Delaware Code
Chapter 71. CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT
§ 7131. Liability for damage to closed properties.

(a) A court-ordered closing of a premises or portion thereof pursuant to this chapter shall not constitute an act of possession, ownership or control by the Court, the plaintiff or any government official or entity responsible for enforcing the court order.
(b) Any person or entity bringing, maintaining or enforcing any civil action or order issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall have immunity from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred for any theft of, or loss, damage or injury to any premises constituting the criminal nuisance, or to any fixture, furniture, personal or movable property located in or on any such premises.

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Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure

Chapter 71. CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT

§ 7101. Short title.

§ 7102. Purpose; construction.

§ 7103. Definitions.

§ 7104. Maintaining a criminal nuisance.

§ 7105. Action to abate criminal nuisance.

§ 7106. Jurisdiction; complaint; notice of lis pendens.

§ 7107. Affirmative defenses.

§ 7108. Notice to interested parties.

§ 7110. Delay and dismissal of actions.

§ 7111. Temporary abatement hearing; order; procedure.

§ 7112. Enforcing ex parte and temporary abatement orders.

§ 7113. Permanent abatement for all criminal nuisance actions; hearing; admissible evidence.

§ 7114. Duty of Attorney General; proceeds of sale in all criminal nuisance actions.

§ 7115. Lease void if building used for criminal nuisance.

§ 7118. Notification and provision of treatment resources.

§ 7119. Premises involving multiple residences or businesses.

§ 7121. Presumption against closure; vacating closure after abatement of nuisance and proof nuisance is not likely to occur.

§ 7122. Standard of proof.

§ 7123. Admissibility of evidence to prove criminal nuisance.

§ 7124. Relationship to criminal proceedings.

§ 7125. Release of premises upon inspection or repair.

§ 7126. Penalties.

§ 7127. Settlements.

§ 7128. Recovery of costs.

§ 7129. Contempt.

§ 7130. Cumulative remedies.

§ 7131. Liability for damage to closed properties.

§ 7132. Civil immunity.

§ 7133. Civil action for damages resulting from criminal nuisance.

§ 7134. Presumptions.