Whenever any court orders and adjudges a bail bond, recognizance, or bond to keep the peace, or for the appearance of a defendant or of a witness, in any court, forfeited, then in any action on such forfeited bail bond, recognizance, or bond to keep the peace, or for the appearance of a defendant or of a witness, if a copy of such bail bond, bond, or recognizance has been filed with the complaint, the Attorney General, or any other attorney, on behalf of the State, or plaintiff, shall be at liberty to move for judgment after the defendant's time for filing his or her answer has expired, unless the defendant or one of the defendants, if there be more than one, or some one for such defendant or defendants, has filed an affidavit of defense in the action, stating therein the nature and character of the same. The Attorney General shall sue upon and collect all such forfeited bail bonds, recognizances, or bonds.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure
Chapter 39. PLEADING AND PRACTICE
§ 3901. Affidavits of defense; judgments by default on written instruments; opening judgments.
§ 3902. Assignee suing in own name.
§ 3903. Bail bonds, recognizances, peace bonds or appearance bonds; actions on.
§ 3904. Suits and judgments by and against unincorporated associations.
§ 3905. Action for detention of goods and chattels.
§ 3906. Action to recover goods seized by execution or attachment.
§ 3907. Demand in actions to recover goods and chattels; necessity for proof.
§ 3908. Judgments by confession; warrant of attorney.
§ 3910. Disclaimer of interest by defendant; interpleader.
§ 3911. Recognizance of plaintiff upon interpleader.
§ 3912. Counsel fees; recovering in actions on written instruments.
§ 3913. Counterclaim in suits by or against executors or administrators.
§ 3915. Proof of incorporation or corporate existence.
§ 3916. Proof of agency in operation of motor vehicle.
§ 3917. Proof of signatures in actions or written instruments.
§ 3918. Recognizance of applicant for certiorari to justice of the peace.
§ 3919. Defense in civil libel actions.
§ 3920. Actions for price of newspapers or magazines received by mail; necessity for express order.
§ 3921. Presumption of proper administration of oath.
§ 3922. Destruction of property by minors; recovery of damages from parents.
§ 3923. Prosecution and defense of actions by persons of the age of 18 years or older.
§ 3925. Public officers and employees.
§ 3926. Production of records, jurisdiction.
§ 3926A. Production of reproductive health services records.
§ 3927. Unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury.
§ 3928. Limitations and protections against actions relating to the termination of pregnancy.
§ 3929. Recouperation of out-of-state judgments related to reproductive health services.
§ 3930. Civil action for public nuisance by firearm industry member.