Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 11 > Chapter 85 > Subchapter VI - Firearm Transaction Approval Program (FTAP)

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• dollars: means lawful money of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• FBI: means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8571
• FFL: means a person licensed by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives as a manufacturer, importer, or dealer of firearms. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8571
• Firearm: means as defined under 18 U. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8571
• Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. ^{Source: OCC}
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• NICS: means the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8571
• NICS POC: means as point of contact is defined under this section. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8571
• NICS POC Guidelines: means the guidelines established and published by the federal government for the operation and implementation of the NICS program by a POC agency. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8571
• POC: means a state or local law-enforcement agency serving as an intermediary between an FFL and the federal databases checked by NICS. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8571
• SBI: means the State Bureau of Identification of the Delaware State Police. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8571
• State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.