§ 9419. Rights of qualifying neighborhood or homeowners’ associations.
§ 9419. Rights of qualifying neighborhood or homeowners’ associations. (a) Residents of neighborhoods where illegal drug activity occurs shall collectively be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and notice requirements otherwise provided to victims under this chapter, provided that: (1) There exists within the residents’ neighborhood a neighborhood or homeowners’ association, which shall serve […]
§ 9404. Victim’s interest in speedy prosecution; child victim or witness.
§ 9404. Victim’s interest in speedy prosecution; child victim or witness. (a) The court shall consider the interest of the victim in a speedy prosecution. (b) Proceedings shall be expedited in cases involving a child victim or witness particularly in child abuse and sexual abuse cases. 68 Del. Laws, c. 445, § 1; 69 Del. […]
§ 9420. Polygraph testing of a victim.
§ 9420. Polygraph testing of a victim. (a) A law-enforcement officer, prosecuting officer or other government official shall not ask or require an adult, youth or child victim of an alleged sex offense as defined in Chapter 5, subchapter II, subpart D of this title, to submit to a polygraph examination or truth telling device […]
§ 9405. Prosecutor to confer with victim.
§ 9405. Prosecutor to confer with victim. Consistent with the duty to represent the interests of the public as a whole, the prosecutor shall confer with a victim before amending or dismissing a charge or agreeing to a negotiated plea or pretrial diversion. Failure of the Attorney General to confer with the victim does not […]
§ 9421. Legislative intent.
§ 9421. Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds that it is necessary to provide every victim and witness with a cognitive disability, particularly those whose disability renders them the emotional or mental equivalent of a child, with additional consideration and different treatment than that usually required for adult victims and witnesses who are not cognitively […]
§ 9200. Limitations on political activity; “law-enforcement officer” defined; rights of officers under investigation.
§ 9200. Limitations on political activity; “law-enforcement officer” defined; rights of officers under investigation. (a) A law-enforcement officer within a jurisdiction in this State has the same rights to engage in political activity as are afforded to any other person. The right to engage in political activity shall not apply to any law-enforcement officer while […]
§ 9201. Insertion of adverse material in officer’s file.
§ 9201. Insertion of adverse material in officer’s file. No law-enforcement agency shall insert any adverse material into the file of any officer except the file of the internal investigation or the intelligence division unless the officer has had an opportunity to review, sign, receive a copy of and comment in writing on the adverse […]
§ 9202. Disclosure of personal assets.
§ 9202. Disclosure of personal assets. No officer shall be required or requested to disclose any item of personal property, income, assets, sources of income, debts, personal or domestic expenditures (including those of any member of the officer’s household), unless such information is necessary in investigating a violation of any federal, state or local ordinance […]
§ 9203. Hearing — Required on suspension or other disciplinary action.
§ 9203. Hearing — Required on suspension or other disciplinary action. If a law-enforcement officer is: (1) suspended for any reason, or (2) charged with conduct alleged to violate the rules or regulations or general orders of the agency that employs the officer, or (3) charged with a breach of discipline of any kind, which […]
§ 9204. Hearing — Scheduling; notice.
§ 9204. Hearing — Scheduling; notice. In the event an officer is entitled to a hearing, a hearing shall be scheduled within a reasonable period of time from the alleged incident, but in no event more than 30 days following the conclusion of the internal investigation, unless waived in writing by the charged officer. The […]