An Act to Amend Title 10 of the Delaware Code Related to Courts and Judicial Procedure.
It became law on Aug 20, 2019.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Aug 20, 2019
What it does
Under current Delaware law, the county sheriff’s offices are required to appraise goods that are being levied upon to pay debts. In addition, the sheriff’s offices can be held liable to pay the debts of a judgment debtor if, for example, they inadvertently neglect to make a return on a writ of execution. The appraisal provisions in Title 10 of the Delaware Code addressed in this act are out-of-date and impractical to implement. On the subject of the liability of the sheriff's offices, it is a questionable policy to require the sheriff’s office to pay the debt of a judgment debtor for an inadvertent mistake in handling the procedure to levy upon and sell the debtor’s property. This act…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Kim Williams
- Nicole Poore
- Bruce C. Ennis
- John "Jack" Walsh
- Stephanie Hansen
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Delaware.