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2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter I-A. Judicial Privacy › § 1921. Definitions.

§ 1921. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Family” means as defined in § 901 of this title.
(2) “Government agency” includes all agencies, authorities, boards, commissioner, departments, institutions, offices, and any other bodies of the State created by the constitution or statute, whether in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch; all units and corporate outgrowths created by executive order of the Governor or any constitutional officer, by the Supreme Court, or by resolution of the General Assembly; and agencies, authorities, boards, commissions, departments, institutions, offices, and any other bodies politic and corporate of a unit of local government, or school district.
(3) “Home address” includes a judicial officer's permanent residence and any secondary residence affirmatively identified by the judicial officer, but does not include a judicial officer's work address.
(4) “Judicial officer” includes any active, formerly active, or retired:
a. Chief Justice or Justice of the Supreme Court.
b. Chancellor, Vice Chancellor or Magistrate of the Court of Chancery.
c. President Judge, Judge or Commissioner of the Superior Court.
d. Chief Judge, Judge or Commissioner of the Court of Common Pleas.
e. Chief Judge, Judge or Commissioner of the Family Court.
f. Chief Magistrate or Justice of the Peace of the Justice of the Peace Court.
(5) “Person” means as defined in § 302 of Title 1.
(6) “Personal information” means a home address, home telephone number, mobile telephone number, direct telephone number to a judicial officer's private chambers, personal e-mail address, social security number, federal tax identification number, checking and savings account numbers, credit or debit card numbers, birth or marital records, property tax records, and identity of children under the age of 18.
(7) “Publicly available content” means any written, printed, or electronic document or record that provides information or that serves as a document or record maintained, controlled, or in the possession of a government agency that may be obtained by any person, from the Internet, from the government agency upon request either free of charge or for a fee, or in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act [Chapter 100 of Title 29].
(8) “Publicly post” or “publicly display” means to communicate to another or otherwise make available to the general public.
(9) “Written request” means written notice signed by a judicial officer or a representative of the judicial officer's employer requesting a government agency or person to refrain from posting or displaying publicly available content that includes the personal information of the judicial officer or of their family.
83 Del. Laws, c. 219, § 1;  84 Del. Laws, c. 101, § 7;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter I-A. Judicial Privacy › § 1922. Public display or public posting of a judicial officer's personal information by government agencies.

§ 1922. Public display or public posting of a judicial officer's personal information by government agencies.
Government agencies may not publicly post or publicly display content that includes the personal information of the judicial officer or their family if the judicial officer has made a written request under § 1924 of this title that the government agency not disclose such personal information. After a government agency has received a written request, that agency shall remove the personal information from publicly available content within 72 hours. After the government agency has removed the judicial officer's personal information from publicly available content, the agency shall not publicly post, display or otherwise release the information unless the government agency has received the judicial officer's consent to make the personal information available to the public.
83 Del. Laws, c. 219, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter I-A. Judicial Privacy › § 1923. Public display or public posting of a judicial officer's personal information by persons.

§ 1923. Public display or public posting of a judicial officer's personal information by persons.
(a) Prohibited conduct. —
(1) No person shall publicly post or publicly display the personal information of a judicial officer or their family if the judicial officer has made a written request under § 1924 of this title of that person not to disclose such personal information.
(2) No person shall share, solicit, sell, or trade the personal information of a judicial officer or their family with the intent to pose an imminent and serious threat to the health and safety of the judicial officer or their family.
(b) Required conduct. —
(1) After a person has received a written request from a judicial officer to protect the personal information of the judicial officer or their family, that person must remove the personal information from public display within 72 hours or, in the case of a printed directory, no later than the next update to the directory.
(2) After a person has received a written request from a judicial officer, that person shall ensure that the judicial officer's personal information is not publicly displayed, including on any website or subsidiary website controlled by that person.
(3) After receiving a judicial officer's written request, a person may not transfer the judicial officer's personal information to any other person through any medium.
(c) Remedies. —
(1) Equitable relief. —
A judicial officer or family member whose personal information is made public as a result of a violation of this subchapter may bring an action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. If the court grants injunctive or declaratory relief, the person responsible for the violation shall be required to pay the judicial officer's costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.
(2) Private right of action. —
A judicial officer or family member who is aggrieved by a violation of this subsection may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction. A prevailing plaintiff in such action shall be awarded damages in an amount:
a. Not greater than 3 times the actual damages to the plaintiff; and
b. Not less than $10,000.
(3) Criminal penalties. —
Public posting or display of a judicial officer's personal information after receipt of a written request may result in criminal penalties under Title 11 where the statutory elements of a crime defined under that title are met.
(d) Affirmative defense. —
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or enlarge the protections that 47 U.S.C § 230 confers on an interactive computer service for content provided by another information content provider, as those terms are defined in 47 U.S.C. § 230.
83 Del. Laws, c. 219, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter I-A. Judicial Privacy › § 1924. Procedure for completing a written request.

