Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 707 – Sunday hearings; bail
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(a) Any justice of the peace or mayor may hear and determine cases involving alleged violation of the traffic laws on Sunday.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 21 Sec. 707
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- 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.
(b) Any judgment rendered or bail bond taken in pursuance of the provisions of this title shall be of full force and effect as though such judgment were rendered or bail bond accepted on days other than Sundays, if the justice of the peace or mayor so rendering or accepting bail bond on Sunday heretofore would have had jurisdiction on days other than Sundays to render such judgment or accept such bail bond.
34 Del. Laws, c. 220, §§ ?1, 2; Code 1935, § ?5684; 21 Del. C. 1953, § ?707;