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6 DE Code § 5139. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 51. Standard Weights and Measures|§ 5139. Citation.

§ 5139. Citation. This chapter may be cited as the “Weights and Measures Act of Delaware.” 6 Del. C. 1953, §  5144;  53 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 370, §  12;
6 DE Code § 5142. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 51. Standard Weights and Measures|§ 5142. Administrative penalties.

§ 5142. Administrative penalties. (a) In addition to proceeding under any other remedy available at law or in equity for a violation of this chapter or a rule or regulation adopted thereunder, or any order issued pursuant to this chapter, the Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion, may assess an administrative penalty not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 for each offense. (b) Prior to assessment of an administrative penalty, written notice of the Secretary's proposal to impose such penalty shall be given to the violator, and the violator shall have 30 days from receipt of said notice to request a hearing. Any hearing, if requested, right of appeal and judicial appeal shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 101 of Title 29. The Secretary shall render an opinion within 30 days of said hearing. (c) In determining the amount of the penalty, the Secretary shall consider the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the person's ability to continue in business and the gravity of the violation. Whenever the Secretary finds the violation occurred despite the exercise of due care, the Secretary may issue a warning in lieu of assessing a penalty. 72 Del. Laws, c. 377, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
6 DE Code § 5501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 55. Plane Coordinate System|§ 5501. Delaware Coordinate System.

§ 5501. Delaware Coordinate System. The systems of plane coordinates which have been established by the National Ocean Service/National Geodetic Survey (formerly the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey) or its successors for defining and stating the geographic positions or locations of points on the surface of the Earth within the State are hereafter to be known and designated as the Delaware Coordinate System of 1927 and the Delaware Coordinate System of 1983, respectively. 45 Del. Laws, c. 266, §  1;  6 Del. C. 1953, §  5501;  72 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;
6 DE Code § 5502. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 55. Plane Coordinate System|§ 5502. Definition of Delaware Coordinate System.

§ 5502. Definition of Delaware Coordinate System. (a) For defining the Delaware Coordinate System of 1927, the following definition by the National Ocean Service/National Geodetic Survey (formerly the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey) is adopted:  The “Delaware Coordinate System of 1927” is a transverse Mercator projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, having a central position meridian 75° 25′ west of Greenwich, on which meridian the scale is set at 1 part in 200,000 too small. The origin of the coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 75° 25′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 38° 20′ north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 500,000 feet and y = 0 feet. (b) For defining the Delaware Coordinate System of 1983, the following definition by the National Ocean Service/National Geodetic survey is adopted:  The “Delaware Coordinate System of 1983” is a transverse Mercator projection of the North American Datum of 1983, having a central meridian 75° 25′ west of Greenwich, on which meridian the scale is set at 1 part in 200,000 too small. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 75° 25′ west of Greenwich and the parallel 38° 00′ north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: N = 0 meters and E = 200,000 meters. 45 Del. Laws, c. 266, §  3;  6 Del. C. 1953, §  5502;  72 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;
6 DE Code § 5503. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 55. Plane Coordinate System|§ 5503. Description of plane coordinates.

§ 5503. Description of plane coordinates. The plane coordinate values for a point on the Earth's surface, used to express the geographic position or location of such point in the appropriate zone of this system, shall consist of 2 distances, expressed in U.S. Survey Feet and expressed in meters and decimals of a meter when using the Delaware Coordinate System of 1983. When using the Delaware Coordinate System of 1927, 1 of these distances, to be known as the “x-coordinate,” shall give the position in an east-and-west direction; the other, to be known as the “y-coordinate,” shall give the position in a north-and-south direction. When using the Delaware Coordinate System of 1983, 1 of the distances, to be known as the “northing,” of “N,” shall give the position in a north-and-south direction; the other, to be known as the “easting” or “E,” shall give the position in an east-and-west directional. In both cases these coordinates shall be made to depend upon and conform to plane rectangular coordinate values for the monument points of the North American National Geodetic Horizontal Network as published by the National Ocean Service/National Geodetic survey (formerly the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey) or its successors, and whose plane coordinates have been computed on the systems defined in this chapter. Any such station may be used for establishing a survey connection to either Delaware Coordinate System. The unit used to convert feet to meters shall be the United States survey foot, which is 39.37/12 feet for each meter. 45 Del. Laws, c. 266, §  2;  6 Del. C. 1953, §  5503;  72 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;
6 DE Code § 5504. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 55. Plane Coordinate System|§ 5504. Triangulation or traverse stations.

