Title 21, Motor Vehicles

§ 808. Forwarding of names to the Division of Motor Vehicles. (a) Except as to persons operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of § 4176C of this title, § 703A of this title shall not apply to persons found responsible for civil traffic offenses. No record of a finding …

§ 809. Suspension of license. When a person’s name and address is forwarded to the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 808(b) of this title and the offense was one for which the person received personal service of the notice or summons, or the offense was one for which servi…

§ 810. Refusal of registration renewal. When a person’s name and address is forwarded to the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to § 808(b) of this title and the offense was 1 for which the person received service of the notice or summons by mail and the person has not responded…

§ 811. Appeal. Any appeals of civil penalties assessed under this chapter shall be taken in the same manner as provided in § 708 of this title.75 Del. Laws, c. 204, § 1;

§ 812. Court rules or policies. The Justice of the Peace Court, upon approval by the Chief Justice, may develop court rules, administrative directives, or other forms of policies for handling of civil traffic offenses.75 Del. Laws, c. 204, § 1;

§ 2101. Operation of unregistered vehicle; exceptions. (a) No person shall drive or move, nor shall any person, being the owner of a vehicle, knowingly permit to be driven or moved upon any highway any vehicle, except trackless trolley coaches, of a type required to be registered…

§ 2102. Registration of vehicles of new residents; penalty. (a) Every owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or other vehicle shall, within 60 days after taking up residence in this State, apply to the Secretary and obtain registration for the vehicle. Vehicle owners who have apporti…

§ 2103. Temporary registration permits. The Department may, in its discretion, grant temporary or limited registration permits, in no case to be valid for more than 15 days, and may issue appropriate certificates or other evidence therefor as listed below: (1) When application fo…

§ 2104. Application for registration. (a) Every owner of a vehicle desiring registration shall make application to the Department for the registration thereof upon the appropriate form or forms furnished by the Department. Every such application shall bear the signature of the ow…

§ 2105. Registration of heavy vehicles. (a) Every person applying to register a vehicle at a registered gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds shall provide to the Department with the application documentation of the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating for such ve…

§ 2106. Registration of vehicle and owner; records. The Department shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity thereof and that the applicant is entitled thereto, shall register the vehicle therein described and the owner thereof …

§ 2107. Registration card; issuance; information thereon. (a) The Department upon registering a vehicle shall issue a registration card and deliver it to the owner. (b) The registration card shall contain the date issued, the name and address of the owner, the registration number…

§ 2108. Possession of registration card. The registration card issued for a vehicle required to be registered under this title shall at all times, while the vehicle is being operated upon a highway within this State, be in the possession of the operator thereof or carried in the …

§ 2109. Period of registration; effective date. (a) Any vehicle described in § 2151 of this title may be registered for 24 months, 12 months or 6 months and the effective date of the registration shall be the date the vehicle is titled. Any used vehicle not more than 7 model year…

§ 2110. Renewal of registration; new card and plate; cancellation of renewal by owner prior to effective date. (a) Prior to the expiration of the period for which a vehicle is registered pursuant to § 2109 of this title, the registration may be renewed to extend from the date of …

§ 2111. Duplicate registration cards. In the event that any registration card issued under this title is lost, mutilated or becomes illegible, the person who is entitled thereto shall make immediate application for and obtain a duplicate or substitute therefor upon furnishing inf…

§ 2112. Registration by nonresidents. (a) A nonresident owner, except as otherwise provided in this section, owning any foreign vehicle which has been duly registered for the current registration year in the state, country or other place of which the owner is a resident and which…

§ 2113. Special farm vehicle registration. Farmers may register vehicles for farm use in the following manner: (1) Farm truck, semitrailer, and trailer license plates (“FT” tags): a. Farmers may qualify for the reduced registration fee for “FT” license tags if they derive at leas…

§ 2113A. Low-speed vehicles. (a) Definition. — Low-speed vehicle” means a 4-wheeled motor vehicle, other than a truck, whose speed attainable in 1 mile is more than 20 miles per hour but no more than 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface. The low-speed vehicle shall be limit…

§ 2114. Suspension of registration upon notice of theft. Whenever the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, which has been stolen or embezzled, files an affidavit of the fact thereof with the Department, the Department shall forthwith suspend the registration of suc…

§ 2115. Violations of registration provisions. It is unlawful to do any of the following: (1) Operate or, being the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, knowingly permit the operation upon a highway of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which is not regist…

§ 2116. Penalties. (a) Whoever violates this chapter shall, for the first offense, be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100 or be imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both. For each subsequent like offense, the person shall be fined not less than $50 no…

§ 2117. Refunds of fees paid for certain unused registrations. Upon the surrender to the Department of the number plates or plate issued for a vehicle registered under this title, and the furnishing of proof satisfactory to the Secretary and the State Treasurer that (1) the owner…

§ 2118. Requirement of insurance for all motor vehicles required to be registered in this State; penalty [For application of this section, see 82 Del. Laws, c. 160, § 5]. (a) No owner of a motor vehicle required to be registered in this State, other than a self-insurer pursuant t…

