Delaware
Department of State
Code References
Listed below is a reference guide to the sections of the Delaware State Code that pertain to the Delaware Department of State.
General Code
- Secretary of State – Delaware Constitution, Article III, §10
- Service of Process – Title 10, Chapter 31
- Secretary of State – Title 29, Chapter 23
- Department of State – Title 29, Chapter 87
Other
- Presidential Electors– Title 15, Chapter 43
Code References for the Department of State Divisions
Board of Pardons
- Board of Pardons – Delaware Constitution, Article VII
- Criminal Code (Pardons) – Title 11, Chapter 43
- Victims’ Rights – Title 11, Chapter 94
Division of Corporations
Delaware Public Archives
- State Archives and Historical Objects – Title 29, Chapter 5
Delaware Office of the State Bank Commissioner
- State Bank Commissioner/Council on Banking – Title 29, §8718-§8719
- Banking – Title 5
Government Information Center
- Delaware Government Information Center – Title 29, §8707
Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs
- Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs – Title 29, §8705
- State Archives and Historical Objects – Title 29, Chapter 5
- Land and Historic Resource Tax Credit – Title 30, Chapter 18
Division of Human and Civil Rights
- Equal Accommodations Act – Title 6, Chapter 45
- Fair Housing Act – Title 6, Chapter 46
- Division of Human and Civil Rights– Title 29, §8734
- Delaware Human and Civil Rights Commission– Title 31, Chapter 30
Delaware Division of Libraries
- State Aid to Public Libraries – Title 29, Chapter 66
- Library Construction Assistance – Title 29, Chapter 66A
- Library Technology Grants – Title 29, Chapter 66B
- Division of Libraries / Council on Libraries – Title 29, §8731 – §8732
- Delaware Child Internet Protection Act – Title 29, Chapter 66C
Merit Employee Relations Board
- Merit System of Personnel Administration – Title 29, Chapter 59
Division of Professional Regulation
- Professions and Occupations – Title 24
- Division of Professional Regulation – Title 29, §8735
Division of the Public Advocate
- Division of the Public Advocate – Title 29, §8716
Public Employment Relations Board
- Public School Employment Relations Act – Title 14, Chapter 40
- Public Employment Relations Act – Title 19, Chapter 13
- Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Employment Relations Act – Title 19, Chapter 16
Public Integrity Commission
- Laws Regulating the Conduct of Officers and Employees of the State – Title 29, Chapter 58
Public Service Commission
- Public Utilities – Title 26
- Division of Public Utility Control – Title 29, §8717
Delaware Office of Veterans Services
- Delaware Commission of Veterans’ Affairs – Title 29 §8720
- Military and Civil Defense – Title 20
- Veterans Cemetery – Title 20, Chapter 12
- Special License Plates (e.g. POW, Korean War, etc.) – Title 21, §2137-§2140
Delaware Veterans Home
- Delaware Veterans’ Home Fund – Title 30, §1188
Office of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner
- Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner – Title 4, Chapter 3
- Licenses and Taxes – Title 4, Chapter 5
- Regulatory Provisions – Title 4, Chapter 7
- Criminal Offenses and Penalties – Title 4, Chapter 9
- Seizure and Confiscation – Title 4, Chapter 11
- Delaware Responsible Alcoholic Beverage Server Training Program –Title 4, Chapter 12
State Agencies and Offices Not Created by Constitution
- Sustainable Delaware Commission – Title 29, Chapter 31
- Delaware Heritage Commission – Title 29, Chapter 32
- Delaware Commission on Italian Heritage and Culture – Title 29, Chapter 35
- Delaware Commission on Indian Heritage and Culture – Title 29, Chapter 37
- Delaware African and Caribbean Affairs Commission – Title 29, Chapter 38
- Delaware Commission on Irish Heritage and Culture – Title 29, Chapter 40
- Delaware Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage and Culture – Title 29, Chapter 42
- Notaries Public – Title 29, Chapter 43
- Delaware Hispanic Commission – Title 29, Chapter 45
