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§ 5915. Fines, costs and restitution; collection and disposition.

§ 5915. Fines, costs and restitution; collection and disposition. (a) All fines, costs, restitution, penalties, charges and emoluments imposed or levied by the Justice of the Peace Court, including those costs now levied for constables, shall be for such amounts as are provided by law, and all such amounts imposed or levied shall be collected […]

§ 5917. Jurisdiction over violations of ordinances, codes and regulations of the governments of the several counties and municipalities; penalty; appeal; disposition of fines.

§ 5917. Jurisdiction over violations of ordinances, codes and regulations of the governments of the several counties and municipalities; penalty; appeal; disposition of fines. (a) Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction throughout the State to hear, try and finally determine any violation or violations of any ordinance, code or regulation of the governments of […]

§ 5918. Records of warrants and bonds.

§ 5918. Records of warrants and bonds. All traffic and criminal warrants and bonds shall be retained of record in the Justice of the Peace Court that issued same. A justice of the peace shall certify transcripts of such records to be a true copy of the original. 27 Del. Laws, c. 275;  Code 1915, […]

§ 5920. Appeals.

§ 5920. Appeals. From any order, ruling, decision, judgment or sentence of the Court entered in a Justice of the Peace Court in a criminal action pursuant to this title in which the sentence shall be imprisonment exceeding 1 month or a fine exceeding $100, the accused shall have the right of appeal to the […]

§ 5901. Advising accused of right to trial by Court of Common Pleas.

§ 5901. Advising accused of right to trial by Court of Common Pleas. In all criminal cases in all counties where a justice of the peace has jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter and the accused has the right to elect to have the case tried by the Court of Common Pleas, every justice […]