Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5947 – Penalties; jurisdiction
(a) Any person who wilfully violates this chapter or any of the rules shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished therefor as the Court may direct.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5947
- 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.
- Rules: means those rules adopted by the Board pursuant to this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5901
- 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
- state service: means all positions of state employment other than the following positions, which are excluded:
(1) Members of the General Assembly and others elected by popular vote and persons appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5903
(b) Any person who is convicted of a misdemeanor under subsection (a) of this section shall, for a period of 5 years, be ineligible for appointment to, or employment in, a position in the state service, and if the person is an officer or employee of the State shall forfeit the person’s office or position.
(c) The Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of violations of this chapter.
29 Del. C. 1953, § ?5947; 55 Del. Laws, c. 443, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;