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2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Lights › § 4351. Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles.

§ 4351. Lighting equipment on motor-driven cycles.
The head lamp or head lamps upon every motor-driven cycle may be of the single beam type but in either event shall comply with the requirements and limitations as follows:
(1) Every such head lamp or head lamps on a motor-driven cycle shall be of sufficient intensity to reveal a person or a vehicle at a distance of not less than 100 feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at any speed less than 25 miles per hour, and at a distance of not less than 200 feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at a speed of 25 or more miles per hour, and at a distance of not less than 300 feet when the motor-driven cycle is operated at a speed of 35 or more miles per hour;
(2) In the event the motor-driven cycle is equipped with a multiple beam head lamp or head lamps the upper beam shall meet the minimum requirements set forth above and shall not exceed the limitations set forth in § 4349(1) of this title, and the lowermost beam shall meet the requirements applicable to a lowermost distribution of light as set forth in § 4349 of this title;
(3) In the event the motor-driven cycle is equipped with a single beam lamp or lamps, such lamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is loaded none of the high intensity portion of light, at a distance of 25 feet ahead, shall project higher than the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4351;  50 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Lights › § 4352. Number of driving lamps required or permitted.

§ 4352. Number of driving lamps required or permitted.
(a) At all times specified in § 4331 of this title, at least 2 lighted lamps shall be displayed, 1 on each side at the front of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles.
(b) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as required in this subchapter is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of intensity greater than 300 candlepower, not more than a total of 4 of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any 1 time when upon a highway.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4352;  50 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Lights › § 4353. Special restrictions on lamps.

§ 4353. Special restrictions on lamps.
(a) Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than head lamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps and school bus warning lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower, shall be so directed that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than 75 feet from the vehicle.
(b) No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red light visible from directly in front of the center thereof. This section shall not apply to any vehicle upon which a red light visible from the front is expressly authorized or required by this subchapter.
(c) Flashing lights are prohibited except on an authorized emergency vehicle, school bus, snow removal equipment, vehicles authorized by the Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security if determined to be in the interest of public safety, or on any vehicle as a means of indicating a right or left turn or the presence of a vehicular hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing, or when included in a motorcycle, moped, or motorized scooter brake light system in which the brake lamp pulses rapidly for no more than 5 seconds when the brake is applied, and then converts to a continuous light as a normal brake lamp until the time that the brake is released.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4353;  50 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 468, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  281(b);  80 Del. Laws, c. 255, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Lights › § 4354. Standards for lights on snow removal equipment.

§ 4354. Standards for lights on snow removal equipment.
(a) The Department of Safety and Homeland Security shall adopt standards and specifications applicable to head lamps, clearance lamps, identification and other lamps on snow removal equipment when operated on the highways of this State in lieu of the lamps otherwise required on motor vehicles by this subchapter. Such standards and specifications may permit the use of flashing lights for purposes of identification on snow removal equipment when in service upon the highways. The standards and specifications for lamps referred to in this section shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform with those approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.
(b) It shall be unlawful to operate any snow removal equipment on any highway unless the lamps thereon comply with and are lighted when and as required by the standards and specifications adopted as provided in this section.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4354;  50 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  15C;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  138;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Lights › § 4355. Scope and effect of regulations.

§ 4355. Scope and effect of regulations.
(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this subchapter, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this subchapter or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required under this subchapter.
(b) Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with this subchapter.
(c) This subchapter, with respect to equipment on vehicles, shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors except as herein made applicable.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4355;  50 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Lights › § 4356. Use of flashing lights.

§ 4356. Use of flashing lights.
(a) Any motor vehicle used by a fire chief, deputy fire chief, assistant fire chief, chief engineer, fire police officer and Chief EMS officer may have placed upon such motor vehicle flashing blue and white lights. Such flashing blue and white lights shall be used by the fire chief, deputy fire chief, assistant fire chief, chief engineer, fire police officer and Chief EMS officer of any regularly established fire company or ambulance company only in the performance of their duties. The white lights permitted under this subsection shall be embedded in, or otherwise associated with the activation or operation of, the headlamps and/or the flashing turn signal lights of the vehicle.
(b) A police vehicle, a volunteer fire company-owned vehicle or a City of Wilmington bureau of fire-owned vehicle may have placed upon such vehicle flashing blue and red lights or flashing blue, red and/or white lights.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4357;  53 Del. Laws, c. 13;  61 Del. Laws, c. 155, §  1;  62 Del. Laws, c. 165, §  2;  68 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 20, §§  1, 2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 6, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Lights › § 4356A. Use of revolving or flashing green light.

