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2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter III. Proof of Future Responsibility › § 2944. Satisfaction of judgments.

§ 2944. Satisfaction of judgments.
The judgments referred to in this subchapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied:
(1) When $15,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of 1 person as the result of any 1 accident; or
(2) When, subject to such limit of $15,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 1 person, the sum of $30,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons as the result of any 1 accident; or
(3) When $10,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any 1 accident.
Payments made in settlement of any claims because of bodily injury, death or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
Code 1935, §  5712E;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2944;  50 Del. Laws, c. 456, §  3;  61 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  6;  64 Del. Laws, c. 198, §§  4-6;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter III. Proof of Future Responsibility › § 2945. Installment payment of judgments; default.

§ 2945. Installment payment of judgments; default.
(a) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, at its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.
(b) The Secretary of Transportation shall not suspend a license or a nonresident's operating privilege for nonpayment of a judgment when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains an order permitting the payment of such judgment in installments, and while the payment of any said installment is not in default.
(c) In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by such order, the Secretary of Transportation, upon notice of such default, shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until such judgment is satisfied as provided in this subchapter.
Code 1935, §  5712F;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2945;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  12A;  66 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §§  75, 76;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter III. Proof of Future Responsibility › § 2947. Methods of giving proof.

§ 2947. Methods of giving proof.
Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter, may be given by filing a:
(1) Certificate of insurance as provided in § 2948 or § 2949 of this title; or
(2) Bond as provided in § 2950 of this title; or
(3) Certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in § 2951 of this title; or
(4) Statement from an insurance carrier certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy covering the operator or vehicle as required by this chapter.
Code 1935, §  5712H;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2947;  62 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter III. Proof of Future Responsibility › § 2948. Certificate of insurance as proof.

§ 2948. Certificate of insurance as proof.
(a) Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the Secretary the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this State certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. Such certificate shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle.
(b) No motor vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless such motor vehicle is so designated in such certificate.
Code 1935, §  5712I;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2948;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter III. Proof of Future Responsibility › § 2949. Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof.

§ 2949. Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof.
(a) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this State may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the Secretary a written certificate or certificate of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in such certificate is registered, or, if such nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided such certificate otherwise conforms to this chapter, and the Secretary shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified:
(1) Such insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the Secretary to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this State;
(2) Such insurance carrier shall agree in writing that such policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of this State relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued herein.
(b) If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in this State, and which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any said undertakings or agreements, the Secretary shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of said carrier whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof, so long as such default continues.
Code 1935, §  5712J;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2949;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  12A;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter III. Proof of Future Responsibility › § 2950. Bond as proof.

§ 2950. Bond as proof.
(a) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the bond of a surety company authorized to transact business within this State or a bond with at least 2 individual sureties each owning real estate within this State and together having equities equal in value to at least twice the amount of such bond. The real estate shall be scheduled in the bond approved by a judge of a court of record, and the bond shall be conditioned for payment of the amounts specified in the definition of “proof of financial responsibility” contained in § 101 of this title. Such bond shall be filed with the Secretary of Transportation and shall not be cancellable except after 10 days' written notice to the Secretary of Transportation. Such bond shall constitute a lien in favor of the State upon the real estate so scheduled of any surety, which lien shall exist in favor of any holder of a final judgment against the person who has filed such bond, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use or operation of a motor vehicle after such bond was filed, upon the filing of notice to that effect by the Secretary of Transportation in the office of the prothonotary of any county in the State wherein any such real estate is located. The prothonotary shall enter such lien in an appropriate docket kept by the prothonotary for that purpose.
(b) If such judgment rendered against the principal on such bond is not satisfied within 60 days after it has become final, the judgment creditor may, for the judgment creditor's own use and benefit and at the judgment creditor's sole expense, bring an action or actions in the name of the State against the company or persons executing such bond, including an action or proceeding to foreclose any lien that may exist upon the real estate of a person who has executed such bond in accordance with Chapter 75 of Title 10.
Code 1935, §  5712N;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2950;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  12A;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  77;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter III. Proof of Future Responsibility › § 2951. Money or securities as proof.