§ 1924. Procedure for completing a written request.
(a) Requirement that a judicial officer make a written request. —
No government agency or person shall be found to have violated any provision of this subchapter if the judicial officer has not submitted a written request calling for the protection of the judicial officer's personal information.
(b) Written request procedure. —
A written request shall be valid if 1 of the following occurs:
(1) The judicial officer sends a written request directly to a government agency or person.
(2) The Administrative Office of the Courts develops a policy and procedure for a judicial officer to file the written request with the Administrative Office of the Courts to notify government agencies, and a judicial officer sends a written request to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(c) In each quarter of a calendar year, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide a list of all judicial officers who have submitted a written request to it, to the appropriate officer with ultimate supervisory authority for a government agency. The officer shall promptly provide a copy of the list to all government agencies under the officer's supervision. Receipt of the written request list compiled by the Administrative Office of the Courts by a government agency shall constitute a written request to that agency for the purposes of this subchapter.
(d) A representative from the judicial officer may submit a written request on the judicial officer's behalf, provided that the judicial officer gives written consent to the representative and provided that the representative agrees to furnish a copy of that consent when a written request is made. The representative shall submit the written request as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(e) Information to be included in the written request. —
(1) A judicial officer's written request shall specify what personal information shall be maintained private.
(2) If a judicial officer wishes to identify a secondary residence as a home address as that term is defined in this subchapter, the designation shall be made in the written request.
(3) A judicial officer shall disclose the identity of the judicial officer's family and indicate that the personal information of these family members shall also be excluded to the extent that it could reasonably be expected to reveal the personal information of the judicial officer.
(f) Duration of the written request. —
A judicial officer's written request is valid until the judicial officer provides the government agency, person, business, or association with written permission to release the private information. A judicial officer's written request expires on death.
83 Del. Laws, c. 219, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter II. Law Libraries › § 1942. Law library in Kent County as official law library for State.

§ 1942. Law library in Kent County as official law library for State.
The law library in Kent County is designated as the official law library of the State. Any law books, statutes, legal periodicals, or other legal material suitable for a state law library received by the State on an exchange basis or on any other basis and not specifically acquired by or for some other subdivision of the State shall be deposited in the law library in Kent County.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1943;  51 Del. Laws, c. 133, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter III. Judicial Reports › § 1961. Preparation of judicial reports.

§ 1961. Preparation of judicial reports.
The Committee on Publications of Opinions, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court in accordance with a rule of that Court, shall report such opinions of the Supreme Court, the Chancery Court and the Superior Court, as in its judgment are deemed proper to be reported; and the Committee shall have such reported opinions, together with any court rules and proceedings as it may select, printed and published in bound volumes in such manner and under such terms as it shall determine. The Committee shall deposit such number of copies as are deemed needed for public use with the Secretary of State, to be distributed in accordance with law.
Code 1852, §  50;  19 Del. Laws, c. 843;  21 Del. Laws, c. 13;  Code 1915, §  3702;  32 Del. Laws, c. 205, §  1;  Code 1935, §  4255;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  1961;  55 Del. Laws, c. 384, §  6;  56 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter III. Judicial Reports › § 1962. Distribution of judicial reports.

§ 1962. Distribution of judicial reports.
(a) The Secretary of State, upon the receipt of published legal reports, shall retain 1 copy in the Secretary of State's office; shall send 1 copy to each judge of each state, county or municipal court, and to each justice of the peace; and shall distribute copies to such agencies and public officials of this State as show a need for them.
The Secretary of State shall also transmit 1 copy to each of the following:
The Library of Congress, University of Delaware Library, Delaware State University Library, the Delaware Historical Society, the Wilmington Institute Free Library, Legislative Council and to each public law library within this State, 2 copies each.
(b) The copies delivered to the judges and justices of the peace and state offices shall belong to their respective offices and shall be delivered to their successors in office.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1962;  55 Del. Laws, c. 384, §  7;  56 Del. Laws, c. 421;  59 Del. Laws, c. 253, §  2;  69 Del. Laws, c. 67, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter III. Judicial Reports › § 1963. Payment for publication of judicial reports.