§ 4356A. Use of revolving or flashing green light.
Any motor vehicle used by a fire department or police department, emergency vehicles of state, federal, county or municipal departments, or public service corporations as are designated or authorized as emergency vehicles by the Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security, and state-owned-and-operated snow removal equipment and vehicles, may be equipped with a green revolving or flashing light for use only when the vehicle is in service at an accident, fire or disaster scene to signify a command post to which fire and police officials may report for instructions or orders, or for use on hazardous material response vehicles traveling to such scene on the request of the fire department or the police department, or for use on state-owned-and-operated snow removal equipment and vehicles during winter weather operations. Such green revolving or flashing lights may only be used on a vehicle for the purposes and in the manner stated in this section.
63 Del. Laws, c. 365, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  281(c);  84 Del. Laws, c. 75, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Lights › § 4357. Carrying of flares in certain vehicles; use upon becoming disabled.

§ 4357. Carrying of flares in certain vehicles; use upon becoming disabled.
(a) No person shall operate any vehicle having a width in any part in excess of 80 inches or a gross weight of vehicle and load of 8,000 pounds or more upon the highways of this State outside of a business or residential district during the period when lighted lamps must be displayed on vehicles, unless there shall be carried in such vehicle at least 3 flares, or 3 red electric lanterns or 3 portable red emergency reflectors capable of being distinguished at a distance of not less than 600 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.
(b) Whenever any vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section or its lighting equipment is disabled during the period when lighted lamps must be displayed and such vehicle cannot immediately be removed from the main traveled portion of a highway outside of a business or residential district, the driver or other person in charge of such vehicle shall cause flares, lanterns or reflectors to be lighted and placed upon the highway, 1 at a distance of approximately 100 feet in advance of such vehicle, 1 at a distance of approximately 100 feet to the rear of the vehicle and the third upon the roadway alongside of the vehicle. If the vehicle is transporting flammables, 3 red reflectors shall be so placed so as to afford a warning of the presence of the vehicle on the highway in lieu of such other signals and no open burning flare shall be placed adjacent to any such vehicle.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4358;  57 Del. Laws, c. 545, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter II. Lights › § 4358. Penalties.

§ 4358. Penalties.
Whoever violates this subchapter shall for the first offense be fined not less than $10 nor more than $28.75. For each subsequent like offense, the person shall be fined not less than $28.75 nor more than $100. A violation of § 4333, § 4334, § 4336, § 4337, or § 4351 of this title may be dismissed before trial if the defendant establishes that repairs have been made so that the vehicle is in compliance.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4356;  50 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  24;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  46;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 204, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter III. School Buses › § 4361. Skid chains and snow tires; penalty.

§ 4361. Skid chains and snow tires; penalty.
When the highways are covered with snow or ice, the operator of any school bus shall not transport school children upon any of the highways of this State unless all rear wheels are equipped with tires having treads designed for use in snow, which tires must be in such condition as to serve the purpose for which they are designed. Any person violating this section shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100, or imprisoned not more than 10 days or both.
43 Del. Laws, c. 192, §§  1, 2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4363;  49 Del. Laws, c. 240;  77 Del. Laws, c. 312, §  6;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter III. School Buses › § 4366. Communication devices.

§ 4366. Communication devices.
Every school bus being used for the transportation of children shall be equipped with a radio or telephonic communication device that will allow the driver of the bus to call for or receive calls for assistance in the event of an emergency. All costs associated with the purchase of communication devices and if applicable, the associated line charges, will be the responsibility of the State. All costs for use of communication devices for non 911 communications shall be the responsibility of the school district. Notwithstanding the above, any school district shall be free to absorb any such costs to its own account.
70 Del. Laws, c. 508, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter III. School Buses › § 4367. Air conditioning.