§ 2951. Money or securities as proof.
(a) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the certificate of the State Treasurer that the person named therein has deposited with the State Treasurer $40,000 in cash or securities such as may legally be purchased by savings banks or for trust funds of a market value of $40,000. The State Treasurer shall not accept any such deposit nor issue a certificate therefor and the Secretary of Transportation shall not accept such certificate unless accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments of any character against the depositor in the county where the depositor resides.
(b) Such deposit shall be held by the State Treasurer to satisfy, in accordance with this chapter, any execution on a judgment issued against such person making the deposit for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use or operation of a motor vehicle after such deposit was made. Money or securities so deposited shall not be subject to attachment or execution unless such attachment or execution shall arise out of a suit for damages as aforesaid.
Code 1935, §  5712O;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2951;  50 Del. Laws, c. 456, §  4;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  12A;  64 Del. Laws, c. 198, §  7;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  78;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter III. Proof of Future Responsibility › § 2953. Substitution of proof.

§ 2953. Substitution of proof.
The Secretary of Transportation shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance or the Secretary of Transportation shall direct the return of, and the State Treasurer shall return, any money or securities to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility pursuant to this chapter.
Code 1935, §  5712Q;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2953;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  12A;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  79;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter III. Proof of Future Responsibility › § 2954. Requirement of other proof.

§ 2954. Requirement of other proof.
Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under this chapter no longer fulfills the purposes for which it is required, the Secretary of Transportation shall, for the purpose of this chapter, require other proof as required by this chapter and shall suspend the license or the nonresident's operating privilege pending the filing of such other proof.
Code 1935, §  5712R;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2954;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  12A;  66 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  80;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter IV. Penalties › § 2971. Penalties.

§ 2971. Penalties.
(a) A person whose license or nonresident's operating privilege suspended or revoked under this chapter drives during such suspension or revocation any motor vehicle upon any highway, except as permitted under this chapter, shall be fined not more than $575, or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.
(b) Whoever wilfully fails to return the license as required in § 2972 of this title shall be fined not more than $575, or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.
(c) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined not more than $575, or imprisoned not more than 90 days or both.
Code 1935, §  5712V;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2971;  62 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  5;  66 Del. Laws, c. 274, §§  1, 2;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  19;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 29. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY › Subchapter IV. Penalties › § 2972. Surrender of license.

§ 2972. Surrender of license.
Any person whose license is suspended as provided in this chapter or whose policy of insurance or bond when required under this chapter is canceled or terminated or who neglects to furnish other proof upon request of the Secretary of Transportation shall immediately return the person's license to the Secretary of Transportation. If any person fails to return to the Secretary of Transportation the license as provided herein, the Secretary of Transportation shall forthwith direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and to return the same to the Secretary of Transportation.
Code 1935, §  5712U;  48 Del. Laws, c. 359, §  2;  21 Del. C. 1953, §  2972;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  12A;  66 Del. Laws, c. 274, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  81;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31. NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › § 3101. Identification cards.

§ 3101. Identification cards.
Every person residing in the State who desires to obtain an identification card shall apply to the Division of Motor Vehicles.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  3101;  58 Del. Laws, c. 516;  65 Del. Laws, c. 37, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31. NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › § 3102. Application.

