Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 9525 – Deposit for cost; representation of an artificial entity
(a) No civil action shall be brought before any justice of the peace, in this State, unless the person bringing such action first makes a deposit of $5.00 with the justice of the peace before whom the person brought the action, to be applied to the costs of such action. The sum deposited shall be returned to the person depositing the same, if the money sued for is recovered.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 9525
- Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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) Where the person bringing the action under this subchapter is a corporation, the action may be prosecuted by an officer or employee of the corporation who need not be a duly licensed attorney-at-law provided, however, that officer or employee is duly qualified under Delaware Supreme Court Rule 57.
27 Del. Laws, c. 279; Code 1915, § ?4007; Code 1935, § ?4493; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?9525; 55 Del. Laws, c. 20, § ?9; 57 Del. Laws, c. 224, §§ ?1, 2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 76 Del. Laws, c. 27, §§ ?2, 3;