§ 2118A. Unlawful possession or manufacture of proof of insurance, penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, manufacture, sell, distribute or circulate a fictitious insurance identification card or any fictitious proof of insurance. A fictitious insurance ide…

§ 2118B. Processing and payment of insurance benefits. (a) The purpose of this section is to ensure reasonably prompt processing and payment of sums owed by insurers to their policyholders and other persons covered by their policies pursuant to § 2118 of this title, and to preven…

§ 2119. Requirement of compliance for all commercial registrations by corporations and other legal entities. (a) No vehicle shall be registered or reregistered as a “commercial” vehicle under this chapter until the Division of Motor Vehicles has verified a legal entity’s good sta…

§ 2120. Waiver of registration and inspection of special mobile equipment. The requirements for registration and inspection of special mobile equipment are waived.64 Del. Laws, c. 259, § 2;

§ 2120A. Registration of unique vehicles; fees; restrictions. (a) The Division of Motor Vehicles may title and register a unique vehicle for operation on the roads of the State which does not meet the Division’s standards for inspection or emissions performance only when it is mo…

§ 2120B. Unique vehicle safety requirements. The Division of Motor Vehicles may promulgate regulations, rules, policies, or procedures necessary to implement the requirements of § 2120A of this title. The Division of Motor Vehicles may promulgate additional regulations, rules, po…

§ 2121. Number and registration plates; provision for the issuance of special license plates to the owners of motor vehicles who operate amateur radio stations; special vanity plates [Effective until Mar. 16, 2027]. (a) The Department shall furnish 1 number plate for each vehicle…

§ 2121A. Special license plates for members of Delaware firefighters, auxiliary, and volunteer ambulance or rescue companies within the Delaware Firefighter’s Association. (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section may apply to the Department f…

§ 2122. Unauthorized use of or addition to plates. (a) No person shall use or exhibit in a manner or at a time not authorized by this chapter, or by the rules and regulations of the Department with respect thereto, any number of registration plates or accessory plates, or display…

§ 2123. Number plates for elective or constitutional officers of the State and for state and federal judges. (a) Upon written application, the Department shall furnish, without charge, to any state elective or constitutional officer, including members of both branches of the Gene…

§ 2124. Number plates for manufacturers, dealers, and transporters; transit plates for transporters and owners of special construction equipment. (a) A manufacturer or dealer owning any vehicle of a type otherwise required to be registered under this title may operate or move the…

§ 2125. Ownership of plates. Number and registration plates shall be the property of the State and shall be furnished by the Department for each registered motor vehicle without additional cost to the owner.36 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 26; Code 1935, § 5564; 45 Del. Laws, c. 287, § 2; …

§ 2126. Display of number plates; penalty. (a) The number plate assigned to a motor vehicle shall at all times be attached to the rear of the motor vehicle, except truck tractors attached to trailers or semitrailers, whether coupled or uncoupled, shall display the number plate on…

§ 2127. Duplicate plates. Whenever number or registration plates are lost, destroyed or so effaced as to no longer comply with the requirements of law, new plates shall be furnished by the Department upon receipt of satisfactory information and payment of the required fee.36 Del.…

§ 2128. Status of plates upon transfer of title; conditions permitting reissuance of registration number. (a) Upon the transfer of a vehicle or upon the expiration of registration for any other cause, the number plates assigned to a vehicle shall remain attached thereto. However,…

§ 2129. Issuance of temporary registration plates with temporary permits; issuance to dealers and certified automotive repair technicians for reissuance. (a) The Department may issue a temporary registration plate designed by the Department to an owner to whom it grants a tempora…

§ 2130. Issuance of temporary plates by dealers and certified automotive repair technicians; information to be placed on plates; records to be maintained. (a) A dealer may issue a temporary registration plate for a fee of not more than $20 for each plate to a purchaser of an unre…

§ 2131. Effect and duration of temporary registration plates; destruction upon expiration; use of temporary tag system. (a) (1) A temporary registration plate properly issued to an owner or purchaser of a vehicle in accordance with § 2129 or § 2130 of this title shall be valid an…

§ 2132. Regulations by Secretary of Transportation; power to suspend right to issue temporary plates. The Secretary of Transportation shall have the power to make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with §§ 2129, 2130 and 2131 of this title, to carry out the provisions thereo…

§ 2133. Penalties; jurisdiction of justices of the peace. (a) Any person who: (1) Knowingly inserts any false information upon the face of a temporary registration plate; or (2) Issues any temporary registration plate to a person or for a vehicle other than those permitted under …

§ 2134. Special license plates for persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk; parking; penalties [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 23]. (a) The owner of a vehicle registered in Delaware and described in subsection (b) of this …

§ 2135. Parking permits for persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk; parking; penalties. (a) A person or a member of the person’s household who has a disability that is permanent with no prognosis for improvement as described in § 2134(a)(1)-(6) of thi…