§ 1963. Payment for publication of judicial reports.
Upon receipt by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget of the certificate of the Secretary of State that copies of a new volume of reports published by the Committee have been deposited in the office of the Secretary of State as required by law, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall draw a warrant upon the State Treasurer to pay for printing and other expenses incurred in connection with the publication of such new volume, in the amounts and in favor of the payees certified by the Chief Justice. The provisions of Chapter 69 of Title 29 shall not apply to the preparation and publication of the law reports authorized by this subchapter.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1963;  56 Del. Laws, c. 421, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(5);
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter IV. Judicial Records and Indices; Kent County › § 1966. Revision of indices.

§ 1966. Revision of indices.
Whenever the index or indices of any record of the office of the Register of Wills of Kent County, or of any record of the office of the Recorder of such County, or of any record of the Court of Chancery in and for such County, needs renewing, revising, altering or recopying, or any of such records not being sufficiently indexed are in need of a new or better system of ascertaining its contents, or needs renewing for purposes of preservation, the Superior Court in and for such County may order that a renewed, revised, altered, recopied or sufficient index or indices be made for any of the records of the Register of Wills or Recorder; the Court of Chancery in and for such County may order that a renewed, revised, altered, recopied or sufficient index or indices be made for any of the records of the Court of Chancery.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1966;  52 Del. Laws, c. 305;  66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter IV. Judicial Records and Indices; Kent County › § 1967. Omission of satisfied liens from new indices.

§ 1967. Omission of satisfied liens from new indices.
Whenever a new index or indices are made under this subchapter for the records of judgments, mechanics' liens, foreign or domestic attachments, mortgages or recognizances, the new index or indices shall omit all such as have been fully and legally satisfied. No other change shall be made in the manner or system of keeping any index except by order of the court so doing.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1967;  52 Del. Laws, c. 305.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter IV. Judicial Records and Indices; Kent County › § 1968. Officer in charge; preparation.

§ 1968. Officer in charge; preparation.
Whenever an order is made under this subchapter for the making of any index or indices, the officer in charge of the records for which such index or indices are to be made shall make or cause the same to be made, pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter and such order. The officer may procure all books necessary for such purpose, the cost of which shall be paid by the Levy Court of Kent County.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1968;  52 Del. Laws, c. 305;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter IV. Judicial Records and Indices; Kent County › § 1969. Appointment of commissioners to examine new indices.

§ 1969. Appointment of commissioners to examine new indices.
Whenever it is directed that any index or indices shall be made as provided in this subchapter, the Judges of the Superior Court of the State in and for Kent County shall appoint 2 commissioners. The commissioners shall examine such index or indices, and, if they approve of the execution and exactness thereof, they shall certify the same to be a true and correct index or indices. After such certification, the index or indices shall become and be the index or indices of Kent County in lieu of those theretofore in use.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1969;  52 Del. Laws, c. 305.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter IV. Judicial Records and Indices; Kent County › § 1970. Compensation of indexer and commissioners.

§ 1970. Compensation of indexer and commissioners.
After the commissioners appointed under § 1969 of this title have certified the indices, the Levy Court of Kent County shall pay to the officer by whom the indices have been made, and to the commissioners, a just and reasonable compensation for their services, to be fixed by the Levy Court upon the application of such officer and commissioners. With each application, there shall be presented to the Levy Court, a sworn itemized account of the time spent and disbursements made, if any, by the officer or commissioners, as the case may be, in and about the preparation or examination of the records or indices so made or examined by them.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1970;  52 Del. Laws, c. 305.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter V. Judicial Records and Indices; New Castle County › § 1973. Revision of indices.

