Sections
Subchapter I General Provisions 8701A – 8719A
Subchapter II Delaware Strategic Fund 8727A – 8729A
Subchapter III Delaware Technical Innovation Program 8735A – 8737A
Subchapter V The Small Business Revolving Loan and Credit Enhancement Fund 8746A – 8749A
Subchapter VI Delaware Motion Picture and Television Development Commission 8750A
Subchapter VII Delaware Economic Development Authority 8751A – 8768A
Subchapter VIII Delaware Economic Development Training Act 8770A – 8772A
Subchapter IX Allocation of State Private Activity Bond Ceiling to Governmental Units, Establishment of Industrial Revenue Bond Committee and Reporting Requirements 8790A – 8793A

Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 29 > Chapter 87A - Economic Development

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Board: means the Tourism Advisory Board created by § 8708A of this title. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
  • Board: means the Board of Managers of the Woods Haven School for Girls. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5301
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Commitment: refers to the vesting of legal custody of juveniles in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families under the provisions of §§ 5106-5108 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5101
  • Council: means the Council on Development Finance created by § 8707A of this title. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
  • Court: means any court of competent jurisdiction. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5101
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5101
  • Detention: refers to the holding of a juvenile by the Department in the separate Detention Department provided for in § 5110 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5101
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Director: means the Director of the Division of Small Business. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
  • Division: means the Division of Small Business. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Infancy: means an age of less than 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Juvenile: means a minor. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5101
  • Knowledge: means a person's actual knowledge of a fact, rather than the person's constructive knowledge of the fact. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means a natural person, partnership (whether general or limited), limited liability company, trust (including a common law trust, business trust, statutory trust, voting trust or any other form of trust), estate, association (including any group, organization, co-tenancy, plan, board, council or committee), corporation, government (including a country, state, county or any other governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality), custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity (or series thereof) in its own or any representative capacity, in each case, whether domestic or foreign. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plan: means the Comprehensive State Plan for Economic Development created by § 8705A of this title. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • School: means the Woods Haven School for Girls. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5301
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of State. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.