Delaware Code > Title 29 > Chapter 55A > Subchapter II – Eligibility Requirements and Benefits
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- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Board: shall mean the Board of Pension Trustees established by § 8308 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5551
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Compensation: shall mean all salary, wages and fees, including overtime payments and special payments for extra duties, payable to a member for service credited under paragraph (4)a. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5551
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Credited service: shall mean , for any individual:
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Department: means the Department of Finance. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 101
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Director: means the Director of the Division of Revenue or the Secretary of Finance of the State. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
- Division of Revenue: means the Division of Revenue of the Department of Finance of the State. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
- Employee: shall mean :
- Employer: shall mean a county or municipality, including state governmental subdivisions, Delaware State Housing Authority, volunteer ambulance companies, and volunteer fire companies, in Delaware which has affiliated with the Fund established by Chapter 55 of this title as provided in § 5555 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5551
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Inactive member: shall mean a member who:
- 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.
- last known address: shall mean the address determined under paragraph (b)(6)a. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lineal descendant: Direct descendant of the same ancestors.
- Member: shall mean a person who is an employee on or after the date the employer affiliates with the Fund. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5551
- Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means and includes an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Retired member: shall mean a member who has terminated service, other than an inactive member, who is eligible to receive a service or disability pension under this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5551
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, The United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
- Tax: shall be deemed also to refer to license fees imposed under Part III of this title. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
- Taxable: means any person, fiduciary, association of persons, syndicate, joint venture or copartnership subject to making return or to payment of tax imposed by this title. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 101
- Under age: means an age of less than 18 years. 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
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302