§ 1973. Revision of indices.
Whenever the index or indices of any record of the office of the Register of Wills of New Castle County, or of any record of the office of the Recorder of such County, or of any record of the Court of Chancery in and for such County, needs renewing, revising, altering or recopying, or any of such records not being sufficiently indexed are in need of a new or better system of ascertaining its contents, or needs renewing for purposes of preservation, the Superior Court in and for such County may order that a renewed, revised, altered, recopied or sufficient index or indices be made for any of the records of the Register of Wills or Recorder; the Court of Chancery in and for such County may order that a renewed, revised, altered, recopied or sufficient index or indices be made for any of the records of the Court of Chancery.
23 Del. Laws, c. 78, §  1;  Code 1915, §§  3695, 3699;  34 Del. Laws, c. 210;  Code 1935, §§  4247, 4252;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  1921;  66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  6;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter V. Judicial Records and Indices; New Castle County › § 1974. Omission of satisfied liens from new indices.

§ 1974. Omission of satisfied liens from new indices.
Whenever a new index or indices are made under this subchapter for the records of judgments, mechanics' liens, foreign or domestic attachments, mortgages or recognizances, the new index or indices shall omit all such as have been fully and legally satisfied. No other change shall be made in the manner or system of keeping any index except by order of the court so ordering.
23 Del. Laws, c. 78, §  2;  Code 1915, §  3696;  Code 1935, §  4248;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  1922;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter V. Judicial Records and Indices; New Castle County › § 1975. Officer in charge; preparation.

§ 1975. Officer in charge; preparation.
Whenever an order is made under this subchapter for the making of any index or indices, the officer in charge of the records for which such index or indices are to be made shall make or cause the same to be made, pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter and such order. He or she may procure all books necessary for such purpose, the cost of which shall be paid by the County Council of New Castle County.
23 Del. Laws, c. 78, §  3;  Code 1915, §  3697;  Code 1935, §  4249;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  1923;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  32I;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VI. Judicial Records and Indices; Sussex County › § 1980. Revision of indices.

§ 1980. Revision of indices.
Whenever the index of the office of the Register of Wills, or the office of the Recorder, or the Court of Chancery for Sussex County needs renewing, revising, altering or recopying, or any of such records are not sufficiently indexed or are in need of a new or better system of ascertaining their contents, or needs renewing for preservation purposes, the Superior Court of Sussex County may order that a renewed, revised, altered, recopied or sufficient index be made of any such records.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1980;  57 Del. Laws, c. 471;  66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  8;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VI. Judicial Records and Indices; Sussex County › § 1981. Omission of satisfied liens from new indices.

§ 1981. Omission of satisfied liens from new indices.
Whenever a new index is made under this subchapter for the records of judgments, mechanics' liens, foreign or domestic attachments, mortgages or recognizances, the new index shall omit all such as have been fully and legally satisfied. No other change shall be made in the manner or system of keeping any index except by order of the court so doing.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1981;  57 Del. Laws, c. 471.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VI. Judicial Records and Indices; Sussex County › § 1982. Appointment of commissioners; preparation and examination of new indices.

§ 1982. Appointment of commissioners; preparation and examination of new indices.
Whenever an order is made under this subchapter for the alteration, revision or making of any index, a Judge of the Superior Court and the Court of Chancery of the County shall appoint 2 commissioners who shall make or cause to be made the index of such records, pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. The commissioners may procure all books necessary for such purpose, the cost of which shall be paid by the County Council. The commissioners shall examine such index so made and shall certify the same to be true and correct. After such certification, the index shall become and be the index of Sussex County in lieu of those theretofore in use.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1982;  57 Del. Laws, c. 471.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VI. Judicial Records and Indices; Sussex County › § 1983. Compensation of commissioners.

§ 1983. Compensation of commissioners.
After the commissioners appointed under § 1982 of this title have certified the indices, the County Council of Sussex County shall pay to the commissioners a just and reasonable compensation for their services, to be fixed by the County Council upon the application of such commissioners. With each application there shall be presented to the County Council a sworn itemized account of the time spent, expenses incurred and disbursements made, if any, by the commissioners in and about the preparation or examination of the records or indices so made or examined by them.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1983;  57 Del. Laws, c. 471.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VI-A. Judicial Records and Indices; Superior Court and Prothonotary › § 1984. Revision of indices.

§ 1984. Revision of indices.
Where the index or indices of any record of the Superior Court or the office of the prothonotary needs renewing, revising, altering or recopying, or any of such records are not sufficiently indexed or are in need of a new or better system of ascertaining their contents or need renewing for preservation purposes, the Superior Court may order that a renewed, revised, altered, recopied or sufficient index be made of any such records.
66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  9;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VI-A. Judicial Records and Indices; Superior Court and Prothonotary › § 1985. Omission of satisfied liens from new indices.

