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2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7. ENFORCEMENT; ARREST, BAIL AND APPEAL › § 707. Sunday hearings; bail.

§ 707. Sunday hearings; bail.
(a) Any justice of the peace or mayor may hear and determine cases involving alleged violation of the traffic laws on Sunday.
(b) Any judgment rendered or bail bond taken in pursuance of the provisions of this title shall be of full force and effect as though such judgment were rendered or bail bond accepted on days other than Sundays, if the justice of the peace or mayor so rendering or accepting bail bond on Sunday heretofore would have had jurisdiction on days other than Sundays to render such judgment or accept such bail bond.
34 Del. Laws, c. 220, §§  1, 2;  Code 1935, §  5684;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  707;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7. ENFORCEMENT; ARREST, BAIL AND APPEAL › § 708. Appeal.

§ 708. Appeal.
(a) Any person convicted under this title, or under any municipal ordinance or other law, for a motor vehicle violation within the State before an alderman or mayor of any incorporated city or town, shall have the right of an appeal, unless otherwise stated in this title, to the Court of Common Pleas, upon giving bond in the sum of $500 to the State with surety satisfactory to the mayor or judge before whom such person was convicted, such appeal to be taken and bond given within 15 days from time of conviction. Such appeal shall operate as a stay or supersedeas of all proceedings in the court below in the same manner that a certiorari from the Superior Court operates. The taking of such appeal shall constitute a waiver by the appellant of the appellant's right to a writ of certiorari in the Superior Court.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, any person convicted under this title shall have the right of an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas only in those cases in which the sentence imposed was imprisonment, or a fine exceeding $100, upon giving bond with surety satisfactory to the alderman, justice of the peace or a judge before whom such person was convicted, such appeal to be taken and bond given with 15 days from the time of conviction. Such appeal shall operate as a stay or supersedeas of all proceedings in the court below in the same manner that a certiorari from the Superior Court operates. The taking of such appeal shall constitute a waiver by the appellant of the appellant's right to a writ of certiorari in the Superior Court.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  146;  Code 1935, §  5685;  48 Del. Laws, c. 337, §  1;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  708;  63 Del. Laws, c. 342, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 66, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 176, §  30;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7. ENFORCEMENT; ARREST, BAIL AND APPEAL › § 710. State Police size and weight enforcement technicians.

§ 710. State Police size and weight enforcement technicians.
(a) The Secretary of Public Safety may designate civilian members of the Division of State Police as size and weight enforcement technicians. Members of the Division of State Police so designated shall be empowered to perform the duties prescribed in subsection (b) of this section when working in conjunction with, and in the physical presence of, sworn members of the Division.
(b) Civilian members of the Division of State Police, where designated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall:
(1) Direct, control and regulate vehicle and pedestrian traffic;
(2) Inspect drivers' licenses, vehicle registrations, motor fuel tax cab cards, and other documentations required by law;
(3) Measure and weigh vehicles and vehicle loads as set forth in § 4506 of this title;
(4) Issue voluntary assessments, summons and make traffic arrests for violations of this title and Chapter 52 of Title 30.
64 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7. ENFORCEMENT; ARREST, BAIL AND APPEAL › § 711. Summons or citations in offenses involving injury.

§ 711. Summons or citations in offenses involving injury.
In any matter in which a violation of this title is alleged to involve physical injury to a person, other than the person charged with the violation, each summons or uniform traffic citation issued by the arresting or investigating officer in the matter shall include thereon a designation that it relates to injury-related offense.
71 Del. Laws, c. 247, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7. ENFORCEMENT; ARREST, BAIL AND APPEAL › § 712. Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons.

§ 712. Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons may be issued electronically or in written form. The office may sign the Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons using an electronic and/or a written signature.
(b) Whenever a person is detained for commission of an offense under this title or § 5211(a) of Title 30, the arresting officer shall verify the driver's identification and shall enter identification information from the driver's license in the Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons; specify on the Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons the amount of the fine and whether it may be made by voluntary assessment or whether appearance at the court is required; give a copy to the arrested person; and release such person from custody.
(c) The printed copy of an electronically issued Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons shall contain a conspicuous statement of the total number of charges on the first page and shall list each individual charge. All charges based on the same arrest shall be issued on the same electronically issued Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons unless evidence necessitates the subsequent issuance of a warrant.
(d) The Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons shall be delivered forthwith from the time of arrest to the voluntary assessment center or to the court to which the summons is returnable. The electronic Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons shall be available for immediate entry in the DELJIS system or its successor.
(e) When a Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons is issued electronically, any printout or other output readable by sight shall be an original except that once a ticket is sworn to prior to trial, the signed and sworn to ticket shall be the original from that point forward.
73 Del. Laws, c. 234, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 7. ENFORCEMENT; ARREST, BAIL AND APPEAL › § 713. Classification of motor vehicle offenses.

