Each justice of the peace shall serve in the county in which the justice of the peace resides. The justice of the peace may be assigned from time to time, for such hours and length of time as may be established by the rules or administrative policy. A justice of the peace may, with consent, be assigned to hold court in any part of the State and for that purpose, the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace shall be considered as statewide.

10 Del. C. 1953, § ?9206; 55 Del. Laws, c. 20, § ?3; 62 Del. Laws, c. 52, § ?5; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 335, § ?1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 9206

  • Court: shall mean the Justice of the Peace Court. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 9201
  • 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.
  • Rules: means rules of the Justice of the Peace Court promulgated under article IV, § 13, of the Delaware Constitution. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 9201
  • 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
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