Delaware Code
Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure
Chapter 71. CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT

§ 7101. Short title. - This chapter shall be known as and may be cited...

§ 7102. Purpose; construction. - (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied so...

§ 7103. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates differently:...

§ 7104. Maintaining a criminal nuisance. - Any person, including but not limited to any owner, agent,...

§ 7105. Action to abate criminal nuisance. - (a) Whenever a criminal nuisance exists and it adversely impacts...

§ 7106. Jurisdiction; complaint; notice of lis pendens. - (a) Any action under this chapter shall be brought in...

§ 7107. Affirmative defenses. - It shall be an affirmative defense for the owner or...

§ 7108. Notice to interested parties. - (a) A complaint initiating an action pursuant to this chapter...

§ 7110. Delay and dismissal of actions. - (a) All actions brought pursuant to this chapter shall be...

§ 7111. Temporary abatement hearing; order; procedure. - (a) To bring a civil action for abatement relief pursuant...

§ 7112. Enforcing ex parte and temporary abatement orders. - (a) Upon order of the Court, ex parte closing orders...

§ 7113. Permanent abatement for all criminal nuisance actions; hearing; admissible evidence. - (a) An action, when brought under this chapter, shall be...

§ 7114. Duty of Attorney General; proceeds of sale in all criminal nuisance actions. - (a) In case the existence of facts, circumstances and/or conditions...

§ 7115. Lease void if building used for criminal nuisance. - Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, if...

§ 7118. Notification and provision of treatment resources. - (a) The officers serving a closing order involving a criminal...

§ 7119. Premises involving multiple residences or businesses. - (a) Where the premises constituting the criminal nuisance includes multiple...

§ 7121. Presumption against closure; vacating closure after abatement of nuisance and proof nuisance is not likely to occur. - (a) Where the Court after trial determines that a premises...

§ 7122. Standard of proof. - Except as may otherwise be expressly provided, the civil causes...

§ 7123. Admissibility of evidence to prove criminal nuisance. - (a) In any action involving any criminal nuisance, evidence of...

§ 7124. Relationship to criminal proceedings. - A civil action may be brought and maintained pursuant to...

§ 7125. Release of premises upon inspection or repair. - (a) Unless the Court expressly orders otherwise, no premises or...

§ 7126. Penalties. - (a) Where the Court after trial finds that a premises...

§ 7127. Settlements. - (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in any...

§ 7128. Recovery of costs. - (a) Whenever an action for abatement relief or penalties brought...

§ 7129. Contempt. - (a) Any person who knowingly violated any order issued pursuant...

§ 7130. Cumulative remedies. - The causes of action and remedies authorized by this chapter...

§ 7131. Liability for damage to closed properties. - (a) A court-ordered closing of a premises or portion thereof...

§ 7132. Civil immunity. - Any person or entity who, in good faith, institutes, participates...

§ 7133. Civil action for damages resulting from criminal nuisance. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 7105 of this title,...

§ 7134. Presumptions. - (a) The person in whose name the premises involved is...