§ 1985. Omission of satisfied liens from new indices.
Whenever a new index is made under this subchapter for the records of judgments, mechanics' liens, foreign or domestic attachments or other records of the Superior Court or prothonotary, the new index shall omit all such as have been fully and legally satisfied. No other change shall be made in the manner or system of keeping any index except by order of the Superior Court.
66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  9;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VI-A. Judicial Records and Indices; Superior Court and Prothonotary › § 1986. Officer in charge; preparation.

§ 1986. Officer in charge; preparation.
Whenever an order is made under this subchapter for the making of any index or indices, the prothonotary in the county in which such records are kept shall make the index or indices or cause the same to be made pursuant to this subchapter and such order. The prothonotary may procure all books necessary for such purpose, the cost of which shall be paid by the prothonotary.
66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  9;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VII. Court Commissioners › § 1990. Definitions.

§ 1990. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context:
(1) “Commissioner” means a judicial officer of a particular court authorized to perform the judicial powers and duties of the court in issuing warrants in criminal cases and the fixing and approving of bail.
(2) “Court” or “courts” means such court or courts as established by the General Assembly in accordance with article IV, § 1 (Judiciary) of the Constitution of this State.
(3) “Governing body” means the town council, city council, commissioners or other legislative body charged with governing the municipality, or Levy Court Commissioners, or other legislative body charged with governing the county.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1976;  56 Del. Laws, c. 375;  66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  10;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VII. Court Commissioners › § 1991. Appointment of commissioner or commissioners; term, vacancies and qualifications.

§ 1991. Appointment of commissioner or commissioners; term, vacancies and qualifications.
(a) The Governor shall appoint a commissioner or commissioners, only when so requested by the governing body, for a term of 4 years with the consent of a majority of all of the members elected to the Senate. Upon second and subsequent appointments and confirmations, a commissioner shall hold office for a term of 6 years.
(b) Vacancies in office shall be filled for a term of 4 years by the Governor, with the consent of a majority of all members elected to the Senate.
(c) A commissioner must be a resident of the municipality or the county over which the court to which the commissioner is to be appointed has jurisdiction.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1977;  56 Del. Laws, c. 375;  66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  10;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  4;  80 Del. Laws, c. 361, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VII. Court Commissioners › § 1992. Courts for which commissioners shall be appointed.

§ 1992. Courts for which commissioners shall be appointed.
Provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all courts as established by the General Assembly in accordance with article IV, § 1 (Judiciary) of the Constitution of this State.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1978;  56 Del. Laws, c. 375;  66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  10;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VII. Court Commissioners › § 1993. Powers of commissioners.

§ 1993. Powers of commissioners.
The commissioner or commissioners of the courts covered by the provisions of this subchapter shall have the power to issue warrants, or, upon the request of the prosecuting officer of a particular court or upon the request of the police, issue a summons for the arrest of persons for offenses alleged to have been committed against this State, or for any violation of an ordinance or legislative act of a municipality or county. In connection with the complaint made as to the commission of a criminal offense, the commissioner or commissioners are authorized to administer the oath of the person making the criminal complaint. All warrants shall bear the teste date of the chief judge or senior judge of the particular court involved in the issuance of the warrant.
A commissioner is further authorized to fix and approve bail, except for offenses in which the penalty may be death, in accordance with the laws of this State granting, fixing and approving bail bonds and recognizances.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1976;  56 Del. Laws, c. 375;  66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  10;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VII. Court Commissioners › § 1994. Court rules governing commissioners.

§ 1994. Court rules governing commissioners.
The Chief Justice of the State shall approve and promulgate rules governing the activities of the court commissioners which shall be prepared and submitted by the chief judge or senior judge of the court to be affected by said rules.
10 Del. C. 1953, §  1977;  56 Del. Laws, c. 375;  66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  10;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES › Subchapter VII. Court Commissioners › § 1995. Salaries.

§ 1995. Salaries.
The governing body of the municipality or county in which the court has jurisdiction within the provisions of this subchapter, shall determine the amount of, and authorize the payment of, the annual salaries of the court commissioner or commissioners, as other salaries are paid by the governing body of a particular municipality or county.
10 Del. c. 1953,, §  1978;  56 Del. Laws, c. 375;  66 Del. Laws, c. 185, §  10;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 20. JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ACT › § 2002. Statement of policy.

