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§ 607. Use of automated answering systems by state agencies, limitations.

§ 607. Use of automated answering systems by state agencies, limitations. All state agencies shall require that the publicly listed telephone number or numbers for that agency be answered by a person who can direct each call to the proper person or department within that agency during normal business hours. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the satellite […]

§ 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 […]

§ 515. Microfilming and other document imaging services; appropriations and expenditures.

§ 515. Microfilming and other document imaging services; appropriations and expenditures. (a) Any program or function of any state agency or local government, which requires microfilm or other document imaging services, must include provisions for the anticipated cost of such services. Agencies may choose to contract with the Delaware Public Archives for microfilm and document […]

§ 557. Fort Christina Monument.

§ 557. Fort Christina Monument. The land acquired at “The Rocks” on the Christina River in the City of Wilmington for the purpose of creating there a state park to mark perpetually the place where the first Swedish settlers landed and the site of Fort Christina, the first permanent settlement in this State as well […]

§ 516. Responsibility of the Delaware Public Archives concerning records created or reproduced by photographic or microphotographic means; admissibility of photographic copies of records in evidence.

§ 516. Responsibility of the Delaware Public Archives concerning records created or reproduced by photographic or microphotographic means; admissibility of photographic copies of records in evidence. (a) The Delaware Public Archives shall be responsible for monitoring the use of photographic or microphotographic processes in the creation or duplication of public records. (1) The Delaware Public […]

§ 558. Erection and maintenance of historic markers; employment of expert assistance; unauthorized possession or transportation; duplication.

§ 558. Erection and maintenance of historic markers; employment of expert assistance; unauthorized possession or transportation; duplication. (a) The Department of State shall: (1) Determine and select such points of historic interest throughout this State as the Department thinks should be marked with a suitable monument, tablet or marker; (2) Design, purchase and erect monuments, […]

§ 517. Standards for methods and materials used for public records.

§ 517. Standards for methods and materials used for public records. (a) All custodians of public records of this State and the political subdivisions thereof, whose duty it shall be to create any public record, shall not use or permit to be used for recording purposes, any materials or methods which do not meet standards […]

§ 559. Display and distribution of state flag.

§ 559. Display and distribution of state flag. (a) State agencies, including all public schools, shall cause the flag of this State to be displayed out-of-doors (weather permitting) on its installation, grounds or campus at each location. This section shall apply only where public buildings, including school buildings, are equipped with flagpoles. (b) To carry […]

§ 518. Recovery of records; replevin.

§ 518. Recovery of records; replevin. (a) The chief administrative officer of each state agency and political subdivision of this State shall notify the Delaware Public Archives of any actual, impending or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration or destruction of records that shall come to his or her attention, and with the assistance of the […]