Delaware § 8754 Proceedings to collect taxes where delay may lose benefit of process

Delaware Statutes

§ 8754 — Proceedings to collect taxes where delay may lose benefit of process

Delaware § 8754

JurisdictionDelaware

Title9

PartCounty Taxes

Ch. 87COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES

Subch.Attachment of Land in New Castle County

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 9, § 8754 (2026).

Text

The tax collecting authority may at any time prior to January 1 in any year institute proceedings against any person liable for the payment of any taxes payable to the county and due to it then remaining unpaid for the year in the manner provided for in this subchapter upon there being stated in the affidavit as provided in § 8743 of this title the further fact that the affiant has just caused to believe that the plaintiff will lose the benefit of the plaintiff’s process by delay.

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The tax collecting authority may at any time prior to January 1 in any year institute proceedings against any person liable for the payment of any taxes payable to the county and due to it then remaining unpaid for the year in the manner provided for in this subchapter upon there being stated in the affidavit as provided in § 8743 of this title the further fact that the affiant has just caused to believe that the plaintiff will lose the benefit of the plaintiff’s process by delay.

Legislative History

Code 1915, § 1156; 40 Del. Laws, c. 135, § 1 ; Code 1935, § 1352; 9 Del. C. 1953, § 8754; 55 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 25K ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 71 Del. Laws, c. 401, § 115