Title 10 — Courts and Judicial Procedure
63 chapters · 561 sections in this title.
10 Del. C. § 2001. Short title.
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§ 2001. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Judicial Emergency Act.”77 Del. Laws, c. 30, § 1;
10 Del. C. § 2002. Statement of policy.
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§ 2002. Statement of policy. The State or areas thereof could suffer future catastrophic damage through the occurrence of emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism, enemy attack, or other hostile action, or from disease, fire, flood, earthquake, accident, or other natura…
10 Del. C. § 2003. Definitions.
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§ 2003. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Affected court facility” means any court facility for which the Chief Justice has made a determination that emergency sessions shall be conducted outside the county in which it normally operates. (2) “Chief Justice” means the Chi…
10 Del. C. § 2004. Authority of Chief Justice to declare a judicial emergency; contents of order; duration of order.
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§ 2004. Authority of Chief Justice to declare a judicial emergency; contents of order; duration of order. (a) The Chief Justice shall, in consultation with those other members of the Supreme Court who are available, have the authority, by order, to declare a judicial emergency wh…
10 Del. C. § 2005. Emergency sessions of court.
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§ 2005. Emergency sessions of court. (a) When the Chief Justice makes the determination that a court shall conduct proceedings outside its county, the Chief Justice may order emergency sessions of court in another county. In making this determination, the Chief Justice shall make…
10 Del. C. § 2006. Venue for affected court facilities.
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§ 2006. Venue for affected court facilities. (a) If an affected court facility is ordered to conduct sessions in a different county, the host county shall be a proper venue for civil and criminal actions to the same extent as if the affected court were operating in its original c…
10 Del. C. § 2007. Extension of deadlines.
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§ 2007. Extension of deadlines. (a) The Chief Justice, in an order declaring a judicial emergency, or in an order modifying or extending a judicial emergency order, is authorized to suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant relief from deadlines or other time schedules or filing …
10 Del. C. § 2008. Use of audiovisual devices.
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§ 2008. Use of audiovisual devices. During a judicial emergency, the Chief Justice is authorized to permit, by order, the use of audiovisual devices for all civil and criminal proceedings except trial by jury, whether or not such use is currently permitted by statute or court rul…
10 Del. C. § 2009. Other emergency powers.
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§ 2009. Other emergency powers. The Chief Justice shall have the authority to take such other actions as the Chief Justice reasonably believes are necessary to provide for the continued operation of the courts during a judicial emergency.77 Del. Laws, c. 30, § 1;
10 Del. C. § 2010. Preemption of conflicting provisions.
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§ 2010. Preemption of conflicting provisions. The provisions of this chapter shall preempt and supersede but not repeal any conflicting provisions of this Code or any other provision of law.77 Del. Laws, c. 30, § 1;