Delaware Code
Title 29 - State Government
Chapter 25. STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Subchapter I. General Powers

§ 2501. Purpose. - The purpose of this chapter is to accomplish efficiency by...

§ 2502. Department of Justice established. - There is created a State Department of Justice under the...

§ 2503. Definition of Attorney General. - Whenever “Attorney General” is referred to or designated in the...

§ 2504. Powers, duties and authority of the State Department of Justice. - The State Department of Justice and the Attorney General shall...

§ 2505. Chief Deputy, State Solicitor, State Prosecutor, assistants, special assistants and law clerks. - (a) The Attorney General may appoint, from the practicing members...

§ 2506. Salaries. - (a) The salary of the Attorney General shall be $30,000...

§ 2507. Prohibition on employment of attorneys by state officers, departments, boards, agencies, commissions or instrumentalities. - No officer, department, board, agency, commission or instrumentality of state...

§ 2508. Power to administer oaths and affirmations; compelling attendance of persons and witnesses; delivery of witness lists. - (a) The Attorney General or any assistant may administer oaths...

§ 2508A. Directing production of witnesses or evidence pursuant to process from without the State in criminal investigations and proceedings. - (a) For the purpose of enforcing any subpoena, warrant or...

§ 2509. Conflict of interest. - No member of the Department of Justice shall act as...

§ 2509A. Political activity of State Department of Justice employees. - (a) Employment by the State Department of Justice does not...

§ 2510. Duty to appeal from an order of filiation. - On appeal from an order of filiation, the Attorney General...

§ 2511. Tenure. - (a) Any attorney or other employee regularly employed by the...

§ 2512. Fees; collections and disposition. - (a) All fees which are by law taxable and payable...

§ 2512A. False Claims and Affirmative Litigation Fund. - (a) All money received by the State as a result...

§ 2513. Appointment of state detectives; terms; compensation. - (a) The Attorney General may appoint 5 qualified persons to...

§ 2514. Powers and duties of state detectives. - (a) State detectives may conduct such investigations as directed by...

§ 2515. Exceptions. - (a) The provisions of this chapter relating to the supplying...

§ 2516. Authorization for local and out-of-state police officers. - (a) The Attorney General may authorize such members of any...

Subchapter II. Consumer Protection

§ 2517. Division of Consumer Protection. - (a) There is established within the Department of Justice a...

§ 2518. Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Financial Education [Expires Jan. 1, 2025, under the terms of subsection (d) of this section]. - (a) The Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Financial Education is...

§ 2520. Enforcement authority. - (a) Among other powers, the Director shall have the authority...

§ 2521. Rules and regulations. - (a) The Director shall have the authority to promulgate rules...

§ 2522. Proceedings; judicial remedies. - (a) The Attorney General and the Director shall have standing...

§ 2523. Administrative process and appeals. - (a) The Director of Consumer Protection may initiate administrative charges...

§ 2524. Administrative remedies. - (a) After notice and an administrative hearing, any violation or...

§ 2525. Cease and desist orders. - (a) By agreement. — At any time after it appears...

§ 2526. Violation of order or injunction; penalty. - (a) The Attorney General or the Director may petition any...

Subchapter III. Not-for-profit Healthcare Conversions

§ 2530. Short title. - This subchapter may be cited as “The Not-for-profit Healthcare Conversion...

§ 2531. Definitions. - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Not-for-profit healthcare conversion transaction”...

§ 2532. Notice to the Attorney General. - A not-for-profit health-care entity seeking to engage in a not-for-profit...

§ 2533. Establishment of a foundation. - (a) For proceeds or reserves of not-for-profit healthcare conversion transactions...

Subchapter IV. Common Interest Community Ombudsperson

§ 2540. Short title. - This subchapter shall be known as the “Common Interest Community...

§ 2541. Definitions. - For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall...

§ 2542. Common Interest Community Ombudsperson; creation, appointment, role, term of office, and vacancy. - (a) There is established within the Department an Office of...

§ 2543. Common Interest Community Ombudsperson; qualifications. - The Ombudsperson must: (1) Be a member in good standing...

§ 2544. Common Interest Community Ombudsperson; powers and duties. - The Ombudsperson shall have the following powers and duties: (1)...

§ 2545. Required information. - (a) When a declarant, a common interest community association, the...

§ 2546. Common Interest Community Advisory Council. - (a) The Common Interest Community Advisory Council, referred to as...

Subchapter V. Civil Rights and Public Trust

§ 2551. Definitions. - For purposes of this subchapter, “Director” means the Director of...

§ 2552. Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust; establishment. - (a) There is established within the Department of Justice a...

§ 2553. Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust; powers and duties. - (a) The Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust shall...