§ 713. Classification of motor vehicle offenses.
Notwithstanding § 4203 of Title 11, any criminal offense in this title, unless otherwise declared with respect to particular offenses, or unless an offense described in § 709(e)(1)-(16) of this title, shall be a violation. The provisions of § 4207 of Title 11 notwithstanding, the court may impose a sentence in accordance with the sentence specified in the law defining the offense or a law in this title specifying a sentence for the offense, and, if no sentence is so specified, the court may impose a fine up to $575. All second offenses, before being punishable as such, shall have been committed within 24 months after the commission of the first offense, unless otherwise specifically provided.
77 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 230, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 247, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 801. Applicability.

§ 801. Applicability.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to civil penalties created pursuant to §§ 4101(d) and 4802 of this title and to other civil penalties provided for in this title.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 802. Authority to stop.

§ 802. Authority to stop.
Any police officer is authorized to make an administrative stop for purposes of enforcing a civil traffic statute, upon a reasonable and articulable suspicion that a violation of such statute has occurred.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 803. Right of transfer.

§ 803. Right of transfer.
The provisions of § 5303 of Title 11 shall not apply to a civil traffic offense. However, the Justice of the Peace Court may establish procedures for transferring to the Court of Common Pleas a civil traffic offense with a criminal offense which occurred in the same incident.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 804. Jurisdiction over certain children.

§ 804. Jurisdiction over certain children.
The Justice of the Peace Court shall have jurisdiction over children age 16 or 17 years of age or older charged with a civil traffic offense except when said child is also charged in the same incident with having violated 1 or more offenses specified in § 927 of Title 10, in which event the entire case shall be heard in the Family Court. When the Justice of the Peace Court has jurisdiction over a child charged with a civil traffic offense, the provisions of this chapter shall apply. Section 921(10) of Title 10 or Justice of the Peace Court Civil Rule 55 notwithstanding, such child may pay a civil penalty by voluntary assessment and a default judgment may be entered against such child in any instance in which it would be entered against an adult.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 805. Payment of penalties and costs.

§ 805. Payment of penalties and costs.
(a) Payment of penalties and costs. — Upon being found responsible for a civil traffic offense, all the costs shall be paid by the party found responsible.
(b) The videophone assessment provided for in § 4101(d) of Title 11 shall not be assessed.
(c) The victim's compensation penalty assessment provided for in § 9016 of Title 11 shall not be assessed.
(d) Court costs shall be governed by Justice of the Peace Court rule, consistent with § 9801 of Title 10.
(e) Immediately upon imposition by a court of a civil penalty or costs or both, including a default judgment, the same shall be a judgment against the person found responsible for the full amount of the penalty or costs or both. If not paid promptly upon its imposition or in accordance with the terms of the order of the court, the clerk shall, upon motion, cause the judgment to be transferred to the civil judgment docket whence it may be executed and enforced or transferred in the same manner as other judgments of the court; provided, however, that where a stay of execution is otherwise permitted by law such a stay shall not be granted as a matter of right but only within the discretion of the court.
(f) Any governmental entity to whom civil penalties or costs are payable pursuant to subsection (j) of this section or any other provision of law may pursue execution on such judgment.
(g) Upon any reversal of a finding of responsibility, the State Treasurer shall remit to each person, or to the attorney of such person, any civil penalty or costs or both which was later set aside by a court of higher jurisdiction upon a certiorari or appeal from the lower court, as provided in § 4103 of Title 11 for fines.
(h) When a court imposes a civil penalty, costs or both, the court may direct that the defendant pay the entire amount at the time of imposition or may direct that the defendant pay a specified portion of the civil penalty, or costs, or both at designated periodic intervals. The Court may order the defendant to participate in work referral until the civil penalties and costs are paid. Failure to participate in court-ordered work referral shall not result in contempt of court. Failure to participate in court-ordered work referral may result in the transfer of the judgment to the Office of State Court Collections Enforcement to be collected according to § 4104 of Title 11.
(i) For purposes of ensuring the payment of civil penalties and costs and the enforcement of any orders imposed, the court shall retain jurisdiction over the person found responsible for a civil traffic offense until any civil penalty or costs imposed are paid in full. The court may discharge the civil penalty and costs of any person found responsible when the court receives evidence that such person is deceased.
(j) The provisions of § 706 of this title shall be applicable to the disposition of amounts collected for civil penalties and related costs.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 183, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 806. Payment by voluntary assessment.

