Title 29 — State Government

§ 5101. Oath of office; fee. Every person elected or appointed to any public office of trust or profit in this State, before entering upon the duties of such office, shall take and subscribe the oaths or affirmations set forth in article XIV of the Delaware Constitution. Such oat…

§ 5102. Oath to support Constitution. Every officer and employee of the State or any political subdivision thereof shall take an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State before commencing duties as such officer or employee…

§ 5103. Payment of debts as condition of employment. No agency of the State shall employ or retain upon its payroll any person who refuses or neglects to make an effort to pay, by making regular partial payments on any unsecured debt, duly contracted for by such person while in t…

§ 5104. Saturday as holiday. Saturday shall be a legal holiday throughout each year for all elective and appointive officials, deputies, clerks and other employees of the State, except members of the State Police, employees of the Department of Safety and employees assigned to ro…

§ 5105. Leave of absence for military service; pension rights; term of successor appointees. (a) In the case of any employee of this State who is called to the service of or voluntarily enters the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard of the State, when in conti…

§ 5106. Employee salary deductions. (a) Upon receipt of written authorization from any state employee, the Secretary of Finance shall deduct from the employee’s salary such sum as the employee shall direct for state provided employee benefits. Effective upon the implementation of…

§ 5107. Cancellation of bond on expiration of term; petition; notice; order of Court. (a) At any time after the expiration of the term of office of any state or county officer in this State who is required to give bond or other obligation with surety for the faithful performance …

§ 5108. Action against officer for state moneys. Action may be brought in the name of the State against any officer for money received by or legally chargeable to the officer for fines, forfeitures or fees appertaining to the funds of the State.Code 1852, § 2244; Code 1915, § 409…

§ 5109. Meetings of state boards and commissions; executive sessions [Repealed]. Repealed by 60 Del. Laws, c. 641, § 4, effective Jan. 1, 1977.

§ 5110. Election of employee to public office; leave. In the event any employee of this State, including any employee of the public schools, is elected to any public office provided for by the Constitution of the State or the Delaware Code, such employee shall be granted such lea…

§ 5111. Benefits to surviving spouse of persons elected to state or county office. Whenever a person who has been elected to any office of the State or the counties by the qualified voters of the State shall die while in office and shall leave a spouse surviving, an amount equal …

§ 5112. Employees not to be supplied with, nor reimbursed for, food consumed during working hours; exceptions. (a) No full-time employee of the State whose salary is paid by the State shall receive any additional stipend for the purchase of food, be supplied with food or be reimb…

§ 5113. Leave for Olympic competition. (a) The State shall grant to any employee leave from employment to participate as a member of the United States Team in any competition sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee. Any leave so granted shall not exceed the time require…

§ 5114. Membership in Blood Bank of Delaware [Repealed].63 Del. Laws, c. 80, § 41; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 94, § 77; 72 Del. Laws, c. 204, § 2; 75 Del. Laws, c. 88, § 20(6); 81 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 25; repealed by 84 Del. Laws, c. 260, § 1, effective May 16, 20…

§ 5115. Protection of public employees reporting suspected violation of law. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) “Ele…

§ 5116. Leave of absence upon adoption of child. (a) Any employee of the State who has been continuously employed on a full-time basis for at least 1 year at the time of application for leave under this section is entitled to 6 weeks unpaid leave upon the adoption of a minor chil…

§ 5117. Employees neither supplied with, nor reimbursed for, parking expenses associated with commutation to work; exceptions. (a) No state agency may rent parking spaces for employees’ or state officials’ private vehicles. It is the intent of this section to clearly establish th…

§ 5118. Unauthorized use of state mail services and/or state-paid-for postage. (a) Any person who uses state mail services and/or state-paid-for postage for such person’s own personal use or for the benefit or use of any person, committee, organization or association not entitled…

§ 5119. Leave for volunteer emergency duty. Any state employee, who is an active volunteer firefighter or active auxiliary member may, with the approval of the agency which employs such person, be permitted to respond to fire, rescue, ambulance or other emergency calls during reg…

§ 5120. Paid leave for birth of a child or adoption of a child. (a) Any full-time employee, who has been employed by the State for at least 1 year, shall be entitled to 12 weeks of paid leave upon the birth of a child of the employee, or upon the adoption by the employee of a chi…

§ 5121. Leave for serving on veteran funeral detail. Any state employee who is a veteran or a member of the National Guard Reserve may serve on 1 veteran funeral detail per calendar year without loss of pay, vacation, sick leave or personal leave credit.73 Del. Laws, c. 76, § 1;

§ 5122. Leave for bone marrow or organ donation. (a) Definitions. — (1) “Bone marrow” means the soft material that fills human bone cavities. (2) “Bone marrow donor” means a person from whose body bone marrow is taken to be transferred to the body of another person. (3) “Organ” m…

§ 5123. Employee housing. An agency may provide housing for an employee without reduction in salary provided such housing is on the site of the principal location of employment and further provided that the head of the department or agency has determined that such location of the…

§ 5124. Unpaid leaves of absence. (a) An unpaid leave of absence may not be granted to a state employee for the purpose of serving a term of incarceration imposed upon the employee after a conviction as defined in § 222(3) of Title 11. (b) The term “state employee” means an emplo…

§ 5125. Bereavement leave. (a) Definitions. — (1) “Miscarriage” means a loss of pregnancy prior to 20 weeks gestation. (2) “Other loss” includes a diagnosis that negatively impacts pregnancy and loss of pregnancy including termination regardless if medically necessary. (3) “State…

§ 5126. Compassionate leave. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Immediate family” means the employee’s spouse or domestic partner; parent, stepparent or child of the employee, spouse or domestic partner; employee’s grandparent or grandchild; employee’s sibling; or any minor c…