Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 2006 – Venue for affected court facilities
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(a) If an affected court facility is ordered to conduct sessions in a different county, the host county shall be a proper venue for civil and criminal actions to the same extent as if the affected court were operating in its original county.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 2006
- Affected court facility: means any court facility for which the Chief Justice has made a determination that emergency sessions shall be conducted outside the county in which it normally operates. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 2003
- Host county: means the county in which the Chief Justice has ordered the affected court facility to conduct emergency sessions. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 2003
- 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.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(b) Upon motion by the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General, showing that the interests of justice are served by approval of the motion, the affected court may summon jurors from the host jurisdiction.