This chapter is intended to prevent, in places of public accommodations, practices of discrimination against any person because of race, age, marital status, creed, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. This chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that the rights herein provided for all people, without regard to race, age, marital status, creed, religion, color, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, may be effectively safeguarded. Furthermore, it is appropriate for the Commission to consult with, consider, and apply higher or more comprehensive obligations established by otherwise applicable federal, state, or local law in defining the scope or extent of any duty imposed by this chapter.

6 Del. C. 1953, § ?4502; 54 Del. Laws, c. 181, § ?1; 58 Del. Laws, c. 133, § ?1; 58 Del. Laws, c. 386, § ?1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 377, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 350, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 356, § ?8; 77 Del. Laws, c. 90, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 47, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 371, § ?4; 81 Del. Laws, c. 440, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 74, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 450, § 1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 4501

  • Person: means a natural person, partnership (whether general or limited), limited liability company, trust (including a common law trust, business trust, statutory trust, voting trust or any other form of trust), estate, association (including any group, organization, co-tenancy, plan, board, council or committee), corporation, government (including a country, state, county or any other governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality), custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity (or series thereof) in its own or any representative capacity, in each case, whether domestic or foreign. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
  • State: means the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any state, territory, possession, or other jurisdiction of the United States other than the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
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