§ 806. Payment by voluntary assessment.
Civil traffic offenses shall be payable by mail to the voluntary assessment center or other applicable entity. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the failure to pay a voluntary assessment for a civil traffic offense.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 807. Default judgment.

§ 807. Default judgment.
If a defendant:
(1) Requests a hearing and fails to appear on a civil traffic charge; or
(2) Fails to either pay the voluntary assessment within the time specified on the notice or summons, or to notify the court or voluntary assessment center or applicable entity within the required time, that the defendant wishes to have a hearing on the charge,
a default judgment may be entered against the defendant. Such judgments may be vacated or enforced consistent with § 805(e) of this title.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 808. Forwarding of names to the Division of Motor Vehicles.

§ 808. Forwarding of names to the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(a) Except as to persons operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of § 4176C of this title, § 703A of this title shall not apply to persons found responsible for civil traffic offenses. No record of a finding of responsible for a civil traffic violation shall be forwarded to the Division of Motor Vehicles and no entry shall be made on the person's driving record for a civil traffic violation.
(b) The court, voluntary assessment center or other authorized entity shall forward to the Division of Motor Vehicles the name and address of a person who has:
(1) Been found responsible in court for a civil traffic offense and been ordered to pay a civil penalty, costs, or both, and who fails to pay such civil penalty, costs, or both at the time of the order or in accordance with a payment schedule;
(2) Failed to either pay the voluntary assessment within the time specified on the summons or notice or notify the court or other authorized entity within the required time, that the person wishes to have a hearing on the charge, or, submit an affidavit stating that the person was not the driver, if applicable; or
(3) Has requested a trial on the charge and has failed to appear at the time and place set for trial.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 279, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 809. Suspension of license.

§ 809. Suspension of license.
When a person's name and address is forwarded to the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 808(b) of this title and the offense was one for which the person received personal service of the notice or summons, or the offense was one for which service was made by mail and the person has either requested a hearing and failed to appear or been found responsible for the offense and failed to pay the civil penalty, costs, or both, either at the time of the order or in accordance with a payment schedule, the Division of Motor Vehicles:
(1) Shall forthwith suspend the driver's license of a resident of this State, unless the person's name and address was forwarded to the Division of Motor Vehicles under § 709(j) of this title, in which case the provisions of § 709(j) of this title shall apply.
(2) May suspend the driving privileges in this State of a nonresident of this State and immediately advise the motor vehicle administrator of the state in which the person is a resident that the person's license to drive be suspended until proof is provided that the person has paid the civil penalty, costs, or both, has appeared in court following a default in appearance or payment and made arrangements to pay the civil penalty, costs, or both, or has had a default judgment vacated and been found not responsible.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 137, §  2;  80 Del. Laws, c. 201, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 810. Refusal of registration renewal.

§ 810. Refusal of registration renewal.
When a person's name and address is forwarded to the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 808(b) of this title and the offense was 1 for which the person received service of the notice or summons by mail and the person has not responded within the required time by either paying the civil penalty or requesting a hearing or, submitting an affidavit stating that the person was not the driver, if applicable, the Division of Motor Vehicles may deny the renewal of the registration of the owner's vehicle operated at the time the summons was issued. The Division shall register any vehicle for which it has refused registration upon proof that the person has paid the civil penalty, costs, or both, or has appeared in court following a default in appearance or payment and made arrangements to pay the civil penalty or costs or both or has had a default judgment vacated and been found not responsible.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 8. PROVISIONS REGARDING CIVIL TRAFFIC OFFENSES › § 812. Court rules or policies.