§ 3102. Application.
(a) Every application for an identification card shall be made on an application form furnished by the Division. The original application shall be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths.
(b) Every application shall state the name, Social Security number, if eligible, except as otherwise provided in § 2711 of this title, date of birth, sex and residence address of the applicant and whether or not the applicant is licensed by the State to operate a motor vehicle.
(c) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall provide notice of the obligation to register pursuant to § 4120 of Title 11 to each new resident applicant for an identification card. Every applicant for a state identification card shall sign an acknowledgment provided by the Division that the applicant has received notice that registration in compliance with § 4120 of Title 11 is mandatory for any person who has been convicted in any other state of any offense which, if committed or attempted in this State, would have been punishable as 1 or more of the offenses referenced in § 4120(a) of Title 11, and that such registration must occur within 7 days of coming into any county, city or town in which the applicant temporarily resides or is domiciled for that length of time.
All such acknowledgments shall be kept as permanent records by the Division in a format approved by the Director of Historical and Cultural Affairs which may include storage on microfiche or other nonpaper forms of permanent retention.
(d) (1) Any male applicant who applies for an identification card or a renewal of any such document and who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age shall be registered in compliance with the requirements of § 3 of the “Military Selective Service Act,” 50 U.S.C. App. sec. 453, as amended.
(2) The Department shall forward in an electronic format the necessary personal information of the applicants identified in this subsection to the selective service system. The applicant's signature on the application shall serve as an indication that the applicant either has already registered with the selective service system or that he is authorizing the Department to forward to the selective service system the necessary information for such registration. The Department shall notify the applicant at the time of application that his signature constitutes consent to registration with the selective service system, if he is not already registered.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  3102;  58 Del. Laws, c. 516;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 397, §  22;  71 Del. Laws, c. 133, §  3;  72 Del. Laws, c. 335, §§  3, 5;  72 Del. Laws, c. 485, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31. NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › § 3103. Issuance fee; renewal; qualifications.

§ 3103. Issuance fee; renewal; qualifications.
(a) Upon receipt of the application and a fee of $40, the Division shall issue an identification card which shall expire and be renewable on the eighth anniversary date of the birth of the applicant next following the date of its issuance unless the birthdate be February 29, and in which event the identification card will expire on February 28 every eighth year. A permanent resident foreign national may be issued a full 8-year identification card. However, an identification card issued to a temporary foreign national must be limited to the period of time that the temporary foreign national is authorized to be in the United States.
(b) On or near the date of expiration of an identification card, each holder of such a card desiring renewal of such card shall appear at a Division of Motor Vehicles office in the county in which the holder of the card resides and be photographed by the Department of Transportation.
(c) No identification card shall be issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to any nonresident of the State.
(d) An individual who presents a valid, unexpired, Delaware personal credential card, issued under § 8915(d) of Title 29, is exempt from any fee charged under this section for an identification card.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  3103;  58 Del. Laws, c. 516;  65 Del. Laws, c. 37, §§  2, 3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  82;  76 Del. Laws, c. 76, §  26;  76 Del. Laws, c. 126, §  2;  81 Del. Laws, c. 447, § 5;  83 Del. Laws, c. 29, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31. NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › § 3104. Contents of identification cards.

§ 3104. Contents of identification cards.
(a) Every identification card shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the holder and shall contain the name, date of birth, address, a photograph of the holder taken by the Department of Transportation and a brief description of the holder for purposes of identification. The identification card holder's Social Security number is used for identification purposes and shall be maintained in the Division of Motor Vehicles' record system.
(b) Every identification card shall bear in conspicuous print the words:
“THIS IS NOT A DRIVER'S LICENSE.”
(c) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall upon submission of satisfactory proof, provide that a person making application for an identification card designation that the holder is a veteran on the identification card.
(1) An applicant qualifies to have designation that the holder is a veteran added to their identification card if the applicant served in the United States Armed Forces, including a reserve component of the National Guard, and was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable:
(2) Satisfactory proof of that the applicant is a veteran includes any of the following:
a. Form DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
b. Form DD-256, Discharge Certificate that states “General Under Honorable Conditions” .
c. Form NGB-22, Report of Separation and Record of Service, Departments of the Army and the Airforce, National Guard Bureau.
d. Valid military ID card including any of the following:
1. White Common Access Card.
2. Department of Defense Blue ID.
3. Department of Defense Red ID.
e. A valid identification card issued by a state other than Delaware with designation that the holder is a veteran.
(3) When and applicant for or holder of an identification card desires to add designation that the holder is a veteran as part of an initial application, renewal, or duplicate of an identification card, no fee in addition to the standard application or renewal fee may be charged for adding designation that the holder is a veteran.
(4) When the holder of an identification card desires to add designation that the holder is a veteran before identification card renewal, a fee of $10 may be assessed for such change.
(5) The Division shall coordinate with the Delaware Office of Veterans Services to establish a method of authenticating unclear military documentation.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  3104;  58 Del. Laws, c. 516;  71 Del. Laws, c. 133, §  4;  72 Del. Laws, c. 335, §  4;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  83;  75 Del. Laws, c. 185, §§  3, 4;  83 Del. Laws, c. 489, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31. NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › § 3105. Issuance of duplicate cards; fee.