§ 4367. Air conditioning.
(a) School buses used to transport special education students that have a medical need for air conditioning (specified by a physician), and that go to a special education school may be air conditioned.
(b) Internal ceiling-mounted air conditioning units mounted above the seats within the head protection zone or at the rear of the bus shall be padded with materials meeting FMVSS 302 and FMVSS 222 requirements.
71 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  377;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter IV. Special Provisions › § 4371. Construction of vehicles to prevent escape of contents; penalty.

§ 4371. Construction of vehicles to prevent escape of contents; penalty.
(a) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless it is so constructed or loaded as to prevent its contents from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom.
(b) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall for the first offense be fined not less than $10 nor more than $28.75. For each subsequent like offense, the person shall be fined not less than $28.75 nor more than $100.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §§  127, 141;  37 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  34;  Code 1935, §§  5665, 5679;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4371;  65 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  25;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  47;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter IV. Special Provisions › § 4372. Transportation of meat scrap, bones; penalty.

§ 4372. Transportation of meat scrap, bones; penalty.
Whoever transports upon a public highway any meat scrap, waste, bones or waste animal matter, except inside a vehicle having a closed body, the doors of which are kept securely fastened while the vehicle is moving on the highway, shall be fined not more than $115, or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.
48 Del. Laws, c. 120, §§  1, 2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4372;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  48;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter IV. Special Provisions › § 4373. Unlawful display of club insignia; penalty.

§ 4373. Unlawful display of club insignia; penalty.
(a) No person who is not a member of the Delaware Automobile Association shall exhibit or display within this State any membership card, sign, token or other insignia of the Association, with intent to make it appear that the person is a member of the Delaware Automobile Association or entitled to any of the benefits or advantages resulting from membership therein.
(b) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than $57.50.
Code 1915, §  3486A;  31 Del. Laws, c. 55;  Code 1935, §  3962;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4374;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  49;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 43. EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter IV. Special Provisions › § 4374. Equipment required on motor vehicles transporting railroad employees; penalty.

§ 4374. Equipment required on motor vehicles transporting railroad employees; penalty.
(a) Every motor vehicle provided by a railroad company and used to transport employees shall be equipped with adequate seating facilities, heating facilities and facilities for communication between occupants of the front seat of the vehicle and the occupants in the rear compartment of the vehicle. This requirement shall not apply to motor vehicles used to transport employees distances of less than 5 miles from their regular assembly point nor in cases of extreme emergency.
(b) If any dispute arises as to the adequacy of the facilities provided for in this section, it shall be submitted to and decided by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(c) The Department may rescind, cancel or suspend the registration of any motor vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section and may rescind, cancel, suspend or take possession of the current registration plates of any such motor vehicle which is determined by the Department to be not equipped as required by this section.
60 Del. Laws, c. 653, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4401. Purpose; abandoned vehicles on private property or public highways; definition.

§ 4401. Purpose; abandoned vehicles on private property or public highways; definition.
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to eliminate abandoned vehicles which tend to impede traffic in the streets or interfere with the enjoyment of, and reduce the value of, private property, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards and other safety and health hazards to children as well as to adults, to interfere with the comfort and well-being of the public and to create, extend and aggravate urban blight.
(b) Any vehicle that is either:
(1) inoperable, dismantled, wrecked, or which displays expired registration plates which are at least 30 days expired, or which displays no registration plates, or from which major components have been removed, is in such a state of disrepair as to be incapable of being operated in the manner for which it is designed and is situated on private property appearing to have been abandoned; or (2) which is inoperable, dismantled, wrecked, or which displays expired registration plates which are at least 30 days expired, or which displays no registration plates, or from which the major components have been removed and which shall have been placed upon any State or public highway or property or the property or roads of any political subdivision or the State or public highways within a municipality or upon any express highway in the State for a period in excess of 12 hours without being removed, shall be considered to be abandoned for the purpose of this chapter, except:
(1) That vehicles and equipment used or to be used in the construction, operation or maintenance of public utility facilities and which are left in a manner which does not interfere with the normal movement of traffic shall not be considered abandoned vehicles for the purposes of this chapter;
(2) Those vehicles whose owners have properly parked and locked them and have notified the State Police, county police or municipal police, as the case may be, as designated in § 4402 of this title, that the owner desires to leave the vehicle so parked and secured for a period not to exceed 30 days, except that if during such period the vehicle is no longer secured, or, in the opinion of the State Police, county police or municipal police, has become a danger to the public, then the vehicle shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(c) As used in this chapter, the term “express highway” or “state highway” or “public highway” shall include any portion of the highway located within the right-of-way lines or, in the case of limited access highway, the denial of access lines, including shoulders and median strip.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4401;  55 Del. Laws, c. 173;  57 Del. Laws, c. 204;  57 Del. Laws, c. 713, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 46, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 60, §§  1, 2, 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4403. Notice of removal.