§ 812. Court rules or policies.
The Justice of the Peace Court, upon approval by the Chief Justice, may develop court rules, administrative directives, or other forms of policies for handling of civil traffic offenses.
75 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2101. Operation of unregistered vehicle; exceptions.

§ 2101. Operation of unregistered vehicle; exceptions.
(a) No person shall drive or move, nor shall any person, being the owner of a vehicle, knowingly permit to be driven or moved upon any highway any vehicle, except trackless trolley coaches, of a type required to be registered hereunder, which is not registered and for which current registration plates have not been issued as provided in this chapter or for which the appropriate fees have not been paid when and as required by this chapter, except that when application accompanied by the proper fee has been made for registration and certificate of title for a vehicle, the same may be operated temporarily pending complete registration upon displaying a duplicate application duly verified or other evidence of such application or otherwise under rules and regulations promulgated by the Department.
(b) A motor vehicle or vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle registered as a tow truck or wrecker shall not be in violation of subsection (a) of this section or § 2115 of this title if such towed vehicle has 1 end hoisted off the ground while being towed. The term tow truck or wrecker does not apply to a vehicle registered as a truck tractor.
(c) A motor vehicle or vehicle being operated on public roadways for the purpose of being transported between the Wilmington Port Authority and short-term parking areas within 1 mile of the facility's gates need not be registered. These vehicles must have insurance that meets the minimum requirements of § 2118 of this title, before they are operated on any public roadway.
(d) Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, a motor vehicle need not be registered and shall not be in violation of § 2115 of this title, if the vehicle is being driven by a repair technician for drive cycle testing, certified under the Delaware Emission Education Program (“DEEP”) who has in that technician's possession:
(1) A permit issued by the Department of Natural Resources permitting such operation;
(2) Testing equipment for an on board diagnostic test is installed in the vehicle; and
(3) The operator has evidence of a current and applicable garage keeper's policy on hand, evidencing insurance coverage available for such operation.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  7;  Code 1935, §  5545;  47 Del. Laws, c. 265;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2101;  49 Del. Laws, c. 220, §  20;  63 Del. Laws, c. 339, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 293, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2102. Registration of vehicles of new residents; penalty.

§ 2102. Registration of vehicles of new residents; penalty.
(a) Every owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or other vehicle shall, within 60 days after taking up residence in this State, apply to the Secretary and obtain registration for the vehicle. Vehicle owners who have apportioned power units registered in Delaware under the International Registration Plan are exempt from the requirement to register their trailers in accordance with the International Registration Plan agreement. Members of the military and their families who have vehicles registered in their home state are also exempt from this requirement.
(b) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined for the first offense not less than $400 nor more than $600. For each subsequent like offense, such person shall be fined not less than $800 nor more than $1,200, or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both.
Code 1935, §  5546A;  48 Del. Laws, c. 293, §  1;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2102;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  8A;  60 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 466, §  5;  65 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 335, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2103. Temporary registration permits.

§ 2103. Temporary registration permits.
The Department may, in its discretion, grant temporary or limited registration permits, in no case to be valid for more than 15 days, and may issue appropriate certificates or other evidence therefor as listed below:
(1) When application for a certificate of title has been made accompanied by the proper fee, a temporary permit without additional fee may be issued pending action upon such application by the Department;
(2) During suspension of registration because of failure of the vehicle upon inspection to meet the legal performance requirements or equipment standards, a temporary permit without additional fee may be issued to allow the vehicle to be driven away to be repaired and returned for inspection or to be driven to a storage place;
(3) When a registration has expired, a temporary permit may be issued upon the payment of a fee of $20 in addition to the regular fee for reregistration so that the vehicle may be driven to a place for repair, if necessary, and to an inspection station preparatory to reregistration;
(4) For the movement of unregistered vehicles by persons entitled to move the same, when it is not proposed to secure a certificate of title or a transfer of title to such vehicle, a temporary permit may be issued for which a fee of $20 shall be charged;
(5) For moving vehicles of which the ownership has been transferred by process of law as provided in §§ 2501-2507 of this title, a permit may be issued without charge.
(6) Trip permit registrations pursuant to the International Registration Plan, as authorized in Chapter 4 of this title, may be issued for any vehicle or combination of vehicles which could lawfully operate in this State if full registration or proportional registration were obtained. A permit for this purpose shall be valid for 3 days, including the day issued, for which a fee of $15 shall be charged.
Code 1935, §  5546A;  43 Del. Laws, c. 244, §  3;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2103;  53 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 156, §  57(a), (b);  70 Del. Laws, c. 202, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  14;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2106. Registration of vehicle and owner; records.

