Title 24, Professions and Occupations

§ 5605. Duties of the Professional Licensing Section. (a) The Professional Licensing Section shall do the following: (1) Keep a register of all constable commission applications, including approvals and denials thereof, and of all renewal applications. (2) Be responsible for reco…

§ 5606. Commissions. (a) All applicants must provide the Board with proof of employment with an employer and the required documentation, from the employer, as required under § 5607 of this title, prior to being commissioned or recommissioned as a constable. (1) All commissioned c…

§ 5607. Qualifications and training. (a) All applicants and commissioned constables must meet all requirements of this chapter and all rules and regulations promulgated by the Board. (b) Anyone who wishes to be commissioned under this chapter, must meet and maintain the following…

§ 5608. Oath. Upon appointment, the Board shall issue to each constable a commission and the constable so appointed shall, before acting or performing duties as a constable, take and subscribe, before any officer authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths, the oath …

§ 5609. Powers and duties of constables. A commissioned constable shall: (1) Work within the lawful duties of such commissioned constable’s employment to protect life and property, and preserve peace and good order. (2) Exercise the same powers as peace officers and law-enforceme…

§ 5610. Badges. A person who holds the office of constable shall have and display on proper demand a badge, approved by the Board, with the word “constable” engraved thereon. A constable may have and display such badge only while on duty and while in the performance of the lawful…

§ 5611. Jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided by law or limited by the Board the jurisdiction of each constable, commissioned under this chapter, shall extend throughout the State.Code 1852, § 630; 12 Del. Laws, c. 86; Code 1915, §§ 1398A, 1412; 33 Del. Laws, c. 89, § 3; 35 …

§ 5612. Disciplinary proceedings; appeal. (a) Subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board, the Board may impose any of the following sanctions set forth in subsection (b) of this section if a finding has been made by the Board …

§ 5613. Judicial review. (a) A constable aggrieved by a decision of the Board under § 5612 of this title may obtain a review of such decision by filing an appeal with the Superior Court no later than 30 days after the Board’s decision. (b) Any party to the proceeding before the B…

§ 5614. Exclusion from coverage. Constables appointed pursuant to this chapter are not covered by the provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights under Chapter 92 of Title 11.65 Del. Laws, c. 433, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 454, § 2;