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§ 5106. Powers and duties of the Department.

§ 5106. Powers and duties of the Department. (a) The Department shall: (1) Have sole and complete control of the training schools and any other state facilities for readjustment of delinquent children; (2) Appoint advisory committees having such membership as it deems appropriate or desirable; (3) Provide suitable food, clothing, medicine and all things necessary […]

§ 5107. Commitments to the Department.

§ 5107. Commitments to the Department. The Family Court of the State may commit to the custody of the Department any juvenile who is subject to the jurisdiction of such Court and who is delinquent, as that term is defined in § 901 of Title 10; provided, however, that where the adjudication is pursuant to […]

§ 5108. Power to discharge or release.

§ 5108. Power to discharge or release. (a) Except as to a delinquent child committed for a mandatory period pursuant to § 1009(e) [repealed] of Title 10, the Department may at its discretion discharge finally any juvenile committed to its custody if the Department shall determine: (1) Such discharge is in the best interests of […]

§ 4711. Maintenance of property.

§ 4711. Maintenance of property. (a) The land bank shall maintain all of its real property in accordance with the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction in which the real property is situated. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the foreclosing governmental unit may elect to reduce or waive monetary fines for violations of […]

§ 5109. Treatment of juvenile inmates with mental conditions or mental disabilities; transfer.

§ 5109. Treatment of juvenile inmates with mental conditions or mental disabilities; transfer. (a) The Secretary of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may transfer to other appropriate state institutions for care and treatment juveniles committed to the custody of the Division of Youth Rehabilitation Services whom the Secretary has determined […]

§ 4712. Delinquent property enforcement.

§ 4712. Delinquent property enforcement. (a) All powers of foreclosing governmental units preserved. — A foreclosing governmental unit may bring to public sale any real property within its jurisdiction that has liens inuring to the foreclosing governmental unit in accordance with applicable laws. (b) Sale of liens and assessments to land banks permitted. — A […]

§ 5110. Separate operation.

§ 5110. Separate operation. (a) The Department shall operate a separate department for the proper transportation, care and detention of any juvenile detained by authority of law. (b) In the operation of the Detention Department the Department shall have all of the powers listed in § 5106 of this title. 31 Del. C. 1953, § […]

§ 4713. Expedited quiet title proceedings.

§ 4713. Expedited quiet title proceedings. (a) As provided under § 6502 of Title 10, the land bank shall: (1) Be authorized to file an action to quiet title as to any real property in which the land bank has standing to file such an action. (2) Prior to the filing of an action to […]

§ 5111. Aiding or harboring escapee from a facility of the Department; penalty.

§ 5111. Aiding or harboring escapee from a facility of the Department; penalty. Whoever knowingly: (1) Advises, promotes or aids in the escape or running away of any juvenile from the custody or detention of the Department; or (2) Harbors or conceals, or aids in harboring or concealing any juvenile who has escaped from a […]

§ 4714. Taxing and financing of land bank operations.

§ 4714. Taxing and financing of land bank operations. (a) A land bank shall have no shareholders and may not be structured as a for-profit entity. A land bank may receive and retain payments for services rendered, for rents and leasehold payments received, for consideration for disposition of real and personal property, for proceeds of […]