§ 4403. Notice of removal.
The police or the Department of Safety and Homeland Security causing the removal of an abandoned vehicle shall immediately ascertain the identity of any person or persons holding a lien against said vehicle. Within 5 days of the removal of the vehicle, the State Police, other police agencies, New Castle County Code Enforcement Constables or the Department shall cause a written notice to be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle removed and lien holders stating:
(1) That the vehicle has been removed pursuant to law;
(2) The place to which it has been removed; and
(3) That the vehicle may be sold to satisfy the costs of removal and storage of the vehicle as provided in § 4404 of this title unless those costs have been paid in full on or before 30 days from the date of the removal of the vehicle.
If the address of the owner of the vehicle cannot be ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence, then the notice provided by this section shall not be required to be given.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4403;  55 Del. Laws, c. 173;  58 Del. Laws, c. 119, §  5;  66 Del. Laws, c. 236, §  4;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  93;  75 Del. Laws, c. 333, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4404. Sale of abandoned vehicles; disposition of proceeds.

§ 4404. Sale of abandoned vehicles; disposition of proceeds.
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security shall have a possessory lien against said abandoned vehicles and shall have a right to sell said abandoned vehicles after complying with the notice and sale provisions outlined in Chapter 39 of Title 25, with the exception that the proceeds of the sale shall be applied first to the costs of the sale, then to the costs of removing, towing, preserving and storing and then to the payment of any liens to which said motor vehicle, trailer or part thereof may be subject in order of their priority, then to the State Treasurer who shall create a special fund thereof and who shall pay to the owner the moneys held if a claim is made within 1 year of the removal or deposit the moneys in the General Fund if no claim is made within 1 year of removal. Any possessory lien created under this section shall not extend to any personal property that is not attached to or considered necessary for the proper operation of any motor vehicle, and such property shall be returned to the owner of the motor vehicle if the owner of the motor vehicle claims the items prior to the sale of such motor vehicle.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4404;  55 Del. Laws, c. 173;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  16B;  57 Del. Laws, c. 713, §  6;  61 Del. Laws, c. 367, §  2;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  94;  83 Del. Laws, c. 125, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4405. Sale as barring claims or interests.

§ 4405. Sale as barring claims or interests.
Upon the sale of a vehicle pursuant to this chapter, all claims or interest therein shall be forever barred.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4405;  55 Del. Laws, c. 173.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4406. Issuance of certificate of title.

§ 4406. Issuance of certificate of title.
The Secretary of Transportation shall issue a certificate of title to the purchaser of a vehicle sold pursuant to this chapter.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4406;  55 Del. Laws, c. 173;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  16B;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  95;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4407. Secretary of Public Safety; rules and regulations.

§ 4407. Secretary of Public Safety; rules and regulations.
The Secretary of Public Safety may make and promulgate rules and regulations to implement this chapter.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4407;  55 Del. Laws, c. 173;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  16A;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4408. Immunity of police officers, Department of Safety and Homeland Security employees and garage persons towing or storing vehicles.

§ 4408. Immunity of police officers, Department of Safety and Homeland Security employees and garage persons towing or storing vehicles.
No law-enforcement officer or agent or employee of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, State Police or other legally authorized police agency or New Castle County Code Enforcement Constable acting under this chapter and no one who tows or stores a vehicle as a result of being directed to do so shall be liable to criminal prosecution arising from such action or be liable to any person for the injury, loss or destruction of any real or personal property which occurs in the course of the removal or storage of any vehicle taken into custody under this chapter.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4408;  55 Del. Laws, c. 173;  58 Del. Laws, c. 119, §  6;  66 Del. Laws, c. 236, §  5;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  96;  75 Del. Laws, c. 333, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4409. Rights and authority granted to be in addition to other rights and authority.

