Delaware Code
Chapter 81. PERSONAL ACTIONS
§ 8115. Forfeiture under penal statute.

No civil action for a forfeiture upon a penal statute, whether at the suit of the party aggrieved, or of a common informer, or of the State, or otherwise, shall be brought after the expiration of 1 year from the accruing of the cause of such action.

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Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure

Chapter 81. PERSONAL ACTIONS

§ 8101. Sheriff's recognizance or administration bond.

§ 8102. Guardian bond.

§ 8103. Recognizance in Chancery Court.

§ 8104. Official bond.

§ 8105. Escheator's bond.

§ 8106. Actions subject to 3-year limitation.

§ 8107. Actions subject to 2-year limitation.

§ 8108. Mutual running accounts.

§ 8109. Bills and notes.

§ 8110. Mesne profits after ejectment.

§ 8111. Work, labor or personal services.

§ 8112. Waste.

§ 8113. Actions against decedent's estate.

§ 8114. Corporate officers' bonds.

§ 8115. Forfeiture under penal statute.

§ 8116. Savings for infants or persons under disability.

§ 8117. Defendant's absence from State.

§ 8118. Other savings.

§ 8119. Personal injuries.

§ 8120. Setoff.

§ 8121. Cause of action arising outside State.

§ 8122. Marking and bounding lands.

§ 8123. Forcible entry and detainer.

§ 8124. Notice of claim against City of Wilmington.

§ 8125. Valuation and assessment of property.

§ 8126. County and municipality zoning and planning actions.

§ 8127. Alleged deficiencies in the construction of improvements to real property.

§ 8128. Health care malpractice action limitations.

§ 8129. Inheritance and estate taxes.

§ 8131. Limitation for Indochina herbicide exposure.

§ 8132. Comparative negligence.

§ 8133. Limitation from civil liability for certain nonprofit organization volunteers.

§ 8134. Limitation on liability of third parties rendering assistance in oil or hazardous material discharge cleanup.

§ 8135. Limitation from civil liability for certain volunteers.

§ 8136. Actions involving public petition and participation.

§ 8137. Standards for motion to dismiss and summary judgment in certain cases involving public petition and participation.

§ 8138. Recovery of damages in actions involving public petition and participation.

§ 8139. Limitation on civil actions by criminal defendants.

§ 8140. Liability of persons involved in equine activities.

§ 8141. Limitation on agricultural operations nuisance suits.

§ 8142. Limitations on shooting range and hunting operations nuisance suits.

§ 8143. Limitations on civil actions for recovery for shoplifting.

§ 8145. Civil suits for damages based upon sexual abuse of a minor by an adult.