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DE HB83

Bill

Status

Passed

6/3/2021

Primary Sponsor

Peter Schwartzkopf

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Origin

House of Representatives

151st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Makes technical corrections throughout Delaware Code across 16 titles and the Greenwood Charter to address drafting errors, incorrect references, and outdated terminology identified by Code Revisors and legislators.

  • Corrects spelling of "Veterans Day," clarifies classification of third-plus violations of underage alcohol possession as misdemeanor, and fixes internal code citations and cross-references that were incorrectly drafted or repealed without corresponding updates.

  • Updates administrative terminology including replacing "Division of Drug Abuse Control" with "Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health" and standardizing "Capital Transportation Program" naming throughout transportation-related statutes.

  • Addresses substantive drafting errors such as restoring legislative intent in chokehold prohibition language, clarifying sexual contact definitions, and fixing Greenwood Charter hierarchy and typographical errors.

  • Increases Justice of the Peace Court jurisdictional limits from $15,000 to $25,000 in corresponding sections and removes references to repealed code sections throughout Title 10 and other titles.

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 1, Title 2, Title 4, Title 7, Title 10, Title 11, Title 12, Title 14, Title 16, Title 17, Title 18, Title 21, Title 24, Title 26, Title 29, And Title 30 Of The Delaware Code And The Charter Of The Town Of Greenwood Relating To Technical Corrections.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

6/3/2021

Committee Referrals

Executive3/25/2021
Administration1/26/2021

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