§ 608. Use of respectful language when referring to persons with disabilities.
§ 608. Use of respectful language when referring to persons with disabilities. (a) The General Assembly recognizes that language used in reference to individuals with disabilities shapes and reflects society’s attitudes toward people with disabilities. Many of the terms currently used diminish the humanity and natural condition of having a disability. Certain terms are demeaning […]
§ 609. Lead paint on outdoor structures.
§ 609. Lead paint on outdoor structures. All provisions of this title must comply with Chapter 30M of Title 16. 81 Del. Laws, c. 396, § 8;
§ 560. Freedom Trail.
§ 560. Freedom Trail. Consistent with the authority granted to the Department of State pursuant to §§ 551 and 552 of this title, the Department shall consider and recognize Delaware’s Underground Railroad and other historical sites associated with African American Freedom in Delaware and designate such sites with specially designated Freedom Trail markers. The Department […]
§ 519. Delaware Public Archives to be depository for reports, publications, rules and regulations.
§ 519. Delaware Public Archives to be depository for reports, publications, rules and regulations. (a) The Delaware Public Archives is hereby constituted the central depository for the reports, publications, rules and regulations of the government of this State and all political subdivisions thereof. It shall be the duty of all state agencies and political subdivisions […]
§ 520. Custodian designated.
§ 520. Custodian designated. The chief administrative officer or officers charged by law with the responsibility of maintaining offices having public records shall be the official custodian of such public record. However, upon transfer of any and all public records to the Delaware Public Archives for archival preservation, the State Archivist and Records Administrator shall […]
§ 521. Appointment of records officers.
§ 521. Appointment of records officers. (a) Each state agency and political subdivision of this State shall designate as many as appropriate, but at least 1, records officer to serve as liaison with the Delaware Public Archives for the purpose of implementing and overseeing a records management program, and coordinating legal disposition, including destruction of […]
§ 522. Appointment of State Archivist and Records Administrator; qualifications for position; removal from office.
§ 522. Appointment of State Archivist and Records Administrator; qualifications for position; removal from office. (a) The Secretary of State shall appoint with a fixed salary, and with written approval of the Governor, a director for the Delaware Public Archives who shall have the title (State Archivist and Records Administrator) who shall be qualified by […]
§ 524. Records retention and disposition schedules.
§ 524. Records retention and disposition schedules. The Delaware Public Archives shall, after consultation with appropriate state agencies, or political subdivisions of this State, establish records retention and disposition schedules setting forth the minimum length of time that records need to be retained. If any state or federal law or regulation provides a retention period […]
§ 525. Delaware Cultural Access Fund.
§ 525. Delaware Cultural Access Fund. (a) There is hereby established a special fund to be known as the Delaware Cultural Access Fund. Such fund shall consist of revenues derived from the imposition of the additional fee authorized pursuant to § 9607 of Title 9 which may be supplemented in the discretion of the Secretary […]
§ 526. Penalties.
§ 526. Penalties. Whoever violates §§ 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 512, 514, 517 and 519 of this title shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than 3 months, or both. 66 Del. Laws, c. 211, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 257, […]