§ 4409. Rights and authority granted to be in addition to other rights and authority.
The rights and authority conferred by this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights or authority possessed by any public officer or property owner with respect to abandoned vehicles.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4409;  55 Del. Laws, c. 173.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4410. Wreckers; removal; licenses; records; contract.

§ 4410. Wreckers; removal; licenses; records; contract.
(a) A wrecker, licensed by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (hereinafter “Department”) or its successor upon the procurement from the Department of the license with the appropriate decal affixed thereto, shall be the responsible party for implementing the removal provisions of this chapter. The owner of the wrecker shall be responsible for removing only those vehicles as are specifically designated by complete description and serial number. The owner shall keep adequate records and furnish the Department with a monthly report.
(b) The Department of Safety and Homeland Security and wrecker owner shall enter into a contract providing for the removal of vehicles, but the Department of Safety and Homeland Security shall make the determination of the number of cars to be removed by the wrecker within an 8-hour work day with no removal permitted on Sunday.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4410;  57 Del. Laws, c. 713, §  8;  66 Del. Laws, c. 236, §  6;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §§  97, 98;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4411. Storage area for abandoned vehicles.

§ 4411. Storage area for abandoned vehicles.
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security or State Police shall designate the area or areas in each county which shall be used for the storage of abandoned vehicles.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4411;  57 Del. Laws, c. 713, §  9;  58 Del. Laws, c. 119, §  7;  66 Del. Laws, c. 236, §  7;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  99;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4412. Vehicles left in possession of garage and/or service station; limitations.

§ 4412. Vehicles left in possession of garage and/or service station; limitations.
Any vehicle left in the possession of a garage or service station which is in operation as a going business shall not be considered for purposes of this chapter an abandoned vehicle, even though the vehicle left in possession of the garage or service station is inoperable or partially or fully dismantled. No garage or service station owner shall maintain more than 5 such vehicles within a 6-month period, unless the owner complies with § 1206 of Title 17, relating to screening of junkyards.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4412;  57 Del. Laws, c. 713, §  10;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4413. Antique cars or parts thereof; exception.

§ 4413. Antique cars or parts thereof; exception.
Anyone maintaining an inventory of antique cars or parts thereof shall not be subject to this chapter, provided the antique cars or parts thereof are housed in a building consisting of 4 sides and a roof and are not visible from the highway or road from any location.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4413;  57 Del. Laws, c. 713, §  11;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4414. Penalty; prima facie evidence of wilful abandonment; jurisdiction.

§ 4414. Penalty; prima facie evidence of wilful abandonment; jurisdiction.
(a) Any person who wilfully abandons a vehicle within the right-of-way of any highway of this State or upon the property of another without consent, and any person who, being the owner of an abandoned vehicle, wilfully fails to remove it pursuant to a directive given under § 4402(b) of this title shall be fined not less than $28.75 nor more than $115.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the fact that a person voluntarily left a vehicle and did not return to remove it within 7 consecutive days shall be prima facie evidence of the wilful abandonment of such vehicle.
(c) Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction for purposes of this section.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4414;  55 Del. Laws, c. 173;  57 Del. Laws, c. 713, §  7;  58 Del. Laws, c. 119, §  8;  66 Del. Laws, c. 14, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  51;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 44. ABANDONED VEHICLES › § 4416. Vehicles left or abandoned on public highways.

§ 4416. Vehicles left or abandoned on public highways.
Any other provision of this chapter notwithstanding, in the event a motor vehicle is left unattended within the right-of-way of a “public highway” or state highway, or any state-maintained street, road or bridge and is determined to be a safety hazard within the discretion of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation, the State Police or any authorized police agency, said vehicle shall be towed to a storage area designated by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the provisions of this chapter shall apply.
66 Del. Laws, c. 236, §  8;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  100;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 45. SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AND LOADS › § 4506. Enforcement authority.