§ 2002. Statement of policy.
The State or areas thereof could suffer future catastrophic damage through the occurrence of emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism, enemy attack, or other hostile action, or from disease, fire, flood, earthquake, accident, or other natural or manmade causes resulting in the destruction of or severe damage to courthouses and the ability to staff the courts. To provide for the operation of the courts during such an emergency, it is necessary to enact comprehensive emergency provisions for the Judicial Branch.
77 Del. Laws, c. 30, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 20. JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ACT › § 2003. Definitions.

§ 2003. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Affected court facility” means any court facility for which the Chief Justice has made a determination that emergency sessions shall be conducted outside the county in which it normally operates.
(2) “Chief Justice” means the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court or, in the absence of the Chief Justice, the justice who is designated in accordance with article IV, § 13 of the Delaware Constitution or, if applicable, by § 1804 of this title to function as Chief Justice.
(3) “Emergency sessions” means any court proceeding conducted by an affected court as authorized by this chapter and by order of the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
(4) “Host county” means the county in which the Chief Justice has ordered the affected court facility to conduct emergency sessions.
(5) “Unavailable” means either that vacancy in office exists, or that the lawful incumbent of the office is absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
77 Del. Laws, c. 30, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 20. JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ACT › § 2004. Authority of Chief Justice to declare a judicial emergency; contents of order; duration of order.

§ 2004. Authority of Chief Justice to declare a judicial emergency; contents of order; duration of order.
(a) The Chief Justice shall, in consultation with those other members of the Supreme Court who are available, have the authority, by order, to declare a judicial emergency when the Chief Justice determines that there are emergency circumstances affecting 1 or more court facilities or the ability to staff 1 or more court facilities. This determination shall be based upon emergency circumstances, including but not limited to, terrorist events, enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action or from disease, fire, flood, earthquake, accident, or other natural or manmade causes resulting in the destruction of or severe damage to courthouses, the ability to access courthouses, or the ability to staff courts.
(b) The order declaring a judicial emergency shall specify:
(1) The court or courts and facilities affected by the order;
(2) The nature of the emergency necessitating the order;
(3) The time period or duration of the judicial emergency; and
(4) Any other information relevant to the suspension or restoration of court operations, such as relocation of the court to another county or extensions of deadlines.
(c) An order declaring the existence of a judicial emergency shall be limited to an initial duration of not more than 30 days; provided, however, that the order may be modified or extended for additional periods of 30 days each. Any modification or extension of the initial order shall require information regarding the same matters set forth in subsection (b) of this section for the issuance of the initial order.
77 Del. Laws, c. 30, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 20. JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ACT › § 2005. Emergency sessions of court.

§ 2005. Emergency sessions of court.
(a) When the Chief Justice makes the determination that a court shall conduct proceedings outside its county, the Chief Justice may order emergency sessions of court in another county. In making this determination, the Chief Justice shall make a reasonable effort to consult with the chief judge and the court administrator of the affected court, the other members of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General, and the Chief Defender.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall preempt the authority of each court to make a temporary move within the county, or in the case of the Supreme Court, within the State, as provided for in § 1903 of this title.
77 Del. Laws, c. 30, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 26, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 20. JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ACT › § 2006. Venue for affected court facilities.

§ 2006. Venue for affected court facilities.
(a) If an affected court facility is ordered to conduct sessions in a different county, the host county shall be a proper venue for civil and criminal actions to the same extent as if the affected court were operating in its original county.
(b) Upon motion by the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General, showing that the interests of justice are served by approval of the motion, the affected court may summon jurors from the host jurisdiction.
77 Del. Laws, c. 30, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 20. JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ACT › § 2007. Extension of deadlines.

