Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 6104 v2 – Liability of parent, guardian or employer for negligence of minor
(a) Any negligence of a minor under age 18 driving a motor vehicle upon a highway of this State, who has been licensed under § 2710 of this title, shall be imputed to any person who signed the license application on behalf of the minor, and that person shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor for any damages resulting from the minor’s negligence except that case workers of the Division of Family Services, acting in accordance with § 2710 of this title, and on behalf of a child in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families, shall be exempted from such liability.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 6104 v2
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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
- Under age: means an age of less than 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The liability imposed upon the person who signed the application of a minor under the age of 18 years, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, shall apply to the original license or permit granted to the minor or any renewal thereof, without the necessity of such person signing the minor’s renewal application, unless such person notifies the Department of Transportation in writing at least 30 days prior to the date of any such renewal of the original license or permit granted to the minor that the person does not consent to such renewal.
36 Del. Laws, c. 10, § ?71; Code 1935, § ?5609; 44 Del. Laws, c. 189; 21 Del. C. 1953, § ?6105; 57 Del. Laws, c. 495, § ?3; 57 Del. Laws, c. 670, § ?17B; 71 Del. Laws, c. 282, §§ ?8, 9; 74 Del. Laws, c. 110, § ?109; 76 Del. Laws, c. 415, § ?6; 83 Del. Laws, c. 453, § 8; 83 Del. Laws, c. 453, § 11;