§ 4506. Enforcement authority.
(a) Any police officer, having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful, or during the course of a routine check of all applicable vehicles, may weigh said vehicle by means of a portable or stationary scale and/or may require that such vehicle be driven to a designated scale location and be weighed. The officer may then require the driver to unload immediately such portion of the load as is necessary to decrease the gross weight of such vehicle to the maximum specified in this chapter or for which it is registered, whichever is the lesser weight. All such materials shall be unloaded and cared for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk and expense of such owner or operator. All farm vehicles and trucks are exempted from this subsection while engaged in farming operations except live-haul poultry trucks shall not be exempted from this section.
(b) It shall be unlawful for an owner or operator to fail to remove from the deposit area by a time specified by the officer any such material that has been unloaded. An owner or operator, or both, found to be in violation of this section shall be punished as provided in § 4508 of this title.
(c) It shall be unlawful and punishable pursuant to § 4508 herein for an owner or operator to:
(1) Fail to obey traffic control devices erected to enforce this chapter;
(2) Fail to stop at areas selected for vehicle weighing operations;
(3) Deviate from the route of travel to avoid State Police weighing operations;
(4) Deliberately destroy or damage traffic control devices or weighing equipment erected or established to enforce this chapter.
(d) (1) A summons in appropriate form to be adopted by the Department of Safety and Homeland Security may be attached to an unattended vehicle found to be in violation of § 4508 of this title by any police officer authorized to arrest for violations of this title, in lieu of arrest of the operator of such vehicle.
(2) If the identity of the operator of an unattended vehicle is not otherwise apparent, it shall be prima facie evidence that the person in whose name the vehicle is registered as the owner is responsible for such violation.
(e) Any remedy or penalty imposed pursuant to this section shall not relieve the owner or operator of any requirement or penalty otherwise imposed by operation of law or pursuant to this chapter.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  118;  37 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  32;  Code 1935, §  5656;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4506;  57 Del. Laws, c. 543;  64 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  5;  66 Del. Laws, c. 266, §§  1, 2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  102;  78 Del. Laws, c. 152, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 220, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 45. SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AND LOADS › § 4507. Weighing equipment and procedures.

§ 4507. Weighing equipment and procedures.
(a) The Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security may adopt such regulations and procedures as may be necessary to implement this section and to select such equipment as may be necessary for law-enforcement weighing purposes.
(b) Equipment used for law-enforcement weighing may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) “Vehicle scale”;
(2) “Axle load scale”;
(3) “Wheel load weigher”.
(c) The tolerance or permissible error from true value for weighing devices utilized for law-enforcement purposes shall be those which have been adopted by the Division of Standards and Inspection of the State Department of Agriculture.
(d) Vehicle weights may be determined by either of the methods defined as follows:
(1) “Single draft weighting”;
(2) “Multiple draft weighting”.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4508;  57 Del. Laws, c. 542;  61 Del. Laws, c. 230, §§  1, 2;  64 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  5;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  103;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 45. SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AND LOADS › § 4508. Penalties.

§ 4508. Penalties.
(a) Any person who violates any requirement of this chapter, relating to size or weight of a vehicle or a combination of vehicles or restrictions regarding parking in residence districts pursuant to § 4512 of this title, shall be punished as follows:
(1) A first offense shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by a term of imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both.
(2) A subsequent like offense shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $400 nor more than $2,000 or by a term of imprisonment of not more than 60 days or both.
(b) Any person who violates any requirement of this chapter, specifically relating to weight of a vehicle or a combination of vehicles, such that said vehicle shall be classified as an “overweight vehicle,” shall in addition to whatever other penalties may be allowed by law be punished as follows:
(1) A first offense shall be punishable by a fine for all excess weight up to and including 5,000 pounds in the amount of 2.3 cents per pound and a fine for all excess weight over 5,000 pounds in the amount of 5.75 cents per pound or by a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days or both.
(2) Each subsequent offense shall be punishable by a fine for all excess weight up to and including 5,000 pounds in the amount of 5.75 cents per pound and a fine for all excess weight over 5,000 pounds in the amount of 11.5 cents per pound or by a term of imprisonment not to exceed 60 days or both.
(c) For purposes of this section a first offense shall be defined as one not previously committed by the person charged within the previous 24 months prior to the date of the offense. A subsequent like offense shall be deemed to have occurred if the person charged has previously been convicted or charged and subsequently convicted of the same offense within the previous 24 months prior to the date of this offense.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  142;  38 Del. Laws, c. 30;  40 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  1;  Code 1935, §  5680;  46 Del. Laws, c. 61;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4507;  60 Del. Laws, c. 596, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 337, §  2;  64 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  5;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §§  52, 53;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 237, §  2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 430, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 45. SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AND LOADS › § 4509. Jurisdiction.

