Delaware Code
Title 21 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

§ 2110. Renewal of registration; new card and plate; cancellation of renewal by owner prior to effective date. - (a) Prior to the expiration of the period for which...

§ 2111. Duplicate registration cards. - In the event that any registration card issued under this...

§ 2112. Registration by nonresidents. - (a) A nonresident owner, except as otherwise provided in this...

§ 2113. Special farm vehicle registration. - Farmers may register vehicles for farm use in the following...

§ 2113A. Low-speed vehicles. - (a) Definition. — “Low-speed vehicle” means a 4-wheeled motor vehicle,...

§ 2114. Suspension of registration upon notice of theft. - Whenever the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer,...

§ 2115. Violations of registration provisions. - No person shall: (1) Operate or, being the owner of...

§ 2116. Penalties. - (a) Whoever violates this chapter shall, for the first offense,...

§ 2117. Refunds of fees paid for certain unused registrations. - Upon the surrender to the Department of the number plates...

§ 2118. Requirement of insurance for all motor vehicles required to be registered in this State; penalty [For application of this section, see 82 Del. Laws, c. 160, § 5]. - (a) No owner of a motor vehicle required to be...

§ 2118A. Unlawful possession or manufacture of proof of insurance, penalties. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess,...

§ 2118B. Processing and payment of insurance benefits. - (a) The purpose of this section is to ensure reasonably...

§ 2119. Requirement of compliance for all commercial registrations by corporations and other legal entities. - (a) No vehicle shall be registered or reregistered as a...

§ 2120. Waiver of registration and inspection of special mobile equipment. - The requirements for registration and inspection of special mobile equipment...

§ 2120A. Registration of specialized vehicles; fees; restrictions. - (a) The Division of Motor Vehicles may register a specialized...

Subchapter II. Plates

§ 2121. Number and registration plates; provision for the issuance of special license plates to the owners of motor vehicles who operate amateur radio stations; special vanity plates. - (a) The Department shall furnish 1 number plate for each...

§ 2121A. Special license plates for members of Delaware firefighters, auxiliary, and volunteer ambulance or rescue companies within the Delaware Firefighter's Association. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2122. Unauthorized use of or addition to plates. - (a) No person shall use or exhibit in a manner...

§ 2123. Number plates for elective or constitutional officers of the State and for state and federal judges. - (a) Upon written application, the Department shall furnish, without charge,...

§ 2124. Number plates for manufacturers and dealers; transit plates for transporters and owners of special construction equipment. - (a) A manufacturer or dealer owning any vehicle of a...

§ 2125. Ownership of plates. - Number and registration plates shall be the property of the...

§ 2126. Display of number plates; penalty. - (a) The number plate assigned to a motor vehicle shall...

§ 2127. Duplicate plates. - Whenever number or registration plates are lost, destroyed or so...

§ 2128. Status of plates upon transfer of title; conditions permitting reissuance of registration number. - (a) Upon the transfer of a vehicle or upon the...

§ 2129. Issuance of temporary registration plates with temporary permits; issuance to dealers and certified automotive repair technicians for reissuance. - (a) The Department may issue a temporary registration plate designed...

§ 2130. Issuance of temporary plates by dealers and certified automotive repair technicians; information to be placed on plates; records to be maintained. - (a) A dealer may issue a temporary registration plate for...

§ 2131. Effect and duration of temporary registration plates; destruction upon expiration. - (a) (1) A temporary registration plate properly issued to an...

§ 2132. Regulations by Secretary of Transportation; power to suspend right to issue temporary plates. - The Secretary of Transportation shall have the power to make...

§ 2133. Penalties; jurisdiction of justices of the peace. - (a) Any person who: (1) Knowingly inserts any false information...

§ 2134. Special license plates for persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk; parking; penalties. - (a) The owner of a vehicle registered in Delaware and...

§ 2135. Parking permits for persons with disabilities which limit or impair the ability to walk; parking; penalties. - (a) A person or a member of the person's household...

§ 2136. Sale and manufacture of registration plates. - (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale any...

§ 2137. Special license plates for former prisoners of war. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2138. Special license plates for veterans with disabilities. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139. Special license plates for veterans formerly missing-in-action. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2139A. Special license plates for members of the Delaware National Guard and Reserves. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139B. Special license plates for recipients of the Purple Heart. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2139C. Special license plates for members of Ducks Unlimited. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in this subsection...

§ 2139D. Special license plates for recipients of medals or commendations for valor. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2139E. Special license plates for retired military personnel of the United States Armed Forces. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection...

§ 2139F. Special animal welfare license plates. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph (b)...

§ 2139G. Special license plates for Korean War veterans. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2139H. Farmland preservation plates. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139I. Special license plates for holders of Gold Star lapel buttons. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection...

§ 2139J. Special license plates for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2139K. Special license plates for Vietnam War veterans. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2139L. “Limited edition” special centennial license plates [Expired Dec. 31, 2009; issued plates indefinitely valid per 76 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 2]. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139M. Law Enforcement Memorial license plate. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2139N. Special license plates for veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2139O. Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. special license plates. - (a) The owner of a motor vehicle which is a...

§ 2139P. Special license plates for Civil Air Patrol Delaware Wing. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph (a)(2)...

§ 2139Q. Stop child abuse plates. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139R. Special license plates honoring Delaware veterans. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139S. Special license plates for members of the Cancer Support Community. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in this subsection...

