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2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1547. Burned cards.

§ 1547. Burned cards.
If the dealer burns a card, it must be kept separate from the muck until all cards have been dealt. If the dealer burns a card and is unable to deal immediately, the dealer may place the burned card back on top of the deck.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1548. Required statements when betting.

§ 1548. Required statements when betting.
A player may substitute a gesture for a verbal statement of the player's action. The dealer must announce it, and the player must correct the dealer before any further action takes place. A player may verbally state an action as “check,” “call,” “raise,” or “fold.” If a player bets but announces a fold, the player has a dead hand. A statement by a player of “call” or “raise,” “check” or “fold,” or of a specific bet is binding. A player who states a certain amount but puts a different value of chips into the pot must correct the bets to the stated amount. The dealer must insure all bets are as stated by the player. Players, who make a bet, decide incorrectly that they have no live hand against the play, and fold their hand, lose the pot unless their hand is declared retrievable by the dealer.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1549. Call procedure.

§ 1549. Call procedure.
(a) Players who unintentionally put fewer chips into the pot than are needed to call must complete the call or withdraw the partial bet in full. If action has taken place, the player is responsible for completing such player's bet, even if the player might have been unaware of the raise. Players may assemble chips in front of them before acting. A player makes a bet if such player pushes assembled chips forward or releases chips into the pot at a sufficient distance from the player to make it obvious that the intent is to bet. If the situation is unclear and a player allows the dealer to pull the player's chips into the pot without making an immediate objection, it is a bet. A player must place the entire bet in front of the player at 1 time. Unless a player has placed the amount of chips required to call a bet and to signify a raise, the player may not place additional chips for a raise.
(b) If a player calls but places a value of chips into the pot that is larger than the bet, it must be regarded as a call unless the player announces a raise. The player may clarify an apparent call as a raise only if no other player behind such player has placed chips into the pot or announced a call or raise.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1550. Showdown.

§ 1550. Showdown.
(a) If 2 or more players remain in the pot after all of the cards have been dealt and the betting is over for that hand, the remaining players show their cards to determine which player has the best hand and wins the pot.
(b) The following provisions govern showdown:
(1) A hand with too many or too few cards for that game is dead.
(2) A hand is ranked according to the actual cards it contains. The cards speak for themselves when exposed and laid face up on the table.
(3) A hand that is prematurely discarded by a player and touches the discarded cards is dead.
(4) A verbal concession of a losing hand is not binding.
(5) Players who leave the table concede the pot and have a dead hand.
(6) A hand discarded by the dealer without objection is dead.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1551. Review of hands at showdown.

§ 1551. Review of hands at showdown.
At the conclusion of the round, a player shall place the player's hand face upward on the table at the showdown as follows:
(1) If there has been a bet on the final round, the player who made the bet must show first;
(2) If there have been 1 or more raises on the final round, the player who last raised must show first;
(3) If the final round has been checked by all the players, the player who acted first must show first;
(4) The subsequent order of showing hands is clockwise around the table from the player who must show first; and
(5) A player may choose to discard a hand without showing it.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1552. Award of pot.

§ 1552. Award of pot.
Pots may only be awarded by the dealer. When the dealer has awarded a pot and it has been taken in by a player without a claim against it, the award stands. Any such claim shall be made before the objecting player's cards are mucked. No player may make an agreement with any other player regarding the pot. A hand must be played to conclusion and the pot awarded to the winning player or players.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1553. Odd chips in ties.

§ 1553. Odd chips in ties.
If a pot that is split by having tied hands at the showdown has an odd chip, the chip is awarded to the first live player to the left of the button.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1554. Use of defective deck.

§ 1554. Use of defective deck.
If a defective deck is used, all chips in the pot must be returned to the players in the amount each contributed. Players who know the deck was defective and attempt to win the pot by a bet are not entitled to their chips in the pot. Such chips must remain in the pot as forfeited for the next game. A player who won a pot is entitled to keep it, even though the deck is subsequently found to be defective. No sponsoring organization or licensed third-party or charitable gaming vendor shall use a deck which it knows or reasonably should have known to be defective. The cards in the deck shall be counted within 30 minutes of play, at a minimum.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1555. Faced card.

§ 1555. Faced card.
If a card is improperly faced in the deck, it must be treated as a dead card and replaced by the next card below it in the deck.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1556. Time limit.