§ 3105. Issuance of duplicate cards; fee.
(a) In the event that any identification card issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may apply to the Division for the issuance of a duplicate or substitute identification card upon executing such forms as may be required by the Division and upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the Division that such identification card has been lost or destroyed.
(b) Upon receipt of the application and a fee of $5.00, the Division shall issue a duplicate identification card.
(c) An individual who presents a valid, unexpired, Delaware personal credential card, issued under § 8915 of Title 29, is exempt from any fee charged under this section for a duplicate identification card.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  3105;  58 Del. Laws, c. 516;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 271, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 447, § 6;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31. NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › § 3106. Signature.

§ 3106. Signature.
Every holder of an identification card shall write the holder's usual signature, in a manner acceptable to the Department, in the space provided for that purpose on the card and such card shall not be valid until the card is so signed.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  3106;  58 Del. Laws, c. 516;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 183, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31. NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › § 3107. False statements.

§ 3107. False statements.
Whoever makes any false affidavit or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing required by the terms of this chapter to be sworn to or affirmed is guilty of perjury and shall be fined or imprisoned as the law provides.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  3108;  58 Del. Laws, c. 516;  66 Del. Laws, c. 416, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 31. NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › § 3108. Penalties.

§ 3108. Penalties.
(a) Whoever violates this chapter shall for the first offense be fined not less than $25 nor more than $115. For each subsequent like offense, the person shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $230, or imprisoned not less than 10 nor more than 30 days, or both. Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction over violations of this chapter.
(b) This section shall not apply to violations defined as perjury under § 3107 of this title.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  3109;  58 Del. Laws, c. 516;  65 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  14;  66 Del. Laws, c. 416, §  3;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  20;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3202. . . Applicability.

§ 3202. . Applicability.
(a) (1) This chapter shall only apply to limited durable powers of attorney which are executed for the sole purpose of completing documentation required and allowable by the Department to accomplish certain actions set forth in this title.
(2) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any business or individual who is specifically required by statute or regulation to identify persons who have authority to sign on behalf of the business or individual. In those instances, all documentation must still be executed by an individual who has been previously identified in writing to the Department.
(b) A power of attorney that was granted in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction governing such power of attorney will be recognized and enforceable under the laws of the State of Delaware in accordance with its terms.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3203. . . Power of attorney is durable.

§ 3203. . Power of attorney is durable.
A power of attorney is durable if it contains the words:
“This power of attorney shall not be affected by the subsequent incapacity of the principal,” or similar words showing the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding the principal's subsequent incapacity.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3205. . . Execution of personal power of attorney.

§ 3205. . Execution of personal power of attorney.
(a) A personal power of attorney is validly executed if it complies with § 3204 of this title, unless such personal power of attorney provides that it is governed by the laws of another jurisdiction, in which case, such personal power of attorney is validly executed if such execution complies with the laws of such other jurisdiction.
(b) A limited durable power of attorney (other than a personal power of attorney) will be deemed to be validly executed under the laws of this State if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:
(1) The law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney; or
(2) The requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1044b, as amended.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this chapter, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3206. . . Nomination of guardian of person or property; relation of agent to court-appointed fiduciary.

§ 3206. . Nomination of guardian of person or property; relation of agent to court-appointed fiduciary.
(a) The appointment by a court of a guardian or other fiduciary charged with the management of the principal's property or the care of the principal's person shall terminate all personal powers of attorney.
(b) After the appointment of a guardian or other fiduciary charged with the management of the principal's property or the care of the principal's person, the agent is accountable to such guardian or other fiduciary as well as to the principal as to any personal powers of attorney which the agent continues to hold. A guardian or other fiduciary shall only have such powers to revoke or amend the powers of the agent as shall be given to such guardian or other fiduciary by the court.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3208. . . Termination of personal power of attorney or agent's authority.

