(a) The county governments of Kent County, of New Castle County and of Sussex County may enter into contracts with some reliable insurance company or companies doing business in the State to insure the employees or appointed officers of the counties against injury or death incurred by such employees or appointed officers while performing their duties as employees or appointed officers of the counties.
(b) The county governments of Kent County, of New Castle County and of Sussex County may at any time elect to be bound by the compensatory provisions of the Delaware Workmen's Compensation Laws, and the county governments shall be the sole judges of the kind of insurance and the amount thereof which will best execute the purposes and provisions of this section.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 3. COUNTY GOVERNMENTS GENERALLY
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 301. Composition of county governments; change of terminology as to New Castle County.
§ 302. Officers and employees holding other offices.
§ 303. Vacancies in county government.
§ 304. County government; supplies for county officers.
§ 306. Agritourism activities on farms.
§ 308. Children's Bureau of Delaware; appropriations.
§ 309. Ambulance, fire protection and police services; appropriations.
§ 310. Parking spaces for use by persons with disabilities.
§ 311. Insurance and workmen's compensation for county employees.
§ 312. Continuance of system of personnel administration.
§ 313. Use of mobile homes on farms.
§ 314. Award of contracts for public work or goods.
§ 315. Records open to inspection.
§ 316. Fines and forfeitures payable to county; neglect to pay over; penalty.
§ 317. Title to real estate owned by county.
§ 319. Review of comprehensive plans.
§ 320. Property tax credits for individuals with disabilities.