§ 1556. Time limit.
The sponsoring organization may place a maximum time limit for players to act on their hands. At the end of the time limit, if the players have not bet, they must check. If there has been a bet to a player, the player's hand is dead. The dealer must provide warning to the player before the expiration of the time limit.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1557. Posting of rules.

§ 1557. Posting of rules.
(a) Posted sponsoring organization rules shall be clear and legible and placed in a conspicuous and conveniently accessible location available to all players in the Texas Hold'em Poker tournament room. Rules posted and the place of posting must be approved by the sponsoring organization. Printed copies of sponsoring organization rules must be provided to players upon request. Any other rules besides the rules stated in this chapter shall be developed by the sponsoring organization. The sponsoring organization rules shall make reference to the Delaware Council on Gambling Problems, Inc., helpline phone number 888-850-8888.
(b) The sponsoring organization shall post in a conspicuous manner the Delaware Council on Gambling Problems, Inc., helpline phone number, which currently is 888-850-8888, and may display in a prominent manner materials provided by the Delaware Council on Gambling Problems, Inc.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1558. Maximum number of players.

§ 1558. Maximum number of players.
The maximum number of players in a Texas Hold'em Poker tournament shall be set by the sponsoring organization, but in no instance shall exceed the room occupancy established by the Delaware or Municipal Fire Marshal for the room in which the Texas Hold'em Poker tournament takes place.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1559. Tournament chips required.

§ 1559. Tournament chips required.
All wagers must be made with approved tournament chips provided by the sponsoring organization or licensed third-party or charitable gaming vendors. No currency, chips other than tournament chips, or other thing of value may be used as wagers. No person may introduce into any Texas Hold'em Poker game any playing card that was not obtained through the current deal of the cards by the sponsoring organization's dealer, or any poker chip other than those obtained from the sponsoring organization where the Texas Hold'em Poker game is being held. Tournament chips shall have no cash value, and shall represent tournament points only. There shall be no limitation of the size of a wager made with tournament chips. Tournament chips may never be redeemed for cash or for any other thing of value, except that the point total represented by the players' accumulations of tournament chips shall be used to determine the winners and/or final place in a tournament. If the tournament chips in play are not imprinted with a number representing the actual number of points or units of credit which the chip represents, each tournament table must display a notice visible to all players which describes the currently assigned point or credit value to each different color of chip. The point value assigned to each color chip may change between rounds of tournament play, but the required notice must always reflect the current values.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1560. Sit and go games; entry fee.

§ 1560. Sit and go games; entry fee.
(a) Sit and go games. — Only those individuals who lost in the multitable tournament may participate in a sit and go game. The entry fee for a sit and go game shall not exceed 1/2 the cost of that tournament's multitable entry fee. No rebuy or add-on shall be permitted at any sit and go game. The house rules, consistent with this chapter, shall govern the award of prizes for sit and go games.
(b) The amount of the tournament entry fee shall not exceed $150. In exchange for the entry fee, a player shall receive a predetermined number of chips from the sponsoring organization. A player may be allowed 2 rebuys or add-ons per tournament event and the rebuys must be in the first 3 hours of the tournament. Each rebuy or add-ons fee shall not exceed $25 and shall contain a predetermined number of chips. The sponsoring organization or licensed third-party vendor shall supply wristbands to all tournament players who pay the tournament entry fee. Wristbands shall stay on the player the entire tournament. When a rebuy or add-on occurs, it shall be indicated on the wristband by the sponsoring organization or third-party vendor with some kind of predetermined marking or hole punch.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §§  16-22;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1561. House rules for Texas Hold'em Poker tournament play.

§ 1561. House rules for Texas Hold'em Poker tournament play.
Printed house rules for the Texas Hold'em Poker tournament shall include:
(1) The standard rules of play of each game as set forth in this chapter.
(2) The amount of the entry fee. The rules must also expressly state whether or not rebuys or add-ons will be permitted, and if permitted, under what circumstances and conditions.
(3) The initial amount of all antes and blind bets and a description of the manner in which the amount of antes and blinds will increase during the progress of the Texas Hold'em Poker tournament.
(4) How the final round of play is to be determined and how the Texas Hold'em Poker tournament is to be concluded.
(5) How many prizes are to be awarded and the exact description of each prize.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  23;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1562. Limitations of Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments.