§ 2139T. Special license plates for active members and retired active members of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) living in Delaware. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139U. Special license plates for professional paramedics and retired professional paramedics. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139V. Special license plates for recipients of the Bronze Star without valor. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139W. Special license plates for the Delaware Equine Council. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139X. Special license plates for veterans of Operation Desert Storm. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2139Y. Special license plates for members of the National Wild Turkey Federation. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in this subsection...

§ 2139Z. Special license plates for Keep Delaware Beautiful. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139AA. Special license plates for members of the Dover Air Force Base Chiefs Group. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2139BB. Special license plates for military veterans - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

§ 2139CC. Special license plates veterans of World War II. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection...

§ 2139DD. Special license plate to support pollinators. - (a) The owner of a vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2140. Special registration plates for members of nonprofit organizations. - (a) The owner of a motor vehicle described in subsection...

§ 2140A. Environmental license plates. - (a) The owner of a motor vehicle may apply to...

§ 2140B. Special license plates for Delaware sport fishing license plates. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2140C. Special license plates honoring women's military service. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2140D. Delaware State Fair Centennial limited edition special license plates. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2140E. Special bicycle friendly license plates. - (a) The owner of a motor vehicle may apply to...

§ 2140F. Special registration plates for members of a motorcycle club. - (a) An owner of a motorcycle may apply to the...

§ 2140G. Delaware State Education Association centennial limited edition special license plates. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2140H. Special registration plates supporting migratory shorebirds. - (a) An owner of a motor vehicle may apply to...

§ 2140I. Special registration plates supporting autism awareness and acceptance. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2140J. Special registration plates for suicide prevention, awareness, and support. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2140K. Special license plate for atTAcK addiction. - (a) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b)...

§ 2140L. Special license plates for Combat Infantry Badge holders. - (a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph...

Subchapter III. Inspection of Vehicles

§ 2141. Inspection places. - The Department shall provide and maintain 1 or more places...

§ 2142. Purpose of inspections. - Inspection shall be for the purpose of determining whether a...

§ 2143. Inspection of motor vehicle before registration; exception; vehicles outside State. - (a) Before the Department registers, renews the registration of or...

§ 2144. Other inspections; procedure; duty of owner. - (a) At any time and notwithstanding the possession of current...

§ 2145. School bus inspection. - All school buses which transport pupils of any public, parochial...

§ 2146. Regulation of vehicular flow through inspection places. - The Department shall adopt and enforce by July 1, 1969,...

§ 2147. Reconstructed motor vehicles. - (a) Any motor vehicle that is more than 25 years...

Subchapter IV. Fees

§ 2151. Fee schedule; time of payment. - At the time of application for the registration of a...

§ 2152. Optional provision for tractor trailer units. - (a) The owner of every pickup truck, truck or truck...

§ 2153. Fee for manufacturers', transporters', automotive recyclers' and dealers' plates. - Manufacturers, transporters, automotive recyclers and dealers who qualify under this...

§ 2154. Special number plates for towed stock cars and other motor vehicles. - (a) An owner of a stock car of the type...

§ 2155. Fees for half-year and quarter-year registration. - The registration fees for vehicles provided by this chapter shall...

§ 2156. Fee for convertible vehicles, station wagons and suburbans; gross load weight of buses. - (a) The registration fee for all convertible vehicles shall be...

§ 2157. Credit for registration fee on destroyed vehicle. - Whenever the Department is furnished with satisfactory evidence of the...

§ 2158. Fee for duplicate certificate of registration, registration plate or validation sticker. - (a) The fee for a duplicate certificate of registration shall...

§ 2159. Motor vehicles exempt from registration fees; plates for ambulances and fire and rescue trucks. - (a) The following motor vehicles shall be registered but shall...

§ 2160. Optional 7-year registration plates for trailers. - (a) The owner of a fleet of trailers, meeting the...

§ 2160A. Issuance of vehicle registration expiration notice upon request. - Upon request by a vehicle owner, the Department shall mail...

Subchapter V. Refusal or Cancellation of Registration; Appeals

§ 2161. Grounds for refusal to grant registration. - The Department shall not grant an application for the registration...

§ 2162. Rescission, cancellation or suspension of registration. - (a) The Department shall rescind, cancel or suspend the registration...

§ 2163. Appeal from decision of Department. - An appeal to the Superior Court of the county wherein...

§ 2164. Registration and inspection of motor vehicles of disabled veterans. - Any motor vehicle owned by a veteran with a disability...

Subchapter VI. Taxicabs and Limousines

§ 2171. Operation of unregistered taxicab or limousine; exception. - No person shall drive or move, nor shall any person,...

§ 2172. Number plates. - (a) The Department shall furnish for each vehicle registered as...

§ 2173. Marking of taxicabs. - Every motor vehicle which is at any time used as...

§ 2174. Penalties. - Whoever violates this subchapter shall for the first offense be...

Subchapter VII. Antique Motor Vehicles

§ 2196. Special antique motor vehicle plates. - (a) Upon application, the Department may furnish to the owner...

§ 2197. Street rods. - (a) If any modified antique motor vehicle manufactured more than...

§ 2198. Inspection. - (a) A motor vehicle registered as an antique motor vehicle...

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Delaware Code Title 21 - Motor Vehicles Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

Delaware Code
Title 21 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 21. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES