Title 6 — Commerce and Trade
89 chapters · 627 sections in this title.
6 Del. C. § 4500. Short title.
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§ 4500. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Delaware Equal Accommodations Law.”70 Del. Laws, c. 350, § 1;
6 Del. C. § 4501. Purpose and construction.
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§ 4501. Purpose and construction. This chapter is intended to prevent, in places of public accommodations, practices of discrimination against any person because of race, age, marital status, creed, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military s…
6 Del. C. § 4502. Definitions.
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§ 4502. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Automatic door” means a door equipped with a power-operated mechanism and controls that open and close the door automatically upon receipt of a momentary actuating signal. The switch that begins the automatic cycle may be a …
6 Del. C. § 4503. Persons entitled to protection.
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§ 4503. Persons entitled to protection. All persons within the jurisdiction of this State are entitled to the full and equal accommodations, facilities, advantages and privileges of any place of public accommodation regardless of the race, age, marital status, creed, religion, co…
6 Del. C. § 4504. Unlawful practices.
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§ 4504. Unlawful practices. (a) (1) a. No person being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, director, supervisor, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public accommodation, may directly or indirectly refuse, withhold from, or deny to any person, on account of rac…
6 Del. C. § 4505. Authority of the Commission; delegation.
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§ 4505. Authority of the Commission; delegation. (a) The Commission shall implement the provisions of this chapter not expressly vested in another entity. (b) The Commission may delegate, to a panel of its members, any power, duty, or function vested in it by this chapter. No pan…
6 Del. C. § 4506. Commission’s power to adopt rules.
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§ 4506. Commission’s power to adopt rules. The Commission shall have the power in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act in Title 29 [Chapter 101 of Title 29] to adopt rules and regulations concerning the manner in which complaints shall be investigated or other invest…
6 Del. C. § 4507. Education and conciliation.
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§ 4507. Education and conciliation. (a) The Commission may commence such educational activities as, in its judgment, will further the purposes of this chapter. It may hold conferences for persons in the business industry and other interested parties to acquaint them with the prov…
6 Del. C. § 4508. Procedure on complaint.
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§ 4508. Procedure on complaint. (a) An individual who believes they have been aggrieved by a discriminatory public accommodation practice prohibited under § 4504 of this title may file a written complaint with the Division. A complaint under this chapter may be filed by the indiv…
6 Del. C. § 4509. Division’s power to investigate compliance.
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§ 4509. Division’s power to investigate compliance. The Division is empowered to investigate compliance with this chapter whether or not a complaint is filed pursuant to § 4508 of this title. In furtherance of and not in limitation of this power, the Division may review practices…
6 Del. C. § 4510. Compelling attendance of witnesses and production of documents, oaths, subpoenas.
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§ 4510. Compelling attendance of witnesses and production of documents, oaths, subpoenas. (a) The Commission may issue subpoenas and order discovery in aid of investigations and hearings under this chapter. Such subpoenas shall be signed by the chairperson or panel chair and may …
6 Del. C. § 4511. Judicial review.
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§ 4511. Judicial review. (a) Any party aggrieved by an order for relief under § 4508 of this title granting or denying, in whole or in part, the relief sought, may obtain a review of such order in the Superior Court in the county in which the discriminatory public accommodations …
6 Del. C. § 4512. Enforcement by the Attorney General.
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§ 4512. Enforcement by the Attorney General. (a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaging in a pattern of discriminatory public accommodation practices, that any person or group of persons has been denied any of…
6 Del. C. § 4513. Criminal jurisdiction.
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§ 4513. Criminal jurisdiction. The Superior Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over all criminal violations of this chapter.77 Del. Laws, c. 90, § 26;
6 Del. C. § 4514-4516. §§ 4514-4516.
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§§ 4514-4516.