§ 1562. Limitations of Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments.
No sponsoring organization shall conduct more than 5 Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments per calendar year with each tournament by the sponsoring organization to be held at least 70 days apart. Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments shall not commence prior to 1:
30 p.m. and shall be limited to 6 consecutive hours and may not continue after 1:
00 a.m.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §§  1, 24-27;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1563. Prize amount.

§ 1563. Prize amount.
The value of prizes shall be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Board.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  28;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1564. Alcoholic beverages.

§ 1564. Alcoholic beverages.
Alcoholic beverages shall be allowed to be sold and/or distributed at a Texas Hold'em Poker tournament pursuant to the Delaware Liquor Control Act [Title 4].
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1565. Texas Hold'em Poker tournament director.

§ 1565. Texas Hold'em Poker tournament director.
(a) A sponsoring organization shall appoint a tournament director for each Texas Hold'em Poker tournament. Nothing shall preclude the sponsoring organization from having a member of the licensed third-party or charitable gaming vendor as tournament director.
(b) The Texas Hold'em Poker tournament director shall be the final arbitrator of all disputes that occur during that tournament.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1566. Age.

§ 1566. Age.
No person under the age of 21 years shall be permitted to participate in the Texas Hold'em Poker tournament or be permitted on that portion of the premises used for a tournament.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1569. License renewal.

§ 1569. License renewal.
(a) Each individual applicant's license shall expire and be renewable every 3 years. Ninety days prior to expiration, each licensee shall contact the Division of Professional Regulation and submit a new and updated license application form for a background investigation. The background investigation will follow the procedures set forth in § 1567 of this title.
(b) Any person licensed under this chapter or any person who has submitted a license application shall notify the Division of Professional Regulation no later than 3 days after arrest for any crime (excluding minor traffic violations). The Division of Professional Regulation will then forward such notification to the Delaware Board of Charitable Gaming. This subsequent criminal history information shall be used by the Delaware Board of Charitable Gaming in making a determination about the person's continued suitability as a licensee.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  33;  78 Del. Laws, c. 102, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 15. DELAWARE BOARD OF CHARITABLE GAMING › Subchapter VIII. Texas Hold’em › § 1570. Licensed third-party vendors.

§ 1570. Licensed third-party vendors.
(a) Sponsoring organizations shall be allowed to use licensed third-party or charitable gaming vendors to supply equipment and dealers for Texas Hold'em Poker.
(b) Sponsoring organizations shall contract with the licensed third-party or charitable gaming vendor or vendors with terms to be worked out between the parties. However, no licensed third-party or charitable gaming vendor shall receive a gross aggregate compensation based on a percentage of what the sponsoring organization receives in fees for that tournament, including entry fees and rebuy fees or add-on fees and sit and go games.
75 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 21, §§  1, 34;  79 Del. Laws, c. 199, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 17. DELAWARE BICYCLE COUNCIL › § 1701. Composition; appointment; term and meetings; compensation.

§ 1701. Composition; appointment; term and meetings; compensation.
(a) The Delaware Bicycle Council shall consist of 15 members, hereafter referred to as the “Council,” to be appointed by the Governor. One member (2 where noted) shall be appointed from each of the following agencies for a term of 2 years:
the Department of Transportation (1 from the Council on Transportation and 1 from elsewhere within the Department), the Department of Education, the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (1 from the State Police and 1 from the Office of Highway Safety), the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (from the Division of Parks and Recreation), the Delaware Council on Greenways & Trails and the Department of Health and Social Services (from the Division of Public Health). In addition, 7 members shall be citizens knowledgeable about bicycling matters:
2 from New Castle County, 1 from Kent County, 1 from Sussex County and 3 at-large.
(b) The terms of the members who are private citizens shall be staggered. One of the at-large citizens and 1 of the New Castle County citizens, both as designated by the Governor, shall serve an initial term of 1 year. One of the at-large citizens, 1 of the New Castle County citizens, both as designated by the Governor, the Sussex County citizen and the Kent County citizen shall serve an initial term of 2 years. One of the at-large citizens, as designated by the Governor, shall serve an initial term of 3 years. Thereafter, each citizen member shall serve a term of 3 years. Any person who is a member at the time this legislation is enacted may serve the remainder of that person's term.
(c) The members shall each year elect 1 of the private citizen members to be chairperson of the Council, to serve in such capacity for a period of 1 year.
(d) The Council shall meet at least 5 times each year and shall report annually to the Cabinet Committee on State Planning on its work concerning the needs and problems of bicycling in this State.
(e) There shall be no salary, but each member shall be entitled to be reimbursed for that member's own reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for attending any meeting of the Council.
(f) Vacancies on the Council shall be filled by the Governor by appointment for the unexpired term.
67 Del. Laws, c. 215, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 403, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  30;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  138;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 28 - Sports and Amusements › Chapter 17. DELAWARE BICYCLE COUNCIL › § 1702. Powers and duties.

