The Family Court of the State may commit to the custody of the Department any juvenile who is subject to the jurisdiction of such Court and who is delinquent, as that term is defined in § 901 of Title 10; provided, however, that where the adjudication is pursuant to § 1009(e) [repealed] of Title 10, the juvenile shall be committed for the designated statutory period. The Department shall accept the custody of any juvenile so committed to it.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 51. Services for Justice-Involved Youth
§ 5102. Functions of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families.
§ 5104. Annual report to the Governor and to the General Assembly.
§ 5105. Misnomer of Department in donation.
§ 5106. Powers and duties of the Department.
§ 5107. Commitments to the Department.
§ 5108. Power to discharge or release.
§ 5109. Treatment of juvenile inmates with mental conditions or mental disabilities; transfer.
§ 5111. Aiding or harboring escapee from a facility of the Department; penalty.