§ 2106. Registration of vehicle and owner; records.
The Department shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity thereof and that the applicant is entitled thereto, shall register the vehicle therein described and the owner thereof in suitable books or in data processing computers under:
(1) A distinctive registration number assigned to the vehicle hereinafter referred to as the registration number, which may consist of a numerical figure or figures or of a letter or letters with a numerical figure or figures;
(2) The name of the owner;
(3) The vehicle identification number and, in the discretion of the Division, in any other method it determines.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  9;  Code 1935, §  5547;  43 Del. Laws, c. 244, §  4;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2106;  58 Del. Laws, c. 59.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2107. Registration card; issuance; information thereon.

§ 2107. Registration card; issuance; information thereon.
(a) The Department upon registering a vehicle shall issue a registration card and deliver it to the owner.
(b) The registration card shall contain the date issued, the name and address of the owner, the registration number assigned to the vehicle, such description of the vehicle as may be determined by the Secretary, the period for which the vehicle is registered, a form for endorsement of notice to the Department upon transfer of the vehicle and a space in which the signature of the owner shall be placed to validate the card.
(c) This section shall be exempt from the provisions of § 2116 of this title.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  10;  Code 1935, §  5548;  43 Del. Laws, c. 244, §  5;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2107;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  8A;  58 Del. Laws, c. 239, §  52;  65 Del. Laws, c. 113, §§  1, 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2108. Possession of registration card.

§ 2108. Possession of registration card.
The registration card issued for a vehicle required to be registered under this title shall at all times, while the vehicle is being operated upon a highway within this State, be in the possession of the operator thereof or carried in the vehicle and subject to inspection by any peace officer. However, an operator shall be allowed 24 hours to produce the registration card before a conviction can be obtained under this provision, such registration having been legally issued at a time prior to such operator's arrest.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  11;  Code 1935, §  5549;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2108;  62 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  6;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2110. Renewal of registration; new card and plate; cancellation of renewal by owner prior to effective date.

§ 2110. Renewal of registration; new card and plate; cancellation of renewal by owner prior to effective date.
(a) Prior to the expiration of the period for which a vehicle is registered pursuant to § 2109 of this title, the registration may be renewed to extend from the date of expiration for an additional period of 6 months or 1 year or 2 years, and the effective date of the renewed registration shall be based on the calendar day the vehicle was titled. Vehicles no more than 7 model years old may be renewed for up to 72 months based on a prorated model year formula established by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Any time prior to the expiration of the period for which a vehicle is registered with a commercial, trailer or farm truck license plate, the registration thereof may be renewed to extend from the date of expiration for an additional period of 3 months, 6 months, 1 year or 2 years.
(b) Upon renewing the registration of any vehicle or upon reregistering any vehicle, the Department shall furnish a new registration plate or plates showing the new registration period or the expiration date thereof and shall issue a new registration card or appropriately endorse the new registration period on the original card.
(c) A renewal registration of a vehicle for an additional period to take effect at the expiration of the registration thereof may be canceled on application to the Secretary at any time before the renewal registration is to take effect, and thereupon the Secretary shall refund to the owner the registration fee so paid for such renewal registration upon the receipt for cancellation by the Secretary for any such renewal registration card or registration plates, or both, issued pursuant to such renewal and otherwise cancel any endorsement of such renewal entered on the original card.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section, the registration of any trailer with a gross registered weight of 4,000 pounds or less and for which the annual safety inspection is waived may be renewed for 3 years, at the option of the owner. If this option is selected, the registration fee shall be 3 times the annual registration fee.
(e) In calculating the prorated fees or combined annual fees payable pursuant to this section, the fees shall be calculated using the rates in effect or scheduled to be in effect during the period of the prorated or extended registration.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  14;  Code 1935, §  5552;  45 Del. Laws, c. 287, §  1;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2110;  57 Del. Laws, c. 271, §  2;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  8A;  58 Del. Laws, c. 365, §  3;  66 Del. Laws, c. 91, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 411, §§  3, 4;  68 Del. Laws, c. 123, §  2;  68 Del. Laws, c. 156, §  56(f);  70 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  3;  81 Del. Laws, c. 184, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2111. Duplicate registration cards.

