Title 21 — Motor Vehicles
42 chapters · 351 sections in this title.
21 Del. C. § 6901A. Definitions.
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§ 6901A. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Abandoned motor vehicle” means as described in Chapter 44 of this title. (2) “Nonconsensual tow” means the towing of a nonabandoned motor vehicle weighing 5,000 pounds or less other than at the direction of the police, with…
21 Del. C. § 6902A. Applicability.
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§ 6902A. Applicability. (a) This chapter applies to nonconsensual towing of motor vehicles weighing 5,000 pounds or less from private or public parking areas. (b) Sections 6903A through 6905A of this title do not apply to the following: (1) The towing of motor vehicles at the dir…
21 Del. C. § 6903A. Pre-towing requirements.
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§ 6903A. Pre-towing requirements. (a) Prior to towing a motor vehicle from a private or public parking area, a person employed by, contracted by, or otherwise preparing to tow a motor vehicle on behalf of a private tow company must do the following: (1) Ensure that the parking ar…
21 Del. C. § 6904A. Consent for towing; exceptions.
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§ 6904A. Consent for towing; exceptions. (a) No private tow company may tow any motor vehicle parked for an unauthorized purpose or during a time at which such parking is not permitted from any private parking area without the consent of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle…
21 Del. C. § 6905A. Incomplete tows.
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§ 6905A. Incomplete tows. (a) A private tow company that has undertaken the nonconsensual tow of a motor vehicle must stop the tow if the owner or operator returns before the motor vehicle has left the parking area and requests that the tow be stopped. (b) A private tow company m…
21 Del. C. § 6906A. Storage of nonconsensually-towed motor vehicles.
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§ 6906A. Storage of nonconsensually-towed motor vehicles. (a) No person may nonconsensually tow a motor vehicle to a storage facility or store such a motor vehicle at a storage facility unless the storage facility meets the following criteria: (1) The storage facility has a busin…
21 Del. C. § 6907A. Fees and payments.
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§ 6907A. Fees and payments. (a) Any person operating or in charge of a storage facility must display, in that portion of the storage facility where business is conducted with the public, a notice containing the following: (1) That the owner, lessee, lienholder, or person authoriz…
21 Del. C. § 6908A. Unlawful practices.
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§ 6908A. Unlawful practices. (a) It is an unlawful practice for a person to violate any provision of this chapter. (b) It is unlawful for a private tow company to do any of the following: (1) To give any benefit or advantage, including a pecuniary benefit, to any person for provi…
21 Del. C. § 6909A. Damages, compensation, and penalties.
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§ 6909A. Damages, compensation, and penalties. (a) Where a nonconsensual tow was initiated or completed in violation of this chapter, the owner or operator of the nonconsensually-towed motor vehicle is entitled to reimbursement of all fees paid to the private tow company or stora…