§ 4509. Jurisdiction.
(a) Justices of the peace shall have original jurisdiction to hear, try and finally determine alleged violations of this chapter. Upon a finding of guilt, such justice of the peace may impose such penalties or combination of penalties as are permitted by this chapter. Upon application of the State or defendant, in accordance with the rules of the applicable court, the matter may be removed to the Court of Common Pleas for determination. All other rules of the courts of Delaware shall apply. The justice of the peace may require any or all defendants to post a bond in an amount sufficient to guarantee payment of all potential fines and costs which may be required to be paid should a judgment of guilt be determined as to each such defendant or which shall be forfeit in the event the defendant fails to appear for a scheduled Court appearance. In the event, a bond shall be posted in an amount sufficient to cover the minimum potential fine and costs which may be imposed, upon the adjudication of guilt.
(1) Any such bond shall be made payable to the court upon demand in the event the defendant fails to appear for a scheduled court appearance or upon default on the judgment against the defendant.
(2) Upon forfeiture of the bond to the court such bond shall be made payable to the State upon expiration of the appropriate appeal period.
(3) Upon adjudication of guilt and payment of such fines and costs as may be imposed by the court or upon a finding of not guilty and expiration of the appropriate appeal period, such bond shall be returned to the defendant(s).
(b) In the event either party applies to have the matter removed to the Court of Common Pleas, as provided herein, any bond imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be reissued in the name of the appropriate court. All other provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply.
(c) In the event either party appeals, such bond(s) issued pursuant to this section shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the matter has finally been resolved.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  120;  Code 1935, §  5658;  46 Del. Laws, c. 124;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  4505;  58 Del. Laws, c. 550;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  24;  60 Del. Laws, c. 700, §  9;  60 Del. Laws, c. 701, §  64;  64 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  5;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 45. SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AND LOADS › § 4510. Conflict with federal requirements.

§ 4510. Conflict with federal requirements.
(a) Any conflict between a provision of this chapter and any federal law or implementing regulation, such provision of this chapter shall be void and of no force and effect and unenforceable. Any such provision of this chapter declared to be inoperable, as provided herein, shall be brought to the attention of the next session of the General Assembly and shall not, in any event, serve to invalidate any other provision of this chapter.
(b) Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, a vehicle or combination of vehicles having a weight in excess of that permitted by § 4503 of this title lawfully may be operated on any interstate highway or United States numbered route if such vehicle or combination of vehicles has been issued a permit for that purpose pursuant to § 4504 of this title. Regarding such permits issued pursuant to § 4504(c)(1) of this title, the State has determined that vehicles bearing such permits could be lawfully operated within this State on July 1, 1956.
64 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  5;  67 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 259, §  7;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 45. SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AND LOADS › § 4511. Removal of disabled or abandoned trucks and trailers from highways.

§ 4511. Removal of disabled or abandoned trucks and trailers from highways.
A tow truck or wrecker may, without regard to the limitations of the length, weight or width as specified in this chapter, tow disabled or abandoned truck, trucks and trailers, or truck and semitrailers from highways to a point where such disabled or abandoned vehicle can be repaired or stored.
63 Del. Laws, c. 337, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  5;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46. ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MASTER KEYS › § 4601. Introduction, sale, distribution or advertisement for sale to public of motor vehicle master keys; penalties.

§ 4601. Introduction, sale, distribution or advertisement for sale to public of motor vehicle master keys; penalties.
(a) Whoever knowingly introduces, manufactures for introduction or transports or distributes in this State any motor vehicle master key shall be fined not more than $2,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years or both.
(b) Whoever knowingly disseminates or knowingly causes to be disseminated any advertisement or sale to the public of this State motor vehicle master keys shall be fined not more than $2,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years or both.
(c) As used in this section, “master key” means any key adapted to fit the ignition switch of 2 or more motor vehicles, the ignition switches of which are designed to operate by different keys.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4601;  57 Del. Laws, c. 48.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46. ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MASTER KEYS › § 4602. Exemptions.