§ 2111. Duplicate registration cards.
In the event that any registration card issued under this title is lost, mutilated or becomes illegible, the person who is entitled thereto shall make immediate application for and obtain a duplicate or substitute therefor upon furnishing information of such fact satisfactory to the Department and upon payment of the required fees.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  19;  Code 1935, §  5557;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2111;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2114. Suspension of registration upon notice of theft.

§ 2114. Suspension of registration upon notice of theft.
Whenever the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, which has been stolen or embezzled, files an affidavit of the fact thereof with the Department, the Department shall forthwith suspend the registration of such vehicle and shall not transfer the title of or reregister the vehicle until it has been notified that the owner has recovered such vehicle. The notice shall be effective for the current registration period, but, if during that time the vehicle is not recovered, a new affidavit to like effect may be filed with the Department, and the notice shall be effective for a further period of 12 months. Thereafter like notices may be given effective from year to year. Every owner who has filed an affidavit of theft or embezzlement shall immediately notify the Department of the recovery of such vehicle, and failure so to do within 30 days after such recovery shall be punished as provided in § 2116 of this title.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  20;  Code 1935, §  5558;  43 Del. Laws, c. 244, §  11;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2114;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2117. Refunds of fees paid for certain unused registrations.

§ 2117. Refunds of fees paid for certain unused registrations.
Upon the surrender to the Department of the number plates or plate issued for a vehicle registered under this title, and the furnishing of proof satisfactory to the Secretary and the State Treasurer that (1) the owner of the vehicle entered the armed forces of the United States after such vehicle was registered or (2) that the owner of such vehicle is 65 years of age or older and that the owner voluntarily surrendered such owner's operator's license following the attainment of such age and the registration or reregistration of such vehicle, and that the registration of such vehicle is in full effect, there shall be refunded to such owner, from the General Fund of this State, from funds not otherwise appropriated, a sum equal to as many twelfths of the fee paid for the registration of the vehicle as there are full calendar months in the registration year following the date of the receipt of the number plates or plate, less the sum of $1.00.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  2117;  57 Del. Laws, c. 632;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2118A. Unlawful possession or manufacture of proof of insurance, penalties.

§ 2118A. Unlawful possession or manufacture of proof of insurance, penalties.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, manufacture, sell, distribute or circulate a fictitious insurance identification card or any fictitious proof of insurance. A fictitious insurance identification card shall be any document in written or electronic format not manufactured in compliance with § 2118(o) of this title. Fictitious proof of insurance shall be any document in written or electronic format not produced in compliance with § 2118(o) of this title.
(b) It shall also be unlawful for any person to possess, manufacture, sell, distribute or circulate a blank insurance identification card. However, the following shall be exempt from this subsection:
Office of the Insurance Commissioner, insurance companies or bonding companies or their employees or agents or employees of such agents in the discharge of their employment duties.
(c) Any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be fined for the first offense not less than $500, nor more than $1500, or imprisoned not less than 30 days, nor more than 60 days, or both. For each subsequent violation, the person shall be fined not less than $1000, nor more than $2000, or be imprisoned not less than 60 days, nor more than 6 months, or both.
68 Del. Laws, c. 406, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2119. Requirement of compliance for all commercial registrations by corporations and other legal entities.

§ 2119. Requirement of compliance for all commercial registrations by corporations and other legal entities.
(a) No vehicle shall be registered or reregistered as a “commercial” vehicle under this chapter until the Division of Motor Vehicles has verified a legal entity's good standing with the Delaware Secretary of State and compliance with Title 30, including proof of a valid occupational or business license.
(b) The Secretary of the Department of Transportation in conjunction with the Secretary of the Department of Finance shall promulgate such requirements of proof as they shall deem necessary for the administration and implementation of subsection (a) of this section.
60 Del. Laws, c. 291, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  41;  79 Del. Laws, c. 399, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2120. Waiver of registration and inspection of special mobile equipment.