§ 1702. Powers and duties.
The Council shall possess all necessary powers and duties to consider, review and work on matters pertaining to bicycling, bicycle safety and bicycle safety education and to make recommendations to the various state agencies. The Council shall coordinate with the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension Service regarding bicycle safety education.
67 Del. Laws, c. 215, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 1. JURISDICTION AND SOVEREIGNTY › § 101. Territorial limitation.

§ 101. Territorial limitation.
The jurisdiction and sovereignty of the State extend to all places within the boundaries thereof, subject only to the rights of concurrent jurisdiction as have been granted to the State of New Jersey or have been or may be granted over any places ceded by this State to the United States.
Code 1852, §  3;  Code 1915, §  2;  Code 1935, §  2;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  101;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 1. JURISDICTION AND SOVEREIGNTY › § 102. Consent to purchase of land by the United States.

§ 102. Consent to purchase of land by the United States.
The consent of the General Assembly is given to the purchase by the government of the United States, or under authority of such government, of any tract, piece or parcel of land, not exceeding 10 acres in any 1 place or locality, for the purpose of erecting thereon lighthouses and other needful public buildings whatsoever and of any tract, piece or parcel of land, not exceeding 100 acres in any 1 place or locality, for the purpose of erecting thereon forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards and other needful buildings, from any individuals, bodies politic or corporate within the boundaries or limits of the State; and all deeds, conveyances or title papers for the same shall be recorded as in other cases upon the land records of the county in which the land so conveyed may be situated and, in like manner, may be recorded a sufficient description, by metes and bounds, courses and distances of any tracts or legal divisions of any public land belonging to the United States, which may be set apart by the general government for any or either of the purposes before mentioned by an order, patent or other official document or papers so describing such land. The consent herein given is in accordance with clause 18, § 8 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and with the acts of Congress in such cases made and provided.
14 Del. Laws, c. 357;  21 Del. Laws, c. 1;  Code 1915, §  4;  Code 1935, §  4;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  102;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 1. JURISDICTION AND SOVEREIGNTY › § 103. Cession of lands to the United States; taxation; reversion to State.

§ 103. Cession of lands to the United States; taxation; reversion to State.
(a) Whenever the United States shall desire to acquire a title to land of any kind belonging to this State, whether covered by the navigable waters within its limits or otherwise, for the site of any lighthouse, beacon, lifesaving station or other aid to navigation, and application is made by a duly authorized agent of the United States describing the site or sites required therefor, the Governor may convey the site to the United States and cede to the United States jurisdiction over the site. No single tract desired for any lighthouse, beacon or other aid to navigation shall contain more than 10 acres or, for any lifesaving station, more than 1 acre.
(b) All the lands, rights and privileges which may be ceded under subsection (a) of this section and all the buildings, structures, improvements and property of every kind erected and placed on such lands by the United States shall be exempt from taxation so long as the same shall be used for the purposes mentioned in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The title of any land which may be ceded under subsection (a) of this section shall escheat and revert to the State, unless the construction thereon of the lighthouse, beacon, lifesaving station or other aid to navigation for which it is ceded shall be commenced within 2 years after the conveyance is made and shall be completed within 10 years thereafter.
15 Del. Laws, c. 5;  Code 1915, §  5;  Code 1935, §  5;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  103;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 1. JURISDICTION AND SOVEREIGNTY › § 104. Execution of process on ceded territory.

