Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 2115 – Forfeiture and default of bail bonds
(a) If the defendant shall fail to appear as required or be found in breach of a material condition of release imposed by any court, except the House Sergeant of the Wilmington City Police, while under a bond, and the court pursuant to this chapter or court rule finds the defendant in default and forfeits the bond, the proceeds shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer and deposited in the General Fund.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 2115
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
(b) All funds held by the State in any depository derived from forfeiture or default of bonds from any court, except the House Sergeant of the Wilmington City Police, shall immediately be forwarded to the State Treasurer and deposited in the General Fund.
(c) The proceeds of any bond forfeited for the defendant’s failure to appear in any child support proceeding shall be paid over to the payee of the child support order and applied to the child support account.
59 Del. Laws, c. 360, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 449, § ?3; 71 Del. Laws, c. 176, § ?15; 79 Del. Laws, c. 36, § ?1; 81 Del. Laws, c. 200, § 1;