§ 3208. . Termination of personal power of attorney or agent's authority.
(a) A personal power of attorney terminates when:
(1) The principal dies;
(2) The principal revokes the personal power of attorney;
(3) A terminating event set forth in the personal power of attorney occurs;
(4) The purpose of the personal power of attorney is accomplished;
(5) The principal revokes the agent's authority or the agent dies, becomes incapacitated, or resigns, and the personal power of attorney does not provide for another agent to act; or
(6) The personal power of attorney is revoked by order of the Court of Chancery pursuant to § 3214 of this title or otherwise.
(b) An agent's authority terminates when:
(1) The principal revokes the authority;
(2) The agent dies, becomes incapacitated, or resigns;
(3) An action is filed for the dissolution or annulment of the agent's marriage to the principal, unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides;
(4) All documentation has been submitted, accepted, processed and acted upon by the Department;
(5) One year from the date of execution of the power of attorney; or
(6) The personal power of attorney terminates.
(c) Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent's authority is exercisable until the authority terminates under subsection (b) of this section, notwithstanding a lapse of time since the execution of the personal power of attorney.
(d) Termination of an agent's authority or of a personal power of attorney is not effective as to the agent or another person that, without actual knowledge of the termination, acts in good faith under the personal power of attorney. An act so performed, unless otherwise invalid or unenforceable, binds the principal and the principal's successors in interest.
(e) The execution of a personal power of attorney does not revoke a personal power of attorney previously executed by the principal unless the subsequent personal power of attorney provides that the previous personal power of attorney is revoked or that all other personal powers of attorney are revoked.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3209. . . Concurrent agents, joint agents, and successor agents.

§ 3209. . Concurrent agents, joint agents, and successor agents.
(a) A principal may designate 2 or more persons to act as concurrent agents. Each concurrent agent may exercise its authority independently.
(b) A principal may designate 2 or more persons to act as joint agents. No joint agent shall have the power to act without the agreement of all other joint agents and shall have no power to act independent of the other agent.
(c) If the principal designates more than 1 agent and does not specify that they are concurrent agents or joint agents, such agents shall be considered concurrent agents.
(d) A principal may designate 1 or more successor agents to act if an agent resigns, dies, becomes incapacitated, is not qualified to serve, or declines to serve. Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, a successor agent:
(1) Has the same authority as that granted to the original agent; and
(2) May not act until all predecessor agents have resigned, died, become incapacitated, are no longer qualified to serve, or have declined to serve.
(e) A principal may give an appointed agent or another person designated by name, office or function the authority to designate by a writing executed by such person, 1 or more concurrent, joint, or successor agents in addition to those designated in the personal power of attorney. Unless the personal power of attorney authorizing the appointment of such further agents otherwise provides, a concurrent, joint, or successor agent appointed by this method:
(1) Has the same authority as that granted to the original agent; and
(2) May not act until the predecessor designee has resigned, died, become incapacitated, is no longer qualified to serve, or has declined to serve.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in the personal power of attorney and subsection (g) of this section, an acting agent that does not participate in or conceal a breach of fiduciary duty committed by another agent, including a predecessor agent, is not liable for the actions of the other agent.
(g) An acting agent that has actual knowledge of a breach or imminent breach of fiduciary duty by another agent shall notify the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated, take any action reasonably appropriate in the circumstances to safeguard the principal's best interest. An agent that fails to notify the principal or take action as required by this subsection is liable for the reasonably foreseeable damages that could have been avoided if the agent had notified the principal or taken such action.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3210. . . Reimbursement and compensation of agent.

§ 3210. . Reimbursement and compensation of agent.
(a) An agent is entitled to reimbursement of expenses reasonably incurred on behalf of the principal.
(b) An agent shall not be entitled to compensation unless:
(1) The personal power of attorney so provides; and
(2) The compensation is reasonable under the circumstances.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3211. . . Agent's acceptance.

§ 3211. . Agent's acceptance.
Except as otherwise provided in the personal power of attorney, a person accepts appointment as an agent under a personal power of attorney by signing the agent's certification (pursuant to § 3204 of this title) or by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent or by any other assertion or conduct indicating acceptance.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3212. . . Agent's duties.

