Delaware § 5117 Collection by Department of Transportation of delinquent taxes

Delaware Statutes

§ 5117 — Collection by Department of Transportation of delinquent taxes

Delaware § 5117

JurisdictionDelaware

Title30

PartCommodity Taxes

Ch. 51MOTOR FUEL TAX

Subch.Gasoline

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 30, § 5117 (2026).

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If any distributor shall be in default for more than 10 days in payment of any taxes and/or penalties thereon payable under the terms of this chapter, the Department of Transportation may issue a warrant under its official seal, and signed by its Chairperson, directed to the sheriff of any county of the State, commanding the sheriff to levy upon and sell the goods and chattels of such distributor, without exemption, found within the sheriff’s jurisdiction, for the payment of the amount of such delinquency, with the added penalties and interest and the cost of executing the warrant, and to return such warrant to the Department and to pay the Department the money collected by virtue thereof within the time to be therein specified, which shall not be less than 20 nor more than 60 days from th

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If any distributor shall be in default for more than 10 days in payment of any taxes and/or penalties thereon payable under the terms of this chapter, the Department of Transportation may issue a warrant under its official seal, and signed by its Chairperson, directed to the sheriff of any county of the State, commanding the sheriff to levy upon and sell the goods and chattels of such distributor, without exemption, found within the sheriff’s jurisdiction, for the payment of the amount of such delinquency, with the added penalties and interest and the cost of executing the warrant, and to return such warrant to the Department and to pay the Department the money collected by virtue thereof within the time to be therein specified, which shall not be less than 20 nor more than 60 days from the date of the warrant. The sheriff, to whom any such warrant is directed, shall proceed upon the same in all respects and with like effect and in the same manner as prescribed by law in respect to executions issued against the goods and chattels upon judgments by a court of record, and shall be entitled to the same fees for services in executing the warrant, to be collected in the same manner; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed as forfeiting or waiving any rights to collect such taxes by an action upon any bond that may be filed with the Department of Transportation under the provisions of this chapter, or by suit or otherwise, and in case such suit, action or other proceeding shall have been instituted for the collection of said tax, such suit, action or other proceeding shall not be construed as waiving any other right herein provided.

Legislative History

30 Del. C. 1953, § 5117; 54 Del. Laws, c. 107 ; 57 Del. Laws, c. 741, §§ 24B, 24C ; 59 Del. Laws, c. 216, § 2 ; 62 Del. Laws, c. 380, § 12 ; 68 Del. Laws, c. 290, § 184 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1