Delaware Statutes
§ 2305 — Penalties for neglect of duty
Delaware § 2305
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Bluebook
Del. Code tit. 10, § 2305 (2026).
Text
Whoever, being a prothonotary, neglects any duty enjoined by § 2303 or 2304 of this title, shall be fined in such amount or imprisoned for such term, as the court, in its discretion, may determine. The prothonotary shall further be answerable in a civil action to any person, injured by such default, for all damages sustained thereby, and such default shall be a breach of the prothonotary’s official obligation.
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Legislative History
Code 1852, § 672; Code 1915, § 3766; Code 1935, § 4288; 10 Del. C. 1953, § 2305; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1
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Delaware § 2305, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/de/10/2305.