§ 3212. . Agent's duties.
(a) Notwithstanding provisions in the personal power of attorney, an agent that has accepted appointment pursuant to a personal power of attorney shall, in connection with exercising the authority granted to such agent therein:
(1) Act in accordance with the principal's reasonable expectations to the extent actually known by the agent and, otherwise, in the principal's best interest;
(2) Act in good faith;
(3) Act only within the scope of authority granted in the personal power of attorney; and
(4) To the extent reasonably practicable under the circumstances, keep in regular contact with the principal and communicate with the principal.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the personal power of attorney, an agent that has accepted appointment shall:
(1) Act loyally for the principal's benefit;
(2) Act so as not to create a conflict of interest that impairs the agent's ability to act impartially in the principal's best interest;
(3) Act with the care, competence, and diligence ordinarily exercised by agents in similar circumstances; and
(4) Keep a record of all receipts, disbursements, and transactions made on behalf of the principal.
(c) An agent that acts with care, competence, and diligence for the best interest of the principal is not liable solely because the agent also benefits from the act or has an individual or conflicting interest in relation to the property or affairs of the principal.
(d) If an agent has special skills or expertise the special skills or expertise must be considered in determining whether the agent has acted with care, competence, and diligence under the circumstances.
(e) An agent that engages another person on behalf of the principal is not liable for an act, error of judgment, or default of that person if the agent exercises care, competence, and diligence in selecting and monitoring the person.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in the personal power of attorney and by § 3206 of this title, an agent is not required to disclose receipts, disbursements, or transactions conducted on behalf of the principal unless ordered by a court or requested by the principal, a guardian, a conservator, another fiduciary acting for the principal, a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal, or, upon the death of the principal, by the personal representative or successor in interest of the principal's estate. If so requested the agent shall comply with the request within a reasonable period of time.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3213. . . Exoneration of agent.

§ 3213. . Exoneration of agent.
A provision in a personal power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty is binding on the principal and the principal's successors in interest except to the extent the provision:
(1) Relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the personal power of attorney or the best interest of the principal; or
(2) Was inserted as a result of undue influence upon the principal.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3214. . . Judicial relief.

§ 3214. . Judicial relief.
(a) A person designated in subsection (b) of this section may petition the Court of Chancery requesting that the Court:
(1) Determine whether the personal power of attorney or the authority of an agent is in effect or has terminated pursuant to § 3208 of this title or otherwise;
(2) Compel the agent to exercise or refrain from exercising authority in a particular manner or for a particular purpose;
(3) Compel the agent to account for transactions conducted on the principal's behalf pursuant to § 3212(f) of this title;
(4) Modify, suspend, or revoke the powers of the agent to act under a personal power of attorney, and, if the principal has not designated another agent or successor agent in the personal power of attorney, appoint another agent to act in place of the agent whose powers are modified, suspended, or revoked;
(5) Determine an agent's liability for violation of his or her duties pursuant to § 3212 of this title.
(b) Any of the following persons may file a petition seeking appropriate relief under this section:
(1) The principal or the agent;
(2) The spouse, child, or parent of the principal;
(3) A guardian, trustee, or other fiduciary acting for the principal;
(4) The personal representative, trustee, or a beneficiary of the principal's estate;
(5) Any other interested person, as long as the person demonstrates to the Court's satisfaction that the person is interested in the welfare of the principal and has a good faith belief that:
a. The Court's intervention is necessary; and
b. The principal is incapacitated at the time of filing the petition or otherwise unable to protect that principal's own interests; or
(6) A person asked to accept a personal power of attorney.
(c) Upon motion by the principal, who shall be presumed to have legal capacity, the Court shall dismiss a petition filed under this section, unless the Court finds that the principal lacks capacity to revoke the agent's authority or the personal power of attorney.
(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude or diminish the Court's authority to appoint a guardian or other fiduciary pursuant to Chapter 39 of Title 12, or to order other judicial relief, in order to grant appropriate relief upon review of a personal power of attorney or an agent's conduct with respect to a personal power of attorney.
(e) Nothing in this section shall preclude the Department of Health and Social Services, the Public Guardian, or other governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal from petitioning the Court for access to the principal or to records necessary to determine, or terminate, possible abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment of the principal.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3215. . . Agent's resignation; notice.