§ 2120. Waiver of registration and inspection of special mobile equipment.
The requirements for registration and inspection of special mobile equipment are waived.
64 Del. Laws, c. 259, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 2120A. Registration of specialized vehicles; fees; restrictions.

§ 2120A. Registration of specialized vehicles; fees; restrictions.
(a) The Division of Motor Vehicles may register a specialized vehicle which will not meet the Division's standards for inspection or performance. The specialized vehicle shall be registered with restrictions as determined by the Division to be in the best interest of highway safety.
(b) The annual registration fee shall be the same fee as assessed to a vehicle or motor vehicle in a similar class and according to the fees in this chapter.
(c) Specialized vehicles shall be subject to annual inspection in accordance with regulations as adopted by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(d) Specialized self-propelled vehicles shall not be registered unless such vehicles are insured pursuant to § 2118 of this title.
62 Del. Laws, c. 150, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Plates › § 2121A. Special license plates for members of Delaware firefighters, auxiliary, and volunteer ambulance or rescue companies within the Delaware Firefighter's Association.

§ 2121A. Special license plates for members of Delaware firefighters, auxiliary, and volunteer ambulance or rescue companies within the Delaware Firefighter's Association.
(a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section may apply to the Department for the assignment to that vehicle of a special Delaware firefighter number; provided however, the owner of the vehicle has official documentation which indicates such person is a bona fide member of or holds membership with a Delaware-based fire company, auxiliary of a fire company, or a volunteer ambulance or volunteer rescue company belonging to any county firefighter's association or the Delaware State Firefighter's Association of the State of Delaware.
(2) This section applies only to:
a. A private passenger vehicle;
b. A truck with a 3/4-ton or smaller manufacturer's rated capacity; or
c. A van with a 3/4-ton or smaller manufacturer's rated capacity.
(b) No fee in addition to the annual registration fee required by this title is required for registration under this section; however, the original application under this section shall be subject to a $10 administration fee.
(c) The applicant must submit acceptable proof, as required by the Division, that such applicant is a member in good standing or is otherwise eligible for the issuance of such special plate.
(d) [Repealed.]
(e) The Department shall reserve sufficient license plates including appropriate letters and numbers consecutively beginning with the number 1 as are required for this section.
(f) The Department, upon receipt of any official correspondence from the organization advising that the individual to which a special plate has been issued is no longer affiliated with such organization said special plate shall be forfeited and/or revoked immediately.
68 Del. Laws, c. 349, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Plates › § 2122. Unauthorized use of or addition to plates.

§ 2122. Unauthorized use of or addition to plates.
(a) No person shall use or exhibit in a manner or at a time not authorized by this chapter, or by the rules and regulations of the Department with respect thereto, any number of registration plates or accessory plates, or display or use any unauthorized design, symbol, or legend on or attached to any such plates.
(b) (1) Any police officer is authorized to make a stop for purposes of enforcing this section, upon reasonable and articulable suspicion that a violation of subsection (a) of this section has occurred.
(2) A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a moving violation, subject to all of the following:
a. Jurisdiction of a Justice of the Peace Court under § 703 of this title.
b. Penalties under § 2116(a) of this title.
(c) A violation of subsection (a) of this section is also grounds for failing an inspection under subchapter III of this chapter.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  12;  37 Del. Laws, c. 16, §§  1, 2;  Code 1935, §  5550;  43 Del. Laws, c. 244, §  6;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2122;  83 Del. Laws, c. 437, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Plates › § 2123. Number plates for elective or constitutional officers of the State and for state and federal judges.

