Delaware § 2945 Installment payment of judgments; default

Delaware Statutes

§ 2945 — Installment payment of judgments; default

Delaware § 2945

JurisdictionDelaware

Title21

PartRegistration, Title and Licenses

Ch. 29MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY—RESPONSIBILITY

Subch.Proof of Future Responsibility

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 21, § 2945 (2026).

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(a)A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, at its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.

(b)The Secretary of Transportation shall not suspend a license or a nonresident’s operating privilege for nonpayment of a judgment when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains an order permitting the payment of such judgment in installments, and while the payment of any said installment is not in default.

(c)In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by

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(a) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, at its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.

(b) The Secretary of Transportation shall not suspend a license or a nonresident’s operating privilege for nonpayment of a judgment when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains an order permitting the payment of such judgment in installments, and while the payment of any said installment is not in default.

(c) In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by such order, the Secretary of Transportation, upon notice of such default, shall forthwith suspend the license or nonresident’s operating privilege of the judgment debtor until such judgment is satisfied as provided in this subchapter.

Legislative History

Code 1935, § 5712F; 48 Del. Laws, c. 359, § 2 ; 21 Del. C. 1953, § 2945; 57 Del. Laws, c. 670, § 12A ; 66 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 1 ; 74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §§ 75, 76