§ 104. Execution of process on ceded territory.
The sovereignty and jurisdiction of this State shall extend over any lands acquired by the United States under §§ 101-103 of this title, to the extent that all civil and criminal process issued under authority of any law of this State may be executed in any part of the premises so acquired or the buildings or structures thereon erected.
14 Del. Laws, c. 357, §  3;  21 Del. Laws, c. 1, §  3;  Code 1915, §  6;  Code 1935, §  6;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  104;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 1. JURISDICTION AND SOVEREIGNTY › § 105. Nanticoke Indians; proof of descent; recognition.

§ 105. Nanticoke Indians; proof of descent; recognition.
(a) The class of people known as the descendants of the Nanticoke Indians, formerly of Sussex County but at present located in the several counties of this State, who desire to migrate, may appear before any justice of the peace or notary public of this State and, on the evidence and proof that the person belongs to or is a descendant of the Nanticoke Indians, may procure from such justice or notary a certificate reciting such facts.
(b) The descendants of the Nanticoke Indians named in subsection (a) of this section shall be recognized as such within this State.
22 Del. Laws, c. 470, §§  1, 2;  Code 1915, §  3563;  Code 1935, §  4053;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  105;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 1. JURISDICTION AND SOVEREIGNTY › § 106. Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware; recognition.

§ 106. Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware; recognition.
(a) Legislative findings. — The General Assembly finds all of the following:
(1) The Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware, referred to as “the Tribe” in this section, has an unbroken history of hundreds of years of settlement and continued residency in the vicinity of the Town of Cheswold in Kent County.
(2) Members of the Tribe preserved, displayed, and manifested close cultural ties with one another by conducting themselves in such a social and economic manner so as to identify themselves as being culturally and ethnically distinct.
(3) The Tribe can date their ancestral ties as far back as the early 1700s.
(4) The Tribe was formerly known as “the Moors” and, for many decades of the twentieth century, state documents such as driver's licenses designated the Tribe's race with an “M”.
(5) The Delaware School Code of 1921 provided that the State Board of Education could establish a school “for the children of people called Moors.” As a result, 2 schools were built, 1 in the Town of Cheswold and 1 at Fork Branch on Denney's Road in Kent County.
(6) There has been unofficial statewide acceptance and recognition of the Tribe for at least 125 years. Through a formal process of reviewing applicable state laws, historical and anthropological references, and previous actions of the General Assembly and State agencies, the Department of State concluded by 2009 that this State has historically acknowledged the Tribe.
(7) The Smithsonian Institute issued an annual report in 1948, in which the Tribe was referred to as the “Moors of Kent County, Delaware,” and identified as a surviving Indian group of the eastern United States.
(8) The United States Census Bureau approved a defined “state designated tribal statistical area” for the Tribe for the 2010 Census.
(9) The Tribe has a constitutional tribal government, and the preamble of its constitution states that its purpose is to:
a. Preserve the legacy of its ancestors.
b. Promote the interests of its people.
c. Affirm its tribal identity.
d. Establish justice.
e. Ensure domestic tranquility.
f. Defend the general welfare.
g. Exercise its governmental jurisdiction.
h. Protect its environmental, cultural, and human resources.
i. Secure its national sovereignty for future generations of its people.
(b) Recognition. — The Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware is designated and recognized as an American Indian Tribe with a recognized tribal governing body carrying out and exercising substantial governmental duties and powers. The Tribe is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services that the United States provides to Indians because of their status as Indians.
80 Del. Laws, c. 367, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 1. JURISDICTION AND SOVEREIGNTY › § 107. Nanticoke Indian Tribe of Delaware; recognition.

§ 107. Nanticoke Indian Tribe of Delaware; recognition.
(a) The Nanticoke Indian Tribe of Delaware is designated and recognized as an American Indian tribe with a tribal governing body carrying out and exercising substantial governmental powers and duties. The Tribe is recognized as eligible for all programs, services, and other benefits provided to Indian tribes by the United States or any state thereof because of their status as American Indians.
(b) The Nanticoke Indian Tribe of Delaware is designated and recognized as the first state-recognized tribe in Delaware, and has been so recognized since March 10, 1881.
80 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 2. STATE BOUNDARIES › § 201. Description.

