Delaware Code
Title 29 - State Government
Chapter 89. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

Subchapter I. General Provisions

§ 8901. Established. - The Department of Correction is established.

§ 8902. Appointment, qualifications, etc., of Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner; bureau chiefs; Acting Commissioner. - (a) The administrator and head of the Department shall be...

§ 8903. Powers, duties and functions — Commissioner. - The Commissioner shall: (1) Supervise, direct and account for the...

§ 8904. Powers, duties and functions — Department. - The Department of Correction shall have the powers, duties and...

§ 8905. Council on Correction [Effective until Sept. 17, 2026]. - (a) Purpose. — The Council on Correction, referred throughout this...

§ 8905. Council on Correction [Effective Sept. 17, 2026]. - (a) Purpose. — The Council on Correction, referred throughout this...

§ 8906. Exemptions from merit system. - All of the following positions set forth in this section...

§ 8907. Assumption of functions. - The Department of Correction, through appropriate bureaus, agencies and offices,...

§ 8908. Appeals. - Any and all rights of appeal now existing by law...

§ 8909. Definitions and references in other laws. - (a) All definitions and references to any commission, board, department,...

§ 8910. Annual report. - The Commissioner of the Department of Correction shall make an...

§ 8911. Budgeting and financing. - The Commissioner, in cooperation with the bureau chiefs, shall prepare...

§ 8912. Misnomer in gifts, grants, etc. - Any misnomer shall not defeat or annul any gift, grant,...

§ 8913. Financial liability of committed person. - (a) In the event any person, juvenile or adult is...

§ 8914. Officers and employees. - Notwithstanding § 5920 of this title or any other section,...

§ 8915. Delaware personal credential card. - (a) A Delaware personal credential card ( “personal credential” )...

Subchapter II. Mandatory Screening for Use of Illegal Drugs

§ 8920. Purpose. - The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a mandatory...

§ 8921. Definitions. - As used in this subchapter unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 8922. Drug testing required. - (a) Random testing. — All Department employees in security sensitive...

§ 8923. Drugs to be screened. - (a) The illegal drugs that shall be screened include, but...

§ 8924. Arrest notification required. - Any security sensitive employee arrested for an alleged violation of...

§ 8925. Policies and procedures. - The Department shall promulgate policies and procedures for the full...

Subchapter III. Department Employees

§ 8926. Department Employee Education Assistance Fund. - (a) Any employee of the Department holding a position classified...