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Delaware Statutes, Title 24

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Title 24, Professions and Occupations

58 chapters · 1,381 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 241,381 Ch 17, MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT135 Ch 25, Pharmacy61 Ch 51, COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING AND LICENS…52 Ch 11, DENTISTRY AND DENTAL HYGIENE50 Ch 29, REAL ESTATE SERVICES, BROKERS, ASSOC…42 Ch 13, Private Investigators and Private Se…41 Ch 19, Nursing41 Ch 30, MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENC…41 Ch 40, REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS39 Ch 16, ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS34 Ch 28, Professional Engineers33 Ch 18, BOARD OF PLUMBING, HEATING, VENTILAT…30 Ch 14, BOARD OF ELECTRICAL EXAMINERS26 Ch 33, VETERINARIANS26

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24 Del. C. § 1601. Purpose.
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§ 1601. Purpose. (a) It is the finding of the General Assembly that the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State are imperiled by the increasing incidence of the crimes of obscenity, prostitution and of offenses related thereto. The General Assembly finds that the fo…
24 Del. C. § 1602. Definitions.
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§ 1602. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Adult” shall mean a person who has attained the age of 18. (2) “Adult entertainment establishment” shall mean any commercial establishment, business or service, or portion thereof, which offers sexually-oriented material, devices…
24 Del. C. § 1603. Commission on Adult Entertainment Establishments.
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§ 1603. Commission on Adult Entertainment Establishments. (a) The Commission on Adult Entertainment Establishments is hereby established. The Commission shall consist of 5 members who shall be appointed by the Governor and who shall be residents of this State. No person shall be …
24 Del. C. § 1604. Duties and powers of Commission.
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§ 1604. Duties and powers of Commission. (a) The Commission shall issue, revoke and suspend licenses for operation of adult entertainment establishments, and for the operation of adult-oriented retail businesses in accordance with this chapter. (b) The Commission shall meet regul…

24 Del. C. § 1605. Records.

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§ 1605. Records. (a) The Commission shall maintain separate indexes relating to the licensing of adult entertainment establishments and adult-oriented retail businesses. (b) The Commission shall maintain an alphabetized or a computerized index containing the full name or names, i…

24 Del. C. § 1606. Adult entertainment license requirement.

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§ 1606. Adult entertainment license requirement. (a) No person shall engage in, carry on or participate in the operation of an adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail business without first having been issued a license therefor by the Commission. Any adult ente…

24 Del. C. § 1607. License fee; term.

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§ 1607. License fee; term. (a) No license for the operation of an adult-oriented retail business under this chapter, or renewal thereof, shall be issued unless the applicant shall have paid the nonrefundable application fee as provided in § 1613 of this title. (b) No license for …

24 Del. C. § 1608. Transferability of license.

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§ 1608. Transferability of license. (a) Each license issued under this chapter shall be for the sole use and benefit of the licensee to whom it is issued and shall not be transferable. (b) Whoever intentionally uses or permits the use, or attempts to use or permit the use of a li…

24 Del. C. § 1609. Form and content of license.

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§ 1609. Form and content of license. (a) Every license issued under this chapter shall be signed by the signature or by the facsimile signature of the Chairperson of the Commission, shall bear in bold letters the date of issuance and termination and shall state the name and addre…

24 Del. C. § 1610. License tied to physical location; prohibited activities.

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§ 1610. License tied to physical location; prohibited activities. (a) No license issued under this chapter shall authorize the licensee to engage in or carry on the business of operating an adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment in any place othe…

24 Del. C. § 1611. Display of license [Repealed].

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§ 1611. Display of license [Repealed].61 Del. Laws, c. 122, § 1; 62 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 14; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 168, § 10; repealed by 82 Del. Laws, c. 8, § 5, effective Apr. 9, 2019.;

24 Del. C. § 1612. Massagist license application.

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§ 1612. Massagist license application. Repealed by 77 Del. Laws, c. 168, § 11, effective July 16, 2009.

24 Del. C. § 1613. Adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment license application.

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§ 1613. Adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment license application. (a) No license for the operation of an adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment shall be issued under this chapter unless the applicant has execut…

24 Del. C. § 1614. Form of signature.

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§ 1614. Form of signature. No signature of an applicant or licensee, or of any director, officer, principal stockholder or employee of an applicant or licensee, or of any partner associated with an applicant or licensee, which is required to be affixed to any document filed under…

24 Del. C. § 1615. Personal appearance required.

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§ 1615. Personal appearance required. (a) No license shall be issued under this chapter except upon personal appearance of the applicant before a member of the Commission. The applicant shall affix the applicant’s signature and Social Security number to the application for licens…

24 Del. C. § 1616. Grounds for denial of license.

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§ 1616. Grounds for denial of license. The Commission after a hearing shall issue a license for the operation of an adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment for every applicant who shall have satisfactorily completed and filed an application for li…

24 Del. C. § 1617. Grounds for refusal to issue a license; suspension; revocation.

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§ 1617. Grounds for refusal to issue a license; suspension; revocation. (a) The Commission shall refuse to issue a license to any applicant, and shall revoke any license for the operation of an adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment, for any of t…

24 Del. C. § 1618. Suspension of license to operate massage establishment or act as massagist; regulations imposing sanctions.