§ 5504. Triangulation or traverse stations. The position of the Delaware Coordinate System shall be as marked on the ground by Global Positioning System (GPS) of horizontal control stations established in conformity with standards adopted by the North American National Geodetic Horizontal Network as published by the National Ocean Service/National Geodetic Survey (formerly the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey) for first-order and second-order work, whose geodetic positions have been rigidly adjusted on the North American Datum of 1927 or the North American Datum of 1983, and whose coordinates have been computed on the systems defined in this chapter. Any such station may be used for establishing a survey connection with either Delaware Coordinate System. 45 Del. Laws, c. 266, §  3;  6 Del. C. 1953, §  5504;  72 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;
6 DE Code § 5505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 55. Plane Coordinate System|§ 5505. Standard for recording coordinates in public records.

§ 5505. Standard for recording coordinates in public records. No coordinates based on either Delaware Coordinate System, purporting to define the position of a point on a land boundary, shall be presented to be recorded in any public land records or deed records unless such point is established in conformity with the standards of accuracy and specifications for first- or second-order geodetic surveying as prepared and published by the Federal Geodetic Control Committee (FGCC) of the United States Department of Commerce. Standards and specifications of the FGCC or its successor in force on the date of said survey shall apply. Publishing existing control stations, or the acceptance with intent to publish the newly established stations, by the National Ocean Service/National Geodetic Survey, shall constitute evidence of adherence to FGCC specifications. To meet local conditions, these limitations may be modified by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation in compliance with Chapter 101 of Title 29 after consultation with the Office of State Planning Coordination, the Delaware Geographic Data committee and the State Mapping Advisory Committee. 45 Del. Laws, c. 266, §  4;  6 Del. C. 1953, §  5505;  72 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;
6 DE Code § 5506. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 55. Plane Coordinate System|§ 5506. Use of term “Delaware Coordinate System”.

§ 5506. Use of term “Delaware Coordinate System”. As established for use, the Delaware Coordinate System of 1927 or the Delaware Coordinate System of 1983 shall be named; and in any land description in which it is used, it shall be designated the “Delaware Coordinate System of 1927” or “Delaware Coordinate System of 1983,” as applicable. The use of the term “Delaware Coordinate System of 1927” or “Delaware Coordinate System of 1983” on any map, report of survey or other document shall be limited to coordinates based on the Delaware Coordinate System as defined in this chapter. 45 Del. Laws, c. 266, §  5;  6 Del. C. 1953, §  5506;  72 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;
6 DE Code § 5507. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 55. Plane Coordinate System|§ 5507. Reliance on description.

§ 5507. Reliance on description. (a) For purposes of describing the location of any survey station or land boundary corner in the State, it shall be considered a complete, legal and satisfactory description of such location to give the position of said survey station or land boundary corner on the system of plane coordinates defined in this chapter. (b) Nothing contained in this chapter shall require a purchaser or mortgagee of real property to rely wholly on a land description, any part of which depends exclusively upon either Delaware Coordinate System. (c) Nothing contained in this chapter shall require the exclusive use of the metric system as a descriptive element of official maps. 45 Del. Laws, c. 266, §  6;  6 Del. C. 1953, §  5507;  72 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;
6 DE Code § 5508. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 55. Plane Coordinate System|§ 5508. Transitional use of Delaware Coordinate System of 1927; effective date of exclusive use of Delaware Coordinate System of 1983.

§ 5508. Transitional use of Delaware Coordinate System of 1927; effective date of exclusive use of Delaware Coordinate System of 1983. The Delaware Coordinate System of 1927 shall not be used after a period beginning 12 months after July 1, 2000. Beginning on the date 12 months after July 1, 2000, the Delaware Coordinate System of 1983 shall be the sole system of plane coordinates used in this State. 72 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;
6 DE Code § 7001-7017. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 70. Delaware Economic Development Authority [Transferred].|§ 7001-7017. Findings; declaration of policy; definitions; Delaware Economic Development Authority — Established; organization; powers; application for assistance; findings and determinations; bonds; covenants with bondholders; pledge of revenues or other property; limitation on liability of State; negotiability of bonds; default in payment of state guaranteed bonds; insufficient revenues to make payment; limitation of powers of State; bonds as legal investments for institutions and fiduciaries; exemption from taxation; property of Authority exempt from judicial process; liberal construction of chapter; inconsistent laws inapplicable.

§ 7001-7017. Findings; declaration of policy; definitions; Delaware Economic Development Authority — Established; organization; powers; application for assistance; findings and determinations; bonds; covenants with bondholders; pledge of revenues or other property; limitation on liability of State; negotiability of bonds; default in payment of state guaranteed bonds; insufficient revenues to make payment; limitation of powers of State; bonds as legal investments for institutions and fiduciaries; exemption from taxation; property of Authority exempt from judicial process; liberal construction of chapter; inconsistent laws inapplicable. Transferred.
6 DE Code § 7501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 75. Foreign Trade Zones|§ 7501. Definitions.

