(a) The Secretary of State may, in the Secretary's discretion, permit persons remote access to electronic files maintained by the Secretary of State, and may from time to time make, amend, alter and rescind rules and regulations governing remote access to such electronic files.
(b) The Secretary of State shall establish, and may from time to time amend or alter, a schedule of fees and charges payable to the Secretary of State by, and shall collect such fees and charges for the use of the State from, persons permitted remote access to electronic files, such schedule not to exceed $30 for each fee or charge excepting persons permitted remote access to electronic files maintained by the Secretary of State pursuant to Title 6, Article IX of the Uniform Commercial Code, such schedule not to exceed $75 for each fee or charge.
(c) The Secretary of State shall establish, and may from time to time amend or alter, a schedule of fees and charges payable to the Secretary of State by, and shall collect such fees and charges for the use of the State from, persons requesting authentications and/or apostilles, such schedule not to exceed $40 for each fee or charge for regular service plus an additional sum of up to:
(1) $40 for each service requested to be completed within a 24-hour period from the time of the request;
(2) $50 for each service to be completed within the same day of the request; and
(3) $500 for each service to be completed within a 2-hour period from the time of the request.
Such schedule shall provide for a maximum fee of $30 to be charged in each instance where a natural person acting on that person's own behalf requests more than 1 authentication and/or apostille for a noncommercial purpose, including but not limited to adoptions and custody cases.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 23. SECRETARY OF STATE
§ 2303. Assistant to the Secretary of State; appointment; duties.
§ 2304. Keeper of Great Seal and records.
§ 2305. Seal of office; documents authenticated by Great Seal as evidence.
§ 2307. Preservation of legislative records.
§ 2308. Commissions and other instruments under the Great Seal.
§ 2309. Certification of records.
§ 2310. Preparation, delivery and accounting of marriage licenses.
§ 2312. Record of newspaper publications.
§ 2313. Books and accounts open to inspection of legislative committees.
§ 2314. Printing and publication of laws; certification of costs.
§ 2316. Collection of commission fees from gubernatorial appointees.
§ 2317. Furnishing of copies of acts to state or county officers.
§ 2318. Remote access to electronic files, authentications and apostilles.