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§ 1618. Suspension of license to operate massage establishment or act as massagist; regulations imposing sanctions. Repealed by 77 Del. Laws, c. 168, § 15, effective July 16, 2009.

24 Del. C. § 1619. Hearings.

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§ 1619. Hearings. (a) The Commission shall not suspend or revoke any license under this chapter except after a hearing where the licensee has been given at least 20 days’ notice in writing, specifying the reason or reasons for such suspension or revocation and a date of the heari…

24 Del. C. § 1620. Criminal background checks of applicants and employees.

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§ 1620. Criminal background checks of applicants and employees. An applicant for licensure as an adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment and all persons employed by the adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment shall…

24 Del. C. § 1621. Records; inspection of records.

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§ 1621. Records; inspection of records. (a) Every adult entertainment establishment which is licensed under this chapter shall maintain on the premises a record which shall state the name and address of every person, distributor, wholesaler or publisher from whom said establishme…

24 Del. C. § 1622. Change of management of adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment.

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§ 1622. Change of management of adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment. (a) An adult entertainment establishment or adult-oriented retail establishment shall notify the Commission in writing within 10 days of any change, containing the full name(…

24 Del. C. § 1623. Applicability of chapter.

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§ 1623. Applicability of chapter. This chapter shall apply with equal force and effect to businesses and enterprises in existence prior to the effective date of this chapter and to those undertaken thereafter. The information required of all applicants hereunder shall be supplied…

24 Del. C. § 1624. Inspections of massage establishments.

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§ 1624. Inspections of massage establishments. Repealed by 77 Del. Laws, c. 168, § 21, effective July 16, 2009.

24 Del. C. § 1625. Rules and prohibitions relating to adult entertainment establishments.

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§ 1625. Rules and prohibitions relating to adult entertainment establishments. (a) No adult entertainment establishment shall be established in a shopping area containing 1 or more parcels of land owned by a common owner or owners and having in such area 4 or more retail stores. …

24 Del. C. § 1626. Offenses.

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§ 1626. Offenses. Unless otherwise provided, all violations of this chapter are misdemeanors.61 Del. Laws, c. 122, § 1; 62 Del. Laws, c. 270, § 1;

24 Del. C. § 1627. Jurisdiction.

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§ 1627. Jurisdiction. Exclusive jurisdiction for all criminal violations of this chapter shall be in the Superior Court.61 Del. Laws, c. 122, § 1; 62 Del. Laws, c. 270, § 1;

24 Del. C. § 1628. Words of gender or number.

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§ 1628. Words of gender or number. Unless the context otherwise requires, words denoting the singular number may, and where necessary, shall be construed as denoting the plural number, and words denoting the plural number may, and where necessary, shall be construed as denoting t…

24 Del. C. § 1629. Presence of minors prohibited; penalties.

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§ 1629. Presence of minors prohibited; penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful for an owner, manager, operator, procurer, employee or independent contractor of an adult entertainment establishment to knowingly admit or allow to remain on the premises of such establishment an individu…

24 Del. C. § 1631. Statement of purpose; findings.

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§ 1631. Statement of purpose; findings. (a) It is hereby found that there are certain commercial premises, buildings, structures or parts thereof which, by reason of the design and use of such premises, buildings or structures are conducive to the spread of communicable disease t…

24 Del. C. § 1632. Definitions.

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§ 1632. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this subchapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) “Booths, stalls or partitioned portions of a room or individual…

24 Del. C. § 1633. Building standards.

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§ 1633. Building standards. (a) No commercial building, structure, premises, part thereof or facilities therein, shall be so constructed, used, designed or operated for the purpose of engaging in, or permitting persons to engage in, sexual activities which include high-risk sexua…

24 Del. C. § 1634. Department of Health and Social Services.

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§ 1634. Department of Health and Social Services. (a) The Department of Health and Social Services shall administer this subchapter and may adopt rules and regulations to facilitate its administration of this subchapter. In exercising the powers conferred by this or any other sec…

24 Del. C. § 1635. Closure of certain public nuisances.

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§ 1635. Closure of certain public nuisances. (a) After the Secretary has issued the notice and warning described in § 1634 of this title, the management, owner or tenant shall have 10 days to request a hearing before the Secretary or a hearing officer appointed by the Secretary, …