Delaware Statutes

§ 7106 — Jurisdiction; complaint; notice of lis pendens

Delaware § 7106
JurisdictionDelaware
Title10
PartSpecial Proceedings
Ch. 71CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT

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Del. Code tit. 10, § 7106 (2026).

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(a)Any action under this chapter shall be brought in the Superior Court of the county in which the property is located.
(b)At or before the commencement of the action a verified complaint alleging the facts constituting the criminal nuisance shall be filed in the office of the prothonotary of Superior Court, together with a notice of the pendency of the action, containing the names of the parties, the object of the action, and a brief description of the property affected thereby. Such notice of lis pendens shall be immediately recorded by the prothonotary.
(c)The Court shall have in rem jurisdiction over the premises alleged to be a criminal nuisance, and the complaint initiating the civil action pursuant to this chapter shall name as a defendant the premises involved, describing it b

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Legislative History

30 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 4 ; Code 1935, § 5275; 10 Del. C. 1953, § 7104; 72 Del. Laws, c. 484, § 1 ; 78 Del. Laws, c. 161, §§ 11, 12

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