§ 4602. Exemptions.
Section 4601 of this title shall not apply to:
(1) The introduction, manufacture for introduction, transportation, distribution, sale or possession in this State of motor vehicle master keys for use in the ordinary course of business by any bona fide locksmith, vehicle manufacturer, lock manufacturer, common carrier, contract carrier, new or used car dealer, rental car agency, automobile club or association or any department, agency or instrumentality of:
a. This State;
b. The United States; or
c. Any political subdivisions of any such entity;
(2) The shipment, transportation or delivery for shipment in this State of motor vehicle master keys in the ordinary course of business of any common carrier or contract carrier.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4602;  57 Del. Laws, c. 48.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46. ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MASTER KEYS › § 4603. Reporting of keys; penalties.

§ 4603. Reporting of keys; penalties.
Any person, corporation, agency, association, club, department or carrier possessing any master key pursuant to this chapter shall, before May 30, 1969, and every 6 months thereafter, submit to the Secretary of Public Safety of this State a list describing all master keys which it possesses. Any person, corporation, agency, association, club, department or carrier which submits a list pursuant to this section which list does not contain any master key which was described in any previous list to the Secretary of Public Safety shall, in writing, notify the Secretary of Public Safety of the reason for omission. Whoever knowingly fails to comply with this section shall be fined not more than $2,300, or imprisoned not more than 5 years or both.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4603;  57 Del. Laws, c. 48;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  29;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  54;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46. ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MASTER KEYS › § 4604. Possession of motor vehicle master keys, manipulative keys, key-cutting devices, lock picks or lock picking devices and hot wires; penalty; class E felony.

§ 4604. Possession of motor vehicle master keys, manipulative keys, key-cutting devices, lock picks or lock picking devices and hot wires; penalty; class E felony.
(a) No person shall have in possession any motor vehicle master key, manipulative key or device, key-cutting device, lock pick or lock picking device or hot wire, designed to open or capable of opening the door or trunk of any motor vehicle or of starting the engine of a motor vehicle. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a class E felony as the same is defined in Chapter 42 of Title 11 and shall be sentenced in accordance therewith.
(b) This section shall not apply to any bona fide dealer of new or used motor vehicles, a car rental agent, a locksmith, a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission or the agents of such persons while such persons or their agents are acting within the scope of their employment. This section shall not apply to a private investigator who in the usual course of business repossesses vehicles if such investigator is licensed and bonded by the State or the employees of such private investigator while the employee is repossessing vehicles in the usual course of business and is bonded and licensed by the State. This section shall not apply to a state, county or municipal law-enforcement officer who is acting within the scope of official duties. Nor shall this section apply to a bona fide business which has a key-cutting device located and used on the premises for the purpose of making replacement keys.
59 Del. Laws, c. 559, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 47. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › § 4701. Statement of legislative purpose.

§ 4701. Statement of legislative purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to reduce truck and bus related accidents on our highways by minimizing the causes related to mechanical failures, driver error and careless safety practices by motor carriers, and to standardize regulations for the transportation industry.
65 Del. Laws, c. 198, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 47. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › § 4702. Adoption of federal requirements — In general.

§ 4702. Adoption of federal requirements — In general.
(a) Except as modified by this chapter, the State hereby adopts, as the laws of Delaware governing motor carrier safety, the following parts of the Code of Federal Regulations, as published and as subsequently amended:
Title 49, Chapter III, Subchapter B, Part 374, Part 385, Part 386, Part 387, Part 390, Part 391, Part 392, Part 393, Part 395, Part 396 and Part 397, adopted pursuant to the Transportation Article of the United States Code (49 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.).
(b) Notwithstanding the adoption of the laws and regulations as indicated in subsection (a) of this section, no requirements under this chapter shall apply to any single vehicle or a vehicle in combination operated in intrastate commerce with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less, except for:
(1) A vehicle being used to transport hazardous materials of a type or quality that requires the vehicle to be marked or placarded in accordance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; or
(2) A vehicle having a seating capacity of 16 or more persons.
65 Del. Laws, c. 198, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 114, §  11;  74 Del. Laws, c. 217, §§  16-18;  75 Del. Laws, c. 324, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 93, § 5;