The primary objective of this chapter is to regulate the commission of constables employed with various public and private entities within the State and to ensure that proficiency standards for commissioned constables are maintained. In meeting its objectives, the Constable Board of Examiners shall develop standards assuring professional competence, shall conduct and adjudicate at formal hearings, shall promulgate rules and regulations, and shall impose sanctions where necessary and appropriate. The Board shall comply with the Administrative Procedures Act under Chapter 101 of Title 29.

Code 1852, §§ ?618-621; 11 Del. Laws, c. 194; 11 Del. Laws, c. 215; 11 Del. Laws, c. 365; 11 Del. Laws, c. 405; 11 Del. Laws, c. 591; 12 Del. Laws, c. 29; 12 Del. Laws, c. 42; 13 Del. Laws, c. 404; 14 Del. Laws, c. 26, § ?1; 15 Del. Laws, c. 25; 16 Del. Laws, c. 333; 17 Del. Laws, c. 40, § ?1; 17 Del. Laws, c. 41; 18 Del. Laws, c. 478, § ?1; 20 Del. Laws, c. 404, § ?1; 21 Del. Laws, c. 22, § ?10; 21 Del. Laws, c. 205, §§ ?1, 2; 22 Del. Laws, c. 54, § ?10; 22 Del. Laws, c. 295, § ?1; 24 Del. Laws, c. 95, § ?1; Code 1915, §§ ?1397-1400, 1400A, 1400B; 29 Del. Laws, c. 83, § ?1; 29 Del. Laws, c. 84, § ?1; 30 Del. Laws, c. 88, § ?1; 32 Del. Laws, c. 81, § ?1; 33 Del. Laws, c. 89, § ?1; 36 Del. Laws, c. 124, § ?1; 40 Del. Laws, c. 138, § ?1; Code 1935, §§ ?1565-1567; 10 Del. C. 1953, §§ ?2701-2705; 49 Del. Laws, c. 233; 49 Del. Laws, c. 239; 53 Del. Laws, c. 295; 54 Del. Laws, c. 15, §§ ?1, 2; 54 Del. Laws, c. 36; 55 Del. Laws, c. 85, § ?32Q; 64 Del. Laws, c. 72, § ?1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 433, § ?1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 351, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 322, § ?6[5]; 83 Del. Laws, c. 454, § 2;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5601

  • Board: means the Constable Board of Examiners. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5602
  • Commission: means authority issued from the Board empowering a person or persons named in an application to exercise jurisdiction, perform the duties, and exercise the office of a constable within this State. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5602
  • 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