Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 2007 – Extension of deadlines
(a) The Chief Justice, in an order declaring a judicial emergency, or in an order modifying or extending a judicial emergency order, is authorized to suspend, toll, extend, or otherwise grant relief from deadlines or other time schedules or filing requirements otherwise imposed by applicable statutes, rules, regulations, or court orders for the duration of the emergency order, including, but not limited, to such deadlines as civil and criminal statutes of limitations, deadlines for appeals, and the expiration of temporary restraining orders or no contact orders that would otherwise expire.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 2007
- Chief Justice: means the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court or, in the absence of the Chief Justice, the justice who is designated in accordance with article IV, § 13 of the Delaware Constitution or, if applicable, by § 1804 of this title to function as Chief Justice. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 2003
(b) Except as specified in subsection (c) of this section, deadlines may be extended up to the duration of the emergency order but shall be for the shortest period of time necessary under the circumstances of the emergency.
(c) The time periods for bringing an arrested person before a magistrate pursuant to § 1909 of Title 11 and for bringing a prisoner before a judge pursuant to § 6907 of this title shall not be extended to more than 7 days. The time for taking a juvenile charged with a delinquent act before a court shall not be extended to more than 2 days.