust company which has made application for membership in the Federal Reserve Bank in the Federal Reserve District embracing the State, or which is a member of such Federal Reserve Bank, together with the request of the Federal Reserve Bank, the Commissioner shall furnish to the Federal Reserve Bank all the facts and information at any time in the Commissioner's possession concerning the state bank or trust company. (c) If the Commissioner or any of the employees who work for the Commissioner disclose anything relative to the private accounts or transactions of any institution examined, or disclose any facts and information discovered in the course of the examination, or retain in their private possession, or remove from the office of the Commissioner, copies of any letters, papers, accounts, books or records disclosing such facts and information, except as provided in § 124 of this title and this section, whether during their term of office or employment or thereafter, they shall be subject to forfeiture of their office or employment, and may be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. 30 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  11;  38 Del. Laws, c. 92, §  1(7), (8), (9), (10);  Code 1935, §  2284;  5 Del. C. 1953, §  125;  57 Del. Laws, c. 740, §§  16E, 16J;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
5 DE Code § 126. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter II. Powers and Duties|§ 126. Exemptions from examination.

§ 126. Exemptions from examination. (a) Any state bank or trust company which is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank in the Federal Reserve District embracing the State, and which shall be examined by a Federal Reserve Examiner, may be exempted from examination by the Commissioner; and the examination by the Federal Reserve Examiner may be accepted by the Commissioner as a sufficient compliance with the requirements of this chapter with respect to examinations. (b) Any state bank or trust company, whether a member or nonmember of the Federal Reserve Bank, which shall be examined by a certified public accountant, may be exempted from examination by the Commissioner; and an examination by a certified public accountant may be accepted by the Commissioner as a sufficient compliance with the requirements of this chapter with respect to examinations. (c) In the case of each exemption under this section, a certified report of the examination made by a Federal Reserve Examiner, or by a certified public accountant, shall be filed in the office of the Commissioner. 30 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  12;  Code 1935, §  2285;  5 Del. C. 1953, §  126;
5 DE Code § 128. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 5 - Banking|Chapter 1. State Bank Commissioner|Subchapter II. Powers and Duties|§ 128. Federal Reserve System reserve requirements.

§ 128. Federal Reserve System reserve requirements. The Commissioner, in determining, in the course of the Commissioner's examination, the amount of lawful money reserve required under this Code and any other law of this State to be maintained, at all times, by state banks and trust companies, shall not require those state banks and trust companies that hold reserves under federal statutes to maintain a greater reserve than that required by the Federal Reserve Act. 30 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  9;  Code 1935, §  2282;  5 Del. C. 1953, §  128;  62 Del. Laws, c. 246, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;