§ 201. Description.
The limits of the State are as follows:
On the south, the divisional line between Delaware and Maryland; on the west, the divisional line between Delaware and Maryland extended northerly to its intersection with the southerly boundary line of Pennsylvania; on the north, the boundary line between Maryland and Pennsylvania extended easterly to its intersection with the 12-mile circle described from New Castle and the 12-mile circle extended to low water mark on the eastern side of the Delaware River; and on the east, the low water mark on the eastern side of the Delaware River within the 12-mile circle, the southerly perimeter of the 12-mile circle from its intersection with the low water mark westerly to the middle line of the Delaware River, the middle lines of the Delaware River and Bay below the 12-mile circle to the mouth of the Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Code 1852, §  4;  Code 1915, §  7;  Code 1935, §  7;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  301;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 2. STATE BOUNDARIES › § 202. Boundary monuments; ownership; inspection, repair and restoration; resurvey; entry upon lands.

§ 202. Boundary monuments; ownership; inspection, repair and restoration; resurvey; entry upon lands.
(a) The monuments marking the common boundaries between the State and any adjacent state or commonwealth are the joint property of the State and of such adjoining states or commonwealth.
(b) The Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall examine at least every 5 years the monuments marking the boundaries of this State. Whenever the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall find that the monuments marking the boundary between Delaware and any other state or commonwealth have been lost, moved, removed or defaced so that the boundary thereof becomes obscure, inaccurate or incorrect, the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall cooperate with the state officials of any adjacent state or commonwealth in the replacement, restoration or repair of the monuments on the common boundary line.
(c) The Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control may on behalf of the State make joint agreements and enter into joint contracts with appropriate officials or agencies of any adjacent state or commonwealth and with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey or any similar neutral party or agency to resurvey, remark or otherwise delineate more thoroughly any part of any common boundary between the State and any adjacent state or commonwealth or the offshore boundary between the State and the federal government. Any such resurvey shall reproduce with greatest possible fidelity the present established boundaries of this State. In the event that a question arises as to the common boundary between the State and the federal government, or any adjacent state or commonwealth, a 3-member commission shall be appointed by the Governor to act in conjunction with the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs in negotiating a final settlement of the matter with the appropriate officials of the federal government, or the adjacent state or commonwealth.
(d) The Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, their authorized agents or employees, may enter upon any property for the purpose of examining any boundary monument, except that no entry shall be made during the growing season upon any land planted in crops which might be damaged by such entry.
48 Del. Laws, c. 256, §  1;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  302;  53 Del. Laws, c. 255;  58 Del. Laws, c. 102, §§  1, 2, 4;  71 Del. Laws, c. 368, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 2. STATE BOUNDARIES › § 203. Penalty for removing, damaging or possessing monument.

§ 203. Penalty for removing, damaging or possessing monument.
(a) Whoever moves, removes, breaks, mutilates, defaces, destroys or otherwise injures any monument marking any boundary between this State and any adjacent state or commonwealth shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(b) Any person who has in possession any monument heretofore placed or prepared to be placed upon any of the boundary lines specified in subsection (a) of this section shall, upon demand being made for the monument by the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, surrender and deliver the monument to the Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, or to the Director's authorized agents or employees.
(c) Whoever fails on demand to surrender and deliver the monument as required by subsection (b) of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
48 Del. Laws, c. 256, §  2;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  303;  53 Del. Laws, c. 255;  58 Del. Laws, c. 102, §  3;  65 Del. Laws, c. 475, §§  1, 2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 2. STATE BOUNDARIES › § 204. Publication of state boundaries.

§ 204. Publication of state boundaries.
The Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs is hereby directed to publish a small pamphlet setting forth in latitudes and longitudes, as currently determined by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, the boundaries of the State. In addition to other distribution, copies shall be sent to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the State Department of Transportation, the Legislative Council and the Library of Congress.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  304;  58 Del. Laws, c. 86;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 3. STATE SEAL, SONG AND SYMBOLS › § 301. Great Seal.

§ 301. Great Seal.
The seal now used as the Great Seal of this State and bearing the arms of this State shall be the Great Seal of this State. It is emblazoned as follows:
Party per fess, or and argent, the first charged with a garb (wheat sheaf) in bend dexter and an ear of maize (Indian Corn) in bend sinister, both proper; the second charged with an ox statant, ruminating, proper; fess, wavy azure, supporters on the dexter a husbandman with a hilling hoe, on the sinister a rifleman armed and accoutred at ease. Crest, on a wreath azure and argent, a ship under full sail, proper, with the words “Great Seal of the State of Delaware,” the dates “1704, 1776, and 1787,” and the words “Liberty and Independence” engraved thereon.
Code 1852, §  463;  24 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  1;  Code 1915, §  387;  Code 1935, §  361;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  501;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 276, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 3. STATE SEAL, SONG AND SYMBOLS › § 302. Seal of state officials, courts and public officers.

