Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 5909 – Proceedings on arrest
(a) Upon the arrest of any person according to this chapter, the person arrested shall be brought before a Justice of the Peace Court in the county in which the offense was alleged to have occurred unless a Justice of the Peace Court in another county is closer to the place where the offense was alleged to have occurred, in which case the prosecution may be before said Court.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 5909
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
(b) The Justice of the Peace Court before which the person is brought shall try the case so far as to determine whether the defendant ought to be discharged, or bound for the defendant’s appearance at court or held to answer finally before the Justice of the Peace Court. In which last case, the justice shall proceed to hear fully and to determine the case. But if the matter is not properly cognizable before the justice for final decision, the justice shall commit, or bind, the party for the party’s appearance at the court having cognizance of the case.
Code 1852, § ?2026; Code 1915, § ?3970; Code 1935, § ?4470; 11 Del. C. 1953, § ?5913; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 342, §§ ?1, 2;