Title 21 — Motor Vehicles
42 chapters · 351 sections in this title.
21 Del. C. § 701. Arrest without warrant for motor vehicle violations.
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§ 701. Arrest without warrant for motor vehicle violations. (a) The Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security, the Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security’s deputies, Division of Motor Vehicles investigators, State Police, state detectives and other police officers authorized b…
21 Del. C. § 702. Failure to answer summons; penalty.
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§ 702. Failure to answer summons; penalty. (a) Whoever fails to answer any summons to appear in any court of competent jurisdiction to answer for any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State, after notice thereof served personally or securely fastened to the motor vehicl…
21 Del. C. § 703. Jurisdiction of offenses.
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§ 703. Jurisdiction of offenses. (a) A person arrested without a warrant for a violation of any section of this title, or arrested for any moving traffic violation or any municipal ordinance regulating traffic within its territorial limits as set forth in Chapter 41 of this title…
21 Del. C. § 703A. Reporting of offenses to the Division of Motor Vehicles by the courts.
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§ 703A. Reporting of offenses to the Division of Motor Vehicles by the courts. All record convictions for any person for violations of this title, Title 4, Title 10, Title 11 and Title 16, which apply to motor vehicle violations, the suspension and/or revocation of a license and/…
21 Del. C. § 704. Jurisdiction over certain children; notice that child has been taken into custody.
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§ 704. Jurisdiction over certain children; notice that child has been taken into custody. (a) Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction over a child 16 or 17 years of age or older charged with having violated this title, except as provided in § 927 of Title 10 and except when…
21 Del. C. § 705. Bail.
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§ 705. Bail. In the event of an arrest for the violation of any section of this title, if the defendant is unable to give sufficient bail for a hearing or for the defendant’s presence at court, the justice of the peace before whom the defendant is first taken may accept as a forf…
21 Del. C. § 706. Disposition of fines and costs.
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§ 706. Disposition of fines and costs. (a) All fines collected for the violation of any of the provisions of this title, in the limits of any county, incorporated city or town in this State where arrests are procured by the authorized representatives of that county, incorporated …
21 Del. C. § 707. Sunday hearings; bail.
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§ 707. Sunday hearings; bail. (a) Any justice of the peace or mayor may hear and determine cases involving alleged violation of the traffic laws on Sunday. (b) Any judgment rendered or bail bond taken in pursuance of the provisions of this title shall be of full force and effect …
21 Del. C. § 708. Appeal.
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§ 708. Appeal. (a) Any person convicted under this title, or under any municipal ordinance or other law, for a motor vehicle violation within the State before an alderman or mayor of any incorporated city or town, shall have the right of an appeal, unless otherwise stated in this…
21 Del. C. § 709. Payment of motor vehicle fines.
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§ 709. Payment of motor vehicle fines. (a) Applicability. — Any duly constituted peace officer in the State who charges any person with any of the offenses hereinafter designated “motor vehicle offenses subject to voluntary assessment” may indicate on the Uniform Traffic Complain…
21 Del. C. § 710. State Police size and weight enforcement technicians.
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§ 710. State Police size and weight enforcement technicians. (a) The Secretary of Public Safety may designate civilian members of the Division of State Police as size and weight enforcement technicians. Members of the Division of State Police so designated shall be empowered to p…
21 Del. C. § 711. Summons or citations in offenses involving injury.
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§ 711. Summons or citations in offenses involving injury. In any matter in which a violation of this title is alleged to involve physical injury to a person, other than the person charged with the violation, each summons or uniform traffic citation issued by the arresting or inve…
21 Del. C. § 712. Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons.
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§ 712. Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons may be issued electronically or in written form. The office may sign the Uniform Traffic Complaint and Summons using an electronic…
21 Del. C. § 713. Classification of motor vehicle offenses.
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§ 713. Classification of motor vehicle offenses. Notwithstanding § 4203 of Title 11, any criminal offense in this title, unless otherwise declared with respect to particular offenses, or unless an offense described in § 709(e)(1)-(16) of this title, shall be a violation. The prov…