§ 7501. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words and phrases shall mean:  (1) “Private corporation” shall mean a general and business or a general not-for-profit corporation organized under the laws of this State. (2) “Public corporation” shall mean this State, a political subdivision thereof, a corporate instrumentality of this State and 1 or more other states, or a bistate compact.61 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  1;
6 DE Code § 7502. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 75. Foreign Trade Zones|§ 7502. Federal grants.

§ 7502. Federal grants. All public and private corporations shall have the power to apply to the proper authorities of the United States government for a grant, and when such a grant is issued, to establish and operate foreign trade zones under the Foreign Trade Zones Act of 1934, as amended, on July 20, 1977. 61 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  1;
6 DE Code § 7601. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 76. Delaware Lease-Purchase Agreement Act|§ 7601. Definitions.

§ 7601. Definitions. Unless the context or subject matter otherwise clearly requires, the following definitions shall govern construction of this chapter:  (1) “Advertisement” means a commercial message in any medium that aids, promotes or assists, directly or indirectly, a lease-purchase agreement. (2) “Cash price” means that price at which the lessor would have sold the property to the lessee for cash on the date of the lease-purchase agreement if the transaction were a sale instead of a lease-purchase agreement. (3) “Consummation” means the time a lessee becomes contractually obligated on a lease-purchase agreement. (4) “Lease-purchase agreement” means an agreement for the use of personal property by a natural person primarily for personal, family or household purposes, for an initial period of 4 months or less that is automatically renewable with each payment after the initial period, but does not obligate or require the lessee to continue leasing or using the property beyond the initial period, and that permits the lessee to become the owner of the property. (5) “Lessee” means a natural person who rents personal property under a lease-purchase agreement to be used primarily for personal, family or household purposes. (6) “Lessor” means a person who regularly provides the use of property through lease-purchase agreements and to whom lease payments are initially payable on the face of the lease-purchase agreement.68 Del. Laws, c. 59, §  1;
6 DE Code § 7602. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 76. Delaware Lease-Purchase Agreement Act|§ 7602. Inapplicability of other laws; exempted transactions.

§ 7602. Inapplicability of other laws; exempted transactions. (a) Lease-purchase agreements which comply with this chapter are not governed by the laws relating to:  (1) A “retail installment contract” or “contract” as defined in § 4301(9) of this title. (2) A “security interest” as defined in § 1-201(35) of this title. (b) This chapter does not apply to the following:  (1) Lease-purchase agreements primarily for business, commercial or agricultural purposes, or those made with governmental agencies or instrumentalities or with organizations; (2) A lease of safe deposit box; (3) A lease or bailment of personal property along with the lease of real property; (4) A lease of an automobile; or (5) The lease of real property and/or the fixed improvements thereon.68 Del. Laws, c. 59, §  1;
6 DE Code § 7603. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 76. Delaware Lease-Purchase Agreement Act|§ 7603. Disclosures.

§ 7603. Disclosures. (a) For each lease-purchase agreement, the lessor shall disclose in the agreement the following items, as applicable:  (1) The total number, total amount and timing of all payments necessary to acquire ownership of the property; (2) A statement that the lessee will not own the property until the lessee has made the total amount of the payments necessary to acquire ownership; (3) A statement that the lessee is responsible for the fair market value of the property if, and as of the time, it is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed; (4) A brief description of the leased property, sufficient to identify the property to the lessee and the lessor, including an identification number, if applicable, and a statement indicating whether the property is new or used, but a statement that indicates new property is used is not a violation of this chapter; (5) A statement of the cash price of the property; (6) The total of the initial lease payment paid or required at or before consummation of the agreement or delivery of the property, whichever is later; (7) A statement that the total of lease payments necessary to acquire ownership does not include other charges, such as late payment, default and reinstatement fees, which fees shall be separately disclosed in the contract; (8) A statement clearly summarizing the terms of the lessee's option to purchase, including a statement that the lessee has the right to exercise an early purchase option using the formula or method for determining the price at which the property may be so purchased in accordance with § 7609 of this title; (9) A statement identifying the party responsible for maintaining or servicing the property while it is being leased, together with a description of that responsibility, and a statement that if any part of a manufacturer's express warranty covers the lease property at the time the lessee acquires ownership of the property, it shall be transferred to the lessee, if allowed by the terms of the warranty; (10) A statement that the lessee may terminate the agreement without penalty by voluntarily surrendering or returning the property in good repair upon expiration of any lease term along with any past due rental payments; and (11) Notice of the right to reinstate an agreement as herein provided. (b) With respect to matters specifically governed by the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act [15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.], compliance with such act satisfies the requirements of this section. 68 Del. Laws, c. 59, §  1;
6 DE Code § 7604. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 76. Delaware Lease-Purchase Agreement Act|§ 7604. Form requirements.