§ 2007. Extension of deadlines.
(a) The Chief Justice, in an order declaring a judicial emergency, or in an order modifying or extending a judicial emergency order, is authorized to suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant relief from deadlines or other time schedules or filing requirements otherwise imposed by applicable statutes, rules, regulations, or court orders for the duration of the emergency order, including, but not limited, to such deadlines as civil and criminal statutes of limitations, deadlines for appeals, and the expiration of temporary restraining orders or no contact orders that would otherwise expire.
(b) Except as specified in subsection (c) of this section, deadlines may be extended up to the duration of the emergency order but shall be for the shortest period of time necessary under the circumstances of the emergency.
(c) The time periods for bringing an arrested person before a magistrate pursuant to § 1909 of Title 11 and for bringing a prisoner before a judge pursuant to § 6907 of this title shall not be extended to more than 7 days. The time for taking a juvenile charged with a delinquent act before a court shall not be extended to more than 2 days.
77 Del. Laws, c. 30, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 20. JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ACT › § 2008. Use of audiovisual devices.

§ 2008. Use of audiovisual devices.
During a judicial emergency, the Chief Justice is authorized to permit, by order, the use of audiovisual devices for all civil and criminal proceedings except trial by jury, whether or not such use is currently permitted by statute or court rule. Such proceedings may be conducted in the same or another county from that in which the defendant is physically located. In the order permitting the use of audiovisual devices, the Chief Justice shall state the court locations in which such usage shall be permitted, the specific proceedings for which audiovisual devices shall be permitted, the duration for which their use shall be permitted, and, when such usage is not otherwise authorized by statute or court rule, shall provide a justification for the compelling state interest in using such devices.
77 Del. Laws, c. 30, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 20. JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ACT › § 2009. Other emergency powers.

§ 2009. Other emergency powers.
The Chief Justice shall have the authority to take such other actions as the Chief Justice reasonably believes are necessary to provide for the continued operation of the courts during a judicial emergency.
77 Del. Laws, c. 30, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 20. JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ACT › § 2010. Preemption of conflicting provisions.

§ 2010. Preemption of conflicting provisions.
The provisions of this chapter shall preempt and supersede but not repeal any conflicting provisions of this Code or any other provision of law.
77 Del. Laws, c. 30, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 21. SHERIFF › § 2101. Compensation.

§ 2101. Compensation.
The Sheriffs of New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties shall only receive compensation for the performance of their official duties in the form of an annual salary as fixed by their representative county governments. The New Castle County government, the Kent County Levy Court, and the Sussex County Council shall set the annual salaries for each representative sheriff. The sheriffs shall henceforth not be allowed to keep or retain as additional compensation any fees, costs, allowances and other perquisites paid to or collected by them for any service rendered by them as county officers or rendered by them in the name of their office.
23 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  7;  Code 1915, §  1438;  40 Del. Laws, c. 139, §  1;  Code 1935, §  1597;  44 Del. Laws, c. 98, §  1;  45 Del. Laws, c. 138, §  1;  46 Del. Laws, c. 298, §  1;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  2101;  49 Del. Laws, c. 282, §  1;  49 Del. Laws, c. 308;  50 Del. Laws, c. 480, §  1;  52 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  3;  53 Del. Laws, c. 222, §  5;  54 Del. Laws, c. 23, §  8;  54 Del. Laws, c. 215, §  9;  57 Del. Laws, c. 692, §  7;  61 Del. Laws, c. 506, §  6;  62 Del. Laws, c. 272, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 96, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 163, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 216, §  3;  67 Del. Laws, c. 255, §  8;  68 Del. Laws, c. 234, §  3;  69 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 21. SHERIFF › § 2102. Deputies and clerks.

§ 2102. Deputies and clerks.
The sheriffs in the respective counties may select and employ deputies listed below:
Kent and Sussex Counties:
such chief deputy, deputies and clerks as are authorized by the Levy Court or County Council of the county, at compensation fixed by such Levy Court or County Council. In Kent County, minimum qualifications may be established by the county government for each position, and said minimum qualifications and compensation and any subsequent adjustments thereto shall have the concurrence of the Sheriff.
23 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  8;  24 Del. Laws, c. 83, §  1;  24 Del. Laws, c. 86, §  2;  27 Del. Laws, c. 73;  Code 1915, §  1439;  29 Del. Laws, c. 91;  32 Del. Laws, c. 67;  34 Del. Laws, c. 98, §  1;  34 Del. Laws, c. 99, §  1;  40 Del. Laws, c. 139, §  2;  Code 1935, §§  1191, 1598;  43 Del. Laws, c. 120, §  1;  44 Del. Laws, c. 100, §§  1, 2;  44 Del. Laws, c. 101, §  1;  45 Del. Laws, c. 109, §§  1, 2;  45 Del. Laws, c. 140, §  1;  46 Del. Laws, c. 298, §§  1, 2;  47 Del. Laws, c. 192;  48 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  1;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  2102;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  32J;  74 Del. Laws, c. 45, §  5;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 21. SHERIFF › § 2103. Sheriffs and regular deputies.