§ 302. Seal of state officials, courts and public officers.
The seals of the Secretary of State and Auditor of Accounts and of the several courts of this State and of the several public offices and officers in the several counties, now established and used, shall be the seals of such courts, offices and officers respectively and shall be so received and used. The seal of the office of the clerk of peace shall be the seal of the county government of Kent and Sussex Counties. The seal of the office of the clerk of the county council shall be the seal of the county government of New Castle County.
Code 1852, §  464;  21 Del. Laws, c. 114;  Code 1915, §  388;  Code 1935, §  362;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  502;  54 Del. Laws, c. 186;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  38A;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 3. STATE SEAL, SONG AND SYMBOLS › § 303. State song.

§ 303. State song.
The official state song shall consist of the poem “Our Delaware” containing 3 verses, each verse in honor of a county of this State, written by George B. Hynson; a fourth verse in praise of the State and pledging the loyalties of its citizens, written by Donn Devine; and a musical score composed specifically for the state song by Will M. S. Brown.
34 Del. Laws, c. 253;  Code 1935, §  2763;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  503;  61 Del. Laws, c. 45, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 3. STATE SEAL, SONG AND SYMBOLS › § 306. State flag.

§ 306. State flag.
The design of the official state flag shall be as follows:
A background of colonial blue surrounding a diamond of buff in which diamond is placed the correct coat of arms of the State in the colors prescribed by law and in accordance with § 301 of this title, with the words, “December 7, 1787,” to be inscribed underneath the diamond.
The official state colors, colonial blue and buff, are designated by the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, Inc., New York, as “arno blue” Cable No. 10663, and “golden beige” Cable No. 10781 respectively; the color shades having been determined by Colorimetric Specifications of the National Bureau of Standards, United States Department of Commerce, in Test No. 2, 1/140565, dated November 18, 1954, which is on file with the Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware. The colors of the coat of arms and other elements of the state flag shall be the following:
Husbandman, trousers of gray brown, shirt of red, hat and hilling hoe of brown; rifleman, suit of green, binding, bag and leggings of buff, hat of brown, powder flask and feather of gray; shield, frame of shaded yellow, top panel of orange, center panel of blue, lower panel of white, ox of red brown, grass and corn of green, wheat and branches underfoot of yellow, heraldric wreath to be blue and silver (twisted); ship under full sail to have a dark hull and white sails; date, December 7, 1787, to be white; cord and tassels to be blue and gold.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  506;  50 Del. Laws, c. 288, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 91, §  10;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 3. STATE SEAL, SONG AND SYMBOLS › § 307. Governor's flag.

§ 307. Governor's flag.
The official flag of the Governor of the State shall be identical to the official flag of this State except that it shall also bear a fringe of gold surrounding the edge of the flag and the pole upon which the Governor's flag is carried shall have mounted thereon a model of a blue hen's fighting cock.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  507;  50 Del. Laws, c. 290, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 3. STATE SEAL, SONG AND SYMBOLS › § 308. State flower.

§ 308. State flower.
The peach blossom, as originally adopted as the floral emblem of the State on May 9, 1895, shall be the official state flower.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  508;  50 Del. Laws, c. 289, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 3. STATE SEAL, SONG AND SYMBOLS › § 317. State star.

§ 317. State star.
The official state star is Delaware Diamond, located in the constellation of Ursa Major (Great Bear), with coordinates of right ascension 9h40m44s and declination 48°14′2″.
72 Del. Laws, c. 398, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 3. STATE SEAL, SONG AND SYMBOLS › § 331. 9/11 Remembrance Flag.

