Title 10, Courts and Judicial Procedure

§§ 4312-4315. Evidence of laws of other jurisdictions; judicial notice; judicial notice of common law and statutes of other jurisdictions; Uniform Proof of Statutes Law; federal findings or reports on death, missing in action, or captured as evidence; prohibition of examination o…

§ 4316. Victim advocate privilege. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Confidential communication” means any information transmitted in confidence between a victim and a victim advocate in the course of that relationship. (2) “Crisis services” includes emergency and follow-up inter…

§ 4317. Admissibility of accommodation payments for personal injury; effect on statute of limitations. No advance payment or partial payment of damages made by any person or his or her insurer as an accommodation to an injured person or on such person’s behalf to others or to the…

§ 4318. Compassionate communications. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Health care provider” means any person licensed or certified by the State of Delaware to deliver health care services, including, but not limited to, any physician, coordinated care organization, hospita…

§ 4319. Confidential communications involving first responders, civilian employees, or their families. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Civilian employee” means an employee of a law-enforcement, fire, or emergency medical services agency who is not a first responder. (2) “C…

§ 4320. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Adjudicative proceeding” means any judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding in which the rights of parties are determined but does not include any proceeding of a grand jury. (2) “Information” means any oral, written or pictorial…

§ 4321. Privilege in nonadjudicative proceedings. A reporter is privileged in a nonadjudicative proceeding to decline to testify concerning either the source or content of information that he or she obtained within the scope of his or her professional activities.10 Del. C. 1953, …

§ 4322. Privilege in adjudicative proceedings. A reporter is privileged in an adjudicative proceeding to decline to testify concerning the source or content of information that he or she obtained within the scope of his or her professional activities if the reporter states under …

§ 4323. Exceptions to the privilege in adjudicative proceedings. (a) Unless the disclosure of the content of the information would substantially increase the likelihood that the source of the information will be discovered, the privilege provided by § 4322 of this title shall not…

§ 4324. Determination of privilege claim. A person who invokes the privilege provided by this subchapter may not be required to testify in any proceeding except by court order. If a person invokes the privilege in any proceeding other than a court proceeding, the body or party se…

§ 4325. Waiver. If a reporter waives the privilege provided by this subchapter with respect to certain facts, he or she may be cross-examined on the testimony or other evidence he or she gives concerning those facts but not on other facts with respect to which the reporter claims…

§ 4326. Short title. This subchapter may be cited as the “Reporters’ Privilege Act.”10 Del. C. 1953, § 4326; 59 Del. Laws, c. 163, § 1;

§ 4330. Chemical test report. For the purpose of establishing that physical evidence in a criminal or civil proceeding constitutes a particular controlled substance defined under Chapter 47 of Title 16, a report signed by the forensic toxicologist or forensic chemist who performe…

§ 4331. Chain of physical custody or control. In the context of controlled dangerous substances: (1) “Chain of custody” means: a. The seizing officer; b. The packaging officer, if the packaging officer is not also the seizing officer; and c. The forensic toxicologist or forensic …

§ 4332. Presence of forensic toxicologist or forensic chemist at criminal proceeding; availability of chemical report to defense counsel. (a) In general. — (1) In a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall, upon written demand of a defendant filed in the proceedings at least 5 …

§ 4335. Economic expert opinion on the amount of future lost wages and/or future medical expenses. In any case before a Delaware court where there is a dispute over the economic amount a party owes another party for future lost wages and/or future medical expenses, there shall be…