§ 2103. Sheriffs and regular deputies.
Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs shall not have any arrest authority. However, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs may take into custody and transport a person when specifically so ordered by a judge or commissioner of Superior Court.
23 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  13;  Code 1915, §  1443;  Code 1935, §  1602;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  2103;  55 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  32K;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 266, §  16;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 21. SHERIFF › § 2104. Attendance on courts; duties of Sheriff of Kent County as to Supreme Court.

§ 2104. Attendance on courts; duties of Sheriff of Kent County as to Supreme Court.
(a) The sheriff of each county, in person or by a deputy, shall attend the several courts of law and equity during every term thereof in the sheriff's county. The neglect of this duty shall be deemed a contempt of court.
(b) The Sheriff of Kent County shall attend the Supreme Court during its sessions and shall be the officer for executing the process and orders of that Court.
Code 1852, §§  579, 580;  21 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  2;  Code 1915, §§  1331, 1332, 3709;  Code 1935, §§  1509, 1510, 4262;  47 Del. Laws, c. 190;  48 Del. Laws, c. 258, §  1;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  2104;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 21. SHERIFF › § 2105. Summoning jurors and witnesses.

§ 2105. Summoning jurors and witnesses.
The sheriffs of the respective counties are required, as often as there may be occasion, to summon all inquests or jurors, which sheriffs ought to summon, and witnesses necessary for executing justice. For every neglect or default under this section, every sheriff shall be fined $50. The sheriff shall further be liable in damages to any party injured by such neglect or default. The sheriff shall collect no fees, costs or mileage fees from the office of the Attorney General for the service of subpoenas.
Code 1935, §  1512;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  2105;  64 Del. Laws, c. 90, §  65A;  64 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  8;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 21. SHERIFF › § 2106. Sale of property under execution process; records.

§ 2106. Sale of property under execution process; records.
(a) The sheriffs of the respective counties shall procure proper books and enter therein the disposition of all moneys arising from the sale of property under execution process, when the same is applicable otherwise than to executions in their hands.
(b) The books shall be furnished by the Levy Court or County Council, and shall be kept in the prothonotary's office of each county, as other records are kept, to be taken from there only by the sheriffs when it is necessary to make entries therein. The compensation of sheriffs, for every such entry, shall not be less than 50 cents, unless the entries shall exceed 5 in number, when it shall be 10 cents for every such entry, and such charge shall be included in the costs charged by the sheriff.
(c) When an execution is settled in whole or in part to the sheriff, the sheriff shall return such settlement, as required by § 4755 of this title. Upon the sale of real estate under execution process, the sheriff shall, upon return to such process, show to what liens the money arising from such sale has been applied and how much has been applied to each lien, as provided by § 4756 of this title.
Code 1915, §  1330;  Code 1935, §  1508;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  2106;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 21. SHERIFF › § 2107. Endorsement on documents of sheriffs' fees.

§ 2107. Endorsement on documents of sheriffs' fees.
The sheriff shall endorse and return upon every writ, process or copy of an order of court, directed to or executed by the sheriff, the fees prescribed by law for all services under the same, specifying particularly every item. The sheriff shall not charge thereon a fee for any service not expressly provided for by law, nor a greater fee than is so provided. The sheriff shall not endorse or return a fee for any service not performed at the time the return is in fact made. If any sheriff fails to endorse such fees, or to specify the items, or in such endorsement and return any fee for any service not performed at the time the return is made, he or she shall be deemed derelict in the performance of his or her duties; but shall, nevertheless, pay such fees to the county treasurer.
Code 1852, §§  587, 588;  Code 1915, §  1337;  Code 1935, §  1515;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  2107;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › Chapter 21. SHERIFF › § 2108. Entry of constable's sales.

§ 2108. Entry of constable's sales.
The sheriff of each county shall, upon the receipt of an advertisement from any constable of the county, enter the time and place of such sale, the name of the defendant and constable.
14 Del. Laws, c. 379;  Code 1915, §  1339;  Code 1935, §  1517;  10 Del. C. 1953, §  2108;