§ 2123. Number plates for elective or constitutional officers of the State and for state and federal judges.
(a) Upon written application, the Department shall furnish, without charge, to any state elective or constitutional officer, including members of both branches of the General Assembly, to the members of the judiciary (including the Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, resident in Delaware) and to the Representatives and Senators of the State in the Congress of the United States, a set of special plates for each motor vehicle owned by such person and on which the required registration fee has been paid, but not to exceed 2 sets of plates for each individual, which plates shall supersede, during such person's term of office and while such motor vehicle is owned by such person, the regular number plates assigned to such motor vehicle if at all times the necessary registration fee or fees have been paid for such motor vehicle.
(b) Each special plate furnished pursuant to this section shall have displayed thereon:
(1) Initials of the individual, except that the plates furnished to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State may display the numerals 1, 2 and 3, respectively, in place of their initials;
(2) Designation of the person's office;
(3) Word “Delaware”;
(4) Words “The First State”;
(5) “Coat of arms” of the State;
(6) Expiration date of the license plate; and
(7) Blue letters on a gold background.
(c) It shall be lawful to display the state “coat of arms” on special plates furnished pursuant to this section, notwithstanding § 2306 of Title 29, and the written consent of the Secretary of State for such use shall not be required.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  12;  Code 1935, §  5550;  43 Del. Laws, c. 244, §  6;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2123;  59 Del. Laws, c. 277, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 64, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Plates › § 2125. Ownership of plates.

§ 2125. Ownership of plates.
Number and registration plates shall be the property of the State and shall be furnished by the Department for each registered motor vehicle without additional cost to the owner.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  26;  Code 1935, §  5564;  45 Del. Laws, c. 287, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2125;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Plates › § 2127. Duplicate plates.

§ 2127. Duplicate plates.
Whenever number or registration plates are lost, destroyed or so effaced as to no longer comply with the requirements of law, new plates shall be furnished by the Department upon receipt of satisfactory information and payment of the required fee.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §§  19, 26;  Code 1935, §§  5557, 5564;  43 Del. Laws, c. 244, §  15;  45 Del. Laws, c. 287, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2127;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Plates › § 2128. Status of plates upon transfer of title; conditions permitting reissuance of registration number.

§ 2128. Status of plates upon transfer of title; conditions permitting reissuance of registration number.
(a) Upon the transfer of a vehicle or upon the expiration of registration for any other cause, the number plates assigned to a vehicle shall remain attached thereto. However, the transferor may have such registration plates and number plates transferred and assigned to another vehicle upon proper application in writing to the Department and upon payment to the Department of a fee of $20 in addition to all other fees required by law.
(b) If a vehicle registration has been expired for 1 year or more, the registration number may be reissued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(c) If a vehicle which was registered in Delaware is titled and registered in another jurisdiction, the Delaware title and registration is immediately canceled and the registration number may immediately be reissued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(d) If a registered vehicle has been junked, salvaged or destroyed to an extent that it will not be registered again for highway use and if the Delaware certificate of title has been surrendered to the Division, the registration number may be reissued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(e) If a registration number has been removed from a vehicle pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and if the registration has expired, the registration number may be reissued by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  12;  Code 1935, §  5550;  47 Del. Laws, c. 255, §  1;  48 Del. Laws, c. 115, §  1;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2128;  52 Del. Laws, c. 41;  52 Del. Laws, c. 169;  63 Del. Laws, c. 338, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 83, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  17;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Plates › § 2129. Issuance of temporary registration plates with temporary permits; issuance to dealers and certified automotive repair technicians for reissuance.

§ 2129. Issuance of temporary registration plates with temporary permits; issuance to dealers and certified automotive repair technicians for reissuance.
(a) The Department may issue a temporary registration plate designed by the Department to an owner to whom it grants a temporary registration permit pursuant to § 2103 of this title. The dates of issuance and expiration and the make and serial number of the vehicle for which issued shall be stamped or marked with indelible ink in letters at least 3/4 of an inch high upon any temporary plate so issued and a record of such information, together with the name of the owner, shall be retained by the Department. Motorcycle temporary plates may be stamped or marked in letters less than 3/4 of an inch high.
(b) The Department may also issue temporary registration plates to a dealer in motor vehicles, either new or used, who submits such proof as the Department requires of such status as a bona fide dealer, for reissuance to purchasers of unregistered motor vehicles. Such plates may be issued to a qualified dealer upon application for not less than 5 of such plates and payment of a fee of $20 for each plate.
(c) The Department may also issue temporary registration plates to an automotive repair technician who is certified under 7 DE Admin. Code 1131 and submits such proof as the Department requires of such status as a bona fide certified repair technician, for reissuance to customer's unregistered motor vehicles for the purpose of verifying repairs.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  2129;  50 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  53 Del. Laws, c. 221, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 265, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 156, §  58(a);  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  13;  80 Del. Laws, c. 94, §  1;