Delaware § 9567 Entry of judgment satisfaction by creditor or execution officer

Delaware Statutes

§ 9567 — Entry of judgment satisfaction by creditor or execution officer

Delaware § 9567

JurisdictionDelaware

Title10

PartJustices of the Peace

Ch. 95PROCEDURE

Subch.Civil Actions for Debt

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Del. Code tit. 10, § 9567 (2026).

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(a)The creditor in any judgment before a justice of the peace, receiving satisfaction thereof in any manner other than from an officer in pursuance of an execution, shall cause satisfaction of such judgment to be entered on the docket thereof within 90 days after receiving the same. Any officer receiving the amount of a judgment after the execution returned, so that the receipt does not appear by the return, shall, within 90 days after the receipt, cause the same to be entered upon the docket of the judgment, and of the execution.

(b)Whoever neglects the duty imposed by this section shall forfeit and pay to the debtor in the judgment, or the debtor’s executors, or administrators, any sum not exceeding one-half the judgment determined in the case.

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(a) The creditor in any judgment before a justice of the peace, receiving satisfaction thereof in any manner other than from an officer in pursuance of an execution, shall cause satisfaction of such judgment to be entered on the docket thereof within 90 days after receiving the same. Any officer receiving the amount of a judgment after the execution returned, so that the receipt does not appear by the return, shall, within 90 days after the receipt, cause the same to be entered upon the docket of the judgment, and of the execution.

(b) Whoever neglects the duty imposed by this section shall forfeit and pay to the debtor in the judgment, or the debtor’s executors, or administrators, any sum not exceeding one-half the judgment determined in the case.