§ 331. 9/11 Remembrance Flag.
(a) The 9/11 Remembrance Flag is designated as the symbol of our State's concern and commitment to remembering all of the lives lost as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Among those lost were members of the military, police, fire, and other rescue and first-response personnel acting in the line of duty. Each year on September 11, schools are encouraged to offer instruction on the events of that day, and the role of the many military, police, fire, and other rescue and first-response personnel in responding to the attacks.
(b) The chief administrator of each governmental building or facility within this State, as defined in subsection (c) of this section, is encouraged to display the 9/11 Remembrance Flag on September 11 of each year.
(c) For purposes of this section, “governmental building or facility within this State” means the following locations:
(1) The Delaware Legislative Hall, the Office of the Governor and each other Delaware constitutional office, the chambers of the Delaware Senate and the Delaware House of Representatives, the Delaware Supreme Court Building and each Delaware trial courthouse, as well as any official State of Delaware veterans' memorial, Delaware veterans' home, or Delaware veterans' cemetery;
(2) To the extent authorized by federal law and regulation, any United States veterans' cemetery, veterans' memorial, post office, or other federal building, as well as any United States Department of Veterans Affairs medical center, veterans service center, and veterans' community-based outreach center;
(3) Any appropriate local government building or facility, as determined by the governing body of that local government.
(d) This section may not be construed or interpreted to require any employee to report to work solely for the purpose of providing for the display of the 9/11 Remembrance Flag or any other flag.
(e) If a governmental building or facility within this State opts to display the 9/11 Remembrance Flag, the chief administrator of that facility shall prescribe procedures necessary for the display.
(f) The 9/11 Remembrance Flag is permitted to be flown beneath, and is not in place of, the American Flag.
(g) Any named public office or public official may accept a donation of 1 or more 9/11 Remembrance Flags for the purpose of this section.
83 Del. Laws, c. 423, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 4. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 401. General powers and duties.

§ 401. General powers and duties.
The Office of Management and Budget, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office,” shall:
(1) Approve and determine the location of any state buildings upon state lands owned or acquired by the State in the City of Dover;
(2) Determine and cause the style of architecture of any building erected, reconstructed or altered on the state group park or any state lands adjacent thereto to conform with the architecture of the other buildings erected thereon since 1930;
(3) Review and approve the style of architecture of all buildings erected, reconstructed or altered on all other state lands in the City of Dover;
(4) Supervise the furnishing or refurnishing of the Governor's office in the legislative building or wherever the same may be located at the State Capitol and act in an advisory capacity in the furnishing or refurnishing of any other important public rooms or halls;
(5) Consider and determine the effect landscaping and maintenance of lands might have on the appearance of buildings and grounds;
(6) Determine and approve the location of all pipes, conduits, cables, wires and other service media, either above or below the ground, which in the opinion of the Office may be required for the distribution of utility service to or across those lands within the jurisdiction of the Office. After such determination and approval of location, the Office may grant, in the name of the State, those rights-of-way or easements across or through state lands which in its opinion are deemed necessary for adequate utility service.
44 Del. Laws, c. 211, §§  5, 7;  48 Del. Laws, c. 116, §  1;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  3105;  57 Del. Laws, c. 740, §§  1B-1D;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  16(5);
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 4. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 402. Duty to survey, lay out and beautify lands; power to enter into contracts, employ assistants and obtain cooperation from other agencies.

§ 402. Duty to survey, lay out and beautify lands; power to enter into contracts, employ assistants and obtain cooperation from other agencies.
(a) The Office shall cause the lands acquired under this chapter to be surveyed, laid out and beautified to the end that the same may be used for sites for state buildings to meet the needs of the State for adequate quarters for state departments, boards and commissions functioning at the State Capital and for state grounds and may cause any building or buildings being on the lands at the time they are acquired to be sold and removed or taken down, in the discretion of the Office. In the event of the sale of any such building or buildings, the proceeds thereof shall be deposited in a special fund of the State to fund capital projects of the State to the credit of the State.
(b) The Office may:
(1) Make and enter into contracts for services, labor and materials needful or proper for the purposes of this section or any of them;
(2) Employ such assistants as it shall require in the performance of its duties; and
(3) Call upon any department of the state government for assistance in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
45 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  6;  46 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  6;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  3106;  57 Del. Laws, c. 740, §§  1B, 1E;  63 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  41;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  16(5);
2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 4. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 403. Approval of Office prerequisite before erecting state buildings.

§ 403. Approval of Office prerequisite before erecting state buildings.
No department or agency of this State shall erect, reconstruct or alter any building on any state lands in the City of Dover without first having obtained the approval of the Office as to the style of architecture and general internal and external appearance as well as to the location of such building.
44 Del. Laws, c. 211, §  6;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  3107;  57 Del. Laws, c. 740, §  1B;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  16(5);