§ 7604. Form requirements. (a) The disclosure information required by this chapter must be disclosed in a lease-purchase agreement, and must:  (1) Be made clearly and conspicuously with items appearing in logical order and segregated as appropriate for readability and clarity; (2) Be made in writing; (3) Need not be contained in a single writing or made in the order set forth in § 7603 of this title; and (4) May be supplemented by additional information or explanations supplied by the lessor, but none shall be stated, used or placed so as to mislead or confuse the lessee, or to contradict, obscure or detract attention from the information required by § 7603 of this title, and so long as the additional information or explanations do not have the effect of circumventing, evading or unduly complicating the information required to be disclosed by § 7603 of this title. (b) Every lease-purchase agreement shall contain a notice in at least 8-point standard type, reading as follows:  “NOTICE TO THE LESSEE: (1) DO NOT SIGN THIS LEASE-PURCHASE AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU READ IT OR IF IT CONTAINS ANY BLANK SPACE. (2) YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A COMPLETELY FILLED-IN COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT. (3) UNDER THE LAW, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE AN EARLY PURCHASE OPTION WHICH WILL RESULT IN A LOWER COST TO ACQUIRE OWNERSHIP.” (c) Timing. — The lessor shall disclose all information required by § 7603 of this title before the lease-purchase agreement is executed. These disclosures must be made on the face of the writing evidencing the lease-purchase agreement. (d) Copy to lessee. — (1) Before any payment is due, the lessor shall furnish the lessee with an exact copy of each lease-purchase agreement. The agreement shall be signed by the lessee and is evidence of the lessee's agreement. If there is more than 1 lessee in a lease-purchase agreement, delivery of a copy of the lease-purchase agreement to 1 of the lessees constitutes compliance with this paragraph; however, a lessee not signing the agreement is not liable under it. (2) Any acknowledgement by the lessee of delivery of a copy of the lease-purchase agreement shall be printed or written in a size equal to at least 10-point bold type and, if contained in the lease-purchase agreement, shall also appear directly above the space reserved for the lessee's signature. (3) The lessee's written acknowledgement, conforming to the requirements of this section for delivery of a copy of the lease-purchase agreement, shall create a conclusive presumption of such delivery and of compliance with this section, in any action or proceeding by or against an assignee of the lease-purchase agreement without knowledge to the contrary when the assignee purchases the contract. (e) Type size. — The terms of the lease-purchase agreement, except as otherwise provided in this section, must be set forth in not less than 8-point standard type. 68 Del. Laws, c. 59, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
6 DE Code § 7605. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 76. Delaware Lease-Purchase Agreement Act|§ 7605. Blank spaces.

§ 7605. Blank spaces. All blank spaces on lease-purchase agreement forms must be filled in before the lease-purchase agreement is executed. Blank spaces that are provided for items or terms not applicable to the agreement must be crossed out. 68 Del. Laws, c. 59, §  1;
6 DE Code § 7606. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 6 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 76. Delaware Lease-Purchase Agreement Act|§ 7606. Advertising.

§ 7606. Advertising. (a) Prohibition. — An advertisement for a lease-purchase agreement may not state or imply that a specific item is available at specific amounts or terms unless the lessor usually and customarily offers or will offer that item at those amounts or terms. (b) Disclosures. — If an advertisement for the lease-purchase agreement of a specific item refers to or states the amount of any payment, or the right to acquire ownership, the advertisement must also clearly and conspicuously state the following terms as applicable:  (1) That the transaction advertised is a lease-purchase agreement; (2) The total amount of the lease payments necessary to acquire ownership; and (3) That the lessee will not own the property until the total amount necessary to acquire ownership is paid in full or by prepayment as provided for by law. (c) Item price disclosures. — Every item displayed or offered under a lease-purchase agreement shall have clearly and conspicuously indicated in Arabic numerals, so as to be readable and understandable by visual inspection, each of the following affixed to the item:  (1) The cash price of the item; and (2) The amount of the lease payment and the total amount of the lease payments necessary to acquire ownership. (d) Nonapplication. — This section does not apply to the owner or personnel, as such, of any medium in which an advertisement appears or through which it is disseminated. 68 Del. Laws, c. 59, §  1;