§ 3215. . Agent's resignation; notice.
Unless the personal power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving written notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:
(1) To the guardian, if 1 has been appointed for the principal, and a concurrent agent or successor agent; or
(2) If there is no person described in paragraph (1) of this section, to:
a. The principal's primary caregiver;
b. Another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; or
c. A governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 32. Limited Power of Attorney and Electronic Signatures for Division of Motor Vehicles Matters › § 3216. . . Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged personal power of attorney.

§ 3216. . Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged personal power of attorney.
(a) For purposes of this section, “acknowledged” means purportedly verified before a notarial officer or contain an electronic signature acceptable to the Department.
(b) A person that in good faith accepts an acknowledged personal power of attorney without actual knowledge that the signature is not genuine may rely upon a presumption that the signature is genuine.
(c) A person that in good faith accepts an acknowledged personal power of attorney without actual knowledge that the personal power of attorney is void, invalid, or terminated, that the purported agent's authority is void, invalid, or terminated, or that the agent is exceeding or improperly exercising the agent's authority may rely upon the personal power of attorney as if the personal power of attorney were genuine, valid and still in effect, the agent's authority were genuine, valid and still in effect, and the agent had not exceeded and had properly exercised the authority.
(d) A person that is asked to accept an acknowledged personal power of attorney may request, and rely upon, without further investigation, an English translation, under oath of the translator, of the personal power of attorney if it contains, in whole or in part, language other than English.
(e) For purposes of this section, a person that conducts activities through employees is without actual knowledge of a fact relating to a personal power of attorney, a principal, or an agent if the employee conducting the transaction involving the personal power of attorney is without actual knowledge of the fact. Notification of revocation of a personal power of attorney by a principal or agent to an officer of a bank or other financial institution shall constitute actual notice to all employees.
83 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter I. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws › § 4102. Required obedience to traffic laws.

§ 4102. Required obedience to traffic laws.
It is unlawful for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this chapter.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4102;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 60, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter I. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws › § 4103. Obedience to authorized persons directing traffic.

§ 4103. Obedience to authorized persons directing traffic.
(a) No person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer or authorized flagperson or fire police officer or uniformed adult school crossing guard invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate vehicle and pedestrian traffic. This subsection shall not operate to relieve a driver of the duty to operate the driver's vehicle with due regard to the safety of all persons using the highway.
(b) Any driver who, having received a visual or audible signal from a police officer identifiable by uniform, by motor vehicle or by a clearly discernible police signal to bring the driver's vehicle to a stop, operates the vehicle in disregard of the signal or interferes with or endangers the operation of the police vehicle or who increases speed or extinguishes the vehicle's lights and attempts to flee or elude the police officer shall be guilty of a class G felony, with a minimum fine of $575 which may not be suspended. Upon receiving notice of such conviction the Secretary, at the Secretary's discretion, may forthwith revoke the operator's or chauffeur's license of the person so convicted for a period of 2 years. For each subsequent like offense, the person shall be guilty of a class E felony, with a minimum fine of $1,150 which may not be suspended. Upon receiving a court notice of conviction for a subsequent like offense, the Secretary shall revoke the operator's or chauffeur's license for an additional 3-year period. It shall be an affirmative defense for this section if the driver proceeds at or below the posted speed limit to a safe location or, at nighttime to a well-lit reasonable location and stops the vehicle at that point that the driver is not guilty of this section.
(c) If any vehicle is witnessed by a police officer to be in violation of subsection (b) of this section and the identity of the operator is not otherwise apparent, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that the persons in whose name such vehicle is registered, to whom a rental vehicle is leased or whose name appears on a company's records as driving a company vehicle, committed such violation of subsection (b) of this section.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4103;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;  57 Del. Laws, c. 141;  57 Del. Laws, c. 670, §  13B;  60 Del. Laws, c. 701, §  9;  64 Del. Laws, c. 164, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  21;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 289, §§  1-3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 21 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 41. RULES OF THE ROAD › Subchapter I. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws › § 4104. Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.

§ 4104. Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.
Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very nature can have no application